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THIS IS WHO WE WERE:

A COMPANION TO THE 1940 CENSUS


A companion resource to the 1940 Census recently released by the US National Archives, This is Who We Were provides the reader with a deeper understanding of what life was like in America in 1940 and how it compares statistically to life today. Using both original material from the 1940 Census, readers will find richly-illustrated Personal Profiles, Economic Data, and Current Events to give meaning and depth to what life was like in 1940 America as the country was emerging from depression, but on the verge of war. Next, a wide range of data from the 1940 and 2010 Census are put side-by-side so users can quickly and easily see differences and similarities over these past 70 years.



Family Profiles, Historical Snapshots, News Features & Census Data

Media Response



Census Data



Profiles



Historical Snapshots



Economy of the Times



All Around Us—What We Saw, Wrote, Read & Listened To



Census Summary and Comparison Data