The Snapshots in Time Collection
Roadside Meal Break, Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Navy V-5 Cadet Travel Photograph
Labeled 'A roadside meal - Baton Rouge, La.,' this snapshot documents the informal travel experience of a young Naval Aviation Cadet candidate making his way between training assignments during World War II. With wartime rationing and limited roadside dining available, cadets and servicemen often relied on portable camp stoves to prepare simple meals during long automobile journeys across the Southeastern United States. Project: 218571