Glenn Haushalter in Uniform with George H. Haushalter, 7 Dec 1941
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- Title
- Glenn Haushalter in Uniform with George H. Haushalter, 7 Dec 1941
- Description
- This photo, documented by contemporary correspondence to have been taken December 7, 1941—the day the United States was thrust into World War II—captures a moment of staggering historical and personal synchronicity. Set against the backdrop of the Haushalter farm, it presents a quiet, domestic tableau at the instant the era of American isolationism ended. On the left, the family patriarch, George Haushalter (1852–1944), in the rugged workwear of a lifelong farmer; beside him, his grandson, Glenn William Haushalter (1919–1944), on furlough in his U.S. Army Corporal's uniform. The profound tragedy of the image lies in its timing: captured the day the world changed, both men would be gone within three years—George passing quietly at home on the farm in early 1944, and Glenn falling in combat in France later that same year.
- Date
- December 7, 1941
- Spatial Coverage
- The Fifty Acres
- Creator
- Unidentified
- Format
- silver gelatin print
- Rights
- Courtesy of the Haushalter-Casler Family Archive
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