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A man working on a machine in a factory. Office of War Information Photograph

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Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches).

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Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.

More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi

Film copy on SIS roll 33, frame 158.

Andreas Feininger (1906-1999) was a renowned photographer known for his striking black-and-white images of architecture, nature, and industrial scenes. Born in Paris, Feininger was the son of the famous Bauhaus artist Lyonel Feininger. In 1942 the Office of War Information (OWI) hired Feininger to photograph factories producing weapons and instruments for the war. Feininger began his photography career in 1928 and worked as a staff photographer for LIFE magazine from 1943 to 1962. During his time at LIFE, he produced many iconic images, including portraits of famous figures such as Albert Einstein and Winston Churchill, as well as striking cityscapes and industrial scenes. Feininger was also an accomplished writer known for his technical expertise and his use of large-format cameras.

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connecticut hartford county hartford nitrate negatives lot 2024 andreas feininger united states office of war information photo machine guns operator firearms plant many women workers walter newman plant ultra high resolution high resolution office of war information farm security administration united states history workers library of congress
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01/01/1942
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Andreas Feininger - Weapons

Andreas Feininger works for the US Office of War Information (OWI), 1942
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connecticut
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Library of Congress
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Production. Parachute making. There is far more to hemming this parachute than running the sewing machine. The operator must match pencil marks on the braid with pencil marks on the seams to turn out infallible parachutes for men in the Air Force. Pioneer Parachute Company, Manchester, Connecticut

A black and white photo of a group of men on a boat. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of two women working in a factory. Office of War Information Photograph

Dye house machine operator Martino Cardone.

U.S.S. Vixen, machine gun and crew

Victory food from American waters. Tomorrow's fishermen--young Gloucester boys push wagons of rosefish from the unloading pier to the processing plant where the fish are filleted and frozen. Many of the boys will follow their forefathers and fishermen in New England waters

Victory Gardens--for family and country. Young and old, everybody is Victory Gardening this spring, and there'll soon be hardly a backyard that's not under cultivation. Prior to planting, this gardener is raking the soil to pulverize and prepare it for seed

A special drill press cuts a great number of holes simultaneously in casings for engines at the Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Corporation. East Hartford, Connecticut

Reciprocal aid. Two sergeants from Texas, Sergeant A. Baker and Technical Sergeant Roy Hill, carry a string of British bullets over their shoulders to a British Spitfire. American and British air forces work side by side in the European theatre, with British furnishing important supplies and equipment under the Reciprocal Aid Program

Dye house machine operator Martino Cardone tending silk in dyeing tanks.

Nashville, Tennessee. Drop hammer operator stamping out parts for Vultee bombers

A black and white photo of a group of children. Office of War Information Photograph

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connecticut hartford county hartford nitrate negatives lot 2024 andreas feininger united states office of war information photo machine guns operator firearms plant many women workers walter newman plant ultra high resolution high resolution office of war information farm security administration united states history workers library of congress