The 40s were not really in black and white

New York City, June 1941 The Cushman Collection, beautiful pictures of The City and Niagra falls. The collection goes on and on.

Walt Disney's Dumbo wouldn't be released for another four months.
Two weeks before, the British sank the Bismarck.
Two weeks from now, Germany would attack the Soviet Union.
1,000 days before D-Day.
Less than 200 days before Pearl Harbor.

(courtesy poster at Fark.com