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Doughnut vs. Donut

No matter how you spell it, the doughnut is a sweet part of American food history. You can learn more about American food history through the Smithsonian Food History Project at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.


[Blindfolded child pinning doughnut to Jack-o-Lantern's mouth : black-and-white photoprint.]

The Salvation Army Gives Doughnuts and Coffee to the Boys Over There--Have You Made Your Contribution Yet?

[Woman and girl dressed in similar dresses made of doughnut print fabric : black-and-white photoprint.]

[Young girl eating a donut standing next to a boat wheel : black-and-white photoprint.]

[Pert young waitress in restaurant peeking through a donut hole : black-and-white photoprint.]

Around the World with Doughnuts [magazine page]

Harris Theatre ... Net Receipts for the Salvation Army / Jesse L. Lasky Presents "Fires of Faith" ...

Camp Fire Girls Annual Doughnut Sale / Mayflower Doughtnuts [illustrated advertisement with photomechanical reproductions]

Zestful Nourishment / Give to National War Fund. [Defense workers eating doughnuts : black-and-white photoprint]

[Salvation Army doughnut girl : black-and-white photoprint copy of a drawing.]

[Three men frying doughnuts in a garbage can] [black-and-white photoprint]

[Service man being served donuts by two USO ladies] : [document]

"So you want to go into / the Donut Business?" [sic] [black-and-white photoprint]

[Man dunking donuts while standing on his head on top of a sky scraper]: [black-and-white photoprint]

Alabama: Mobile: Government Street [Cochran photos]

North Carolina: High Point: Main Street

[Children eating donuts and milk]: [black-and-white photoprint]

Oversized Ephemera

[Donut machine for small bakeries : black-and-white photoprint.]

Florida: Gainesville: NW 13th Street

Florida: Melbourne: New Haven Avenue

Like Mother / used to make [copy photoprint]

[Pin in the shape of a hand dunking a donut into a coffee cup] [plastic object?]

Peanut Butter Donut Sandwich / Made with... Downyflake / donuts and Peanut Crunch peanut butter [black-and-white photoprint of advertisement]

Alabama: Birmingham: Five Points

Alabama: Huntsville: Memorial Highway

TV Commercial (2" videotape): "Krispy Kreme"


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