We've seen what life looked like in Indianapolis in the city's "Golden Age" of the 1920s , and what it looked like when the expansion came to a screeching halt in the Great Depression decade of the 30s.

The 1940s was a decade defined by World War II and Indiana was no different. The archive photos below are filled with snapshots that tell the story – new soliders after the country's first peacetime conscription, the push to buy defense bonds and the celebration on Monument Circle after Japan's surrender.

Aside from the ever-present backdrop of the war, the photos also show iconic moments and characters from sports and beyond. From Babe Ruth surrounded by Indy kids at a junior all-star game to a 14-year-old Charles Manson already in trouble with the law, check out the archive photos be

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