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Thanks for bringing back the beef!
[IMAGE:Shop with no meat]
[IMAGE:Shop with plenty of meat]
Butcher Saunders' meat supply
during World War II, 1943.
Butcher Saunders' meat supply
after the War, 1945.


Thanks for a job well done - retiring Postman Green receives gifts from his route members in appreciation of 29 years of service, 1948.

[IMAGE: Mr. Green receiving presents from route members.]


[IMAGE: House decorated with Welcome Home Joe signs]
Thanks for a soldier's safe return - happy scene on Brambleton Avenue following V-E Day in 1945.



Thanks for a furry friend (with apologies to the furry friend!) - c1939.

[IMAGE: uncomfortable cat]


[IMAGE: Car being pulled from the river.]
Thanks for the lift - some days, it isn't all that easy to be thankful, 1930.



Thanks for a cool drink (with apologies to the Board of Health!) - 1938.

[IMAGE: Dog drinks from water fountain]


[IMAGE: Children with diplomas]
Thanks for making it through another school year - graduating children at John Marshall School, 1937.



Thanks for a winning team - Maury fans celebrate a football victory in downtown Norfolk, 1939.

[IMAGE: Maury fans celebrating]


[IMAGE: Model and bird]
Thanks for a day to give thanks - "Pilgrim" stalks turkey, c1950 .



Thanks for the end of Prohibition - long lines form at the liquor store in 1934.

[IMAGE: Line at liquor store]


[IMAGE: Sailors dance on Granby Street]
Thanks for a cease-arms - dancing in the streets of downtown Norfolk on V-E Day, 1945.



Thanks for our armed forces - members of the 99th fighter squadron in 1944.

[IMAGE: Five Fliers from the 99th Fighter Squadron]


[IMAGE: Nick Altrock]
Thanks for a sense of humor - Nick Altrock, baseball clown, at a Tars' game c1933.

 
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