“Wartime Vacationists” (Among Us Mortals, 08/16/1942)
by W.E. (William Ely) Hill (1887-1962)
22 x 17 in., ink on board

In this August 16, 1942 edition, titled “Wartime Vacationists.”

“War is hell for a girl who used to ask bevies of picked males for week-end vacations at daddy’s country place. This year – what with the draft, defense jobs and gas shortages – there just aren’t any male visitors. Has to do the best she can with 14 and 15-year-old local talent. And that ain’t hay.”