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U.S. Naval Air Station, Senior Officers' Quarters, Q-5 North Avenue, Pensacola, Escambia County, FL

U.S. Naval Air Station, Senior Officers' Quarters, Q-5 North Avenue, P...

Significance: Constructed in 1874, and always used as officer's quarters, the building is an example of adapted regional architecture particularly evidenced by the two-story porches. Quarters 5 remains a good e... More

Plan of air ducts, heating and ventilating apparatus

Plan of air ducts, heating and ventilating apparatus

U.S. General Post Office? (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Map of Texas showing the Sabine and Galveston Bay Rail Road, or Texas and New Orleans Air Line Rail Line, its connections in the U.S. and adjacent territories.

Map of Texas showing the Sabine and Galveston Bay Rail Road, or Texas ...

Outline map of Texas and vicinity showing railroads actually built, under construction, and chartered but not under contract. Scale ca. 1:2,002,000. LC Railroad maps, 551 Description derived from published bibl... More

Whitelaw Reid's Camp [Wild Air] in the Adirondacks

Whitelaw Reid's Camp [Wild Air] in the Adirondacks

Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Seance at von Erhardt's - Table in the air

Seance at von Erhardt's - Table in the air

Photo shows seance held at the studio of Baron von Erhardt in Rome, Italy in 1909. (Source: New York Times, Nov. 21, 1909)

[Photographer with camera suspended from hook of a (crane?) high in the air]

[Photographer with camera suspended from hook of a (crane?) high in th...

Fresh air class--Public School #51--Manhattan, N.Y. City--Rest hour

Fresh air class--Public School #51--Manhattan, N.Y. City--Rest hour

Children wrapped in blankets, lying on cots. Goldsberry Collection of open-air school photographs.

Servia-- national air during World War I

Servia-- national air during World War I

Public domain scan of music disk label, pathephone record, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

It is far better to face the bullets than to be killed at home by a bomb. Join the army at once & help to stop an air raid. God save the king / Andrew Reid & Co., Ltd., 50, Grey Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.

It is far better to face the bullets than to be killed at home by a bo...

Poster showing a dirigible in the night sky over London, illuminated by a searchlight.

AIR MAIL - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

AIR MAIL - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, aeronautics, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. LOADING

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. LOADING

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AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. OTHER CURTISS PLANES

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD. OTHER CURTISS PLANES

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Join the the Air Service--"Give 'er the gun" / Warren Keith.

Join the the Air Service--"Give 'er the gun" / Warren Keith.

Two soldiers in front of an airplane. Promotional goal: U.S. J24. 1919(?)

White House exteriors. South side of White House from the air

White House exteriors. South side of White House from the air

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Mayflower Hotel. Construction of air conditioning on roof of Mayflower Hotel

Mayflower Hotel. Construction of air conditioning on roof of Mayflower...

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Santa Claus receives aeroplane pilot's license from Assistant Secretary of Commerce. Although there may not be sufficient snow for his reindeer sleigh, Santa Claus will still be able to deliver his load of presents on time this Christmas by using the air route. The old saint called at the Commerce Department in Washington today where he is shown receiving an aeroplane pilot's license from Assistant Secretary of Commerce. for Aeronautics William P. MacCracken, while Clarence M. Young (right) Director of Aeronautics, Department of Commerce, looks on. Airway maps and the assurance that the lights would be burning on the airways Christmas Eve were also given to Santa

Santa Claus receives aeroplane pilot's license from Assistant Secretar...

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Mail brought to Washington by Former [...]ddies in Air Mail Service. [...]huge batch of mail for Col. Charles A. Lindbergh [...]rt and Harry G. Smith, night flyers in Uncle Sam's [...]ce, arrived in Washington today. Both of these [...]ddies" of Col. Lindbergh. In the photograph, left [...] liam Mooney, Washington Postmaster; Shirley J. Shor [...]mith

Mail brought to Washington by Former [...]ddies in Air Mail Service. [...

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Congressmen take to air to discuss Der Fuhrer's speech. Washington, D.C., April 28. Reaction by congressmen was not long in taking shape this morning after Adolph Hitler's speech, and the National Broadcasting Company called in five of the outstanding congressmen to air their views. H.R. Baukhage, NBC announcer seated at the end of the table, acted as Master of Ceremonies and introduced each speaker. Around the table starting at right: Caroline O'Day, Representative from New York, D. Worth Clark, Senator from Idaho, announcer Baukhage, William King, Senator from Utah, Edwin C. Johnson, Senator from Colorado, and Hamilton Fish, Representative of New York

Congressmen take to air to discuss Der Fuhrer's speech. Washington, D....

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First Lady of Land christens huge air liner. The First Lady of the Land, Mrs. Herbert Hoover, christening the giant airliner Buenos Aires today at the Naval Air Station in Washington. The ship will carry 32 passengers and a crew of 4 and will be put into passenger service between New York and South America by the New York Rio and Buenos Aires Air Line. Mrs. Hoover is greatly interested in the development of air traffic between North and South America as a means of promoting good will among the American republics

First Lady of Land christens huge air liner. The First Lady of the Lan...

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60,000 school children from Cleveland invite Hoover to Air Rods [White House, Washington, D.C.]

60,000 school children from Cleveland invite Hoover to Air Rods [White...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. air conditioning and lighting. Riggs Bank, 7th and I Sts.

Potomac Electric Power Co. air conditioning and lighting. Riggs Bank, ...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. air conditioning and lighting. Wilbur-Rogers exterior

Potomac Electric Power Co. air conditioning and lighting. Wilbur-Roger...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. air conditioning and lighting. Columbia Bank, 9th and F Sts.

Potomac Electric Power Co. air conditioning and lighting. Columbia Ban...

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Air views of Palestine. Palestine Electric Corporation Establishment (P.E.C.) The Rutenberg Hydro-Electric Works at Jisr Majamieh. The P.E.C. works. Lower section. Head-race canal, power plant, tail-race canal, and work shops

Air views of Palestine. Palestine Electric Corporation Establishment (...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Air views of Palestine. Jerusalem from the air. Newer Jerusalem. The American Colony. In Sheikh Jerrah Quarter

Air views of Palestine. Jerusalem from the air. Newer Jerusalem. The A...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Air views of Palestine. Jerusalem from the air (the Old City). New museum & Gordon's Calvary. Looking E. with Gordon's Calvary in foreground

Air views of Palestine. Jerusalem from the air (the Old City). New mus...

Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?]. Date from Matson LOT cards. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Air views of Palestine. Jerusalem from the air. Newer Jerusalem. Y.M.C.A. and King David Hotel. Looking S.W. with French Consulate General and the Jesuit Seminary

Air views of Palestine. Jerusalem from the air. Newer Jerusalem. Y.M.C...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Air views of Palestine. Jerusalem from the air (The Old City). Jerusalem. Government House. Wilderness of Judea. Looking east

Air views of Palestine. Jerusalem from the air (The Old City). Jerusal...

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Air views of Palestine. West of Jerusalem. Judean mountain range looking W. toward Jerusalem. Along air route

Air views of Palestine. West of Jerusalem. Judean mountain range looki...

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Air views of Palestine. Jerusalem from the air (The Old City). Jerusalem. S.E. section of Old City. Kedron valley in foreground

Air views of Palestine. Jerusalem from the air (The Old City). Jerusal...

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Air views of Palestine. North end of Dead Sea. Dead Sea, northern end. An evening silhouette

Air views of Palestine. North end of Dead Sea. Dead Sea, northern end....

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Air views of Palestine. West of Jerusalem. Mountain scene S.W. of Jerusalem. An effective side view showing the general slope toward the Sharon Plain

Air views of Palestine. West of Jerusalem. Mountain scene S.W. of Jeru...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Air views of Palestine. Bethlehem and surroundings. Bethlehem. A general view overlooking the town southward along the distant Hebron Road

Air views of Palestine. Bethlehem and surroundings. Bethlehem. A gener...

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Air route to Baghdad via Amman and the desert. Amman. Distant view. Approaching town from the west above Amman valley

Air route to Baghdad via Amman and the desert. Amman. Distant view. Ap...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Air route to Baghdad via Amman and the desert. Iraqian desert. Curious markings. Probably of bituminous origin

Air route to Baghdad via Amman and the desert. Iraqian desert. Curious...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Air views of Palestine. Tel Aviv. Section near the Rothchild [i.e., Rothschild] Avenue

Air views of Palestine. Tel Aviv. Section near the Rothchild [i.e., Ro...

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Air route to Baghdad via Amman and the desert. Euphrates River. A distant view of its great circuitous treeless course

Air route to Baghdad via Amman and the desert. Euphrates River. A dist...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Air views of Palestine. Jaffa, Auji River and Levant Fair. Levant Fair bldgs. [i.e., buildings]. Close view

Air views of Palestine. Jaffa, Auji River and Levant Fair. Levant Fair...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Air views of Palestine. Air route over Cana of Galilee, Nazareth, Plain of Sharon, etc. Wilhelma. German colony on the Plain of Sharon

Air views of Palestine. Air route over Cana of Galilee, Nazareth, Plai...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Air views of Palestine. Tel Aviv. Section along the coast looking S.W. toward the sea

Air views of Palestine. Tel Aviv. Section along the coast looking S.W....

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Air route to Baghdad via Amman and the desert. Amman. Close view showing main roads into town

Air route to Baghdad via Amman and the desert. Amman. Close view showi...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Air views of Palestine. Cairo and the pyramids. The Mena House Hotel and grounds. Close to the great pyramids

Air views of Palestine. Cairo and the pyramids. The Mena House Hotel a...

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Air views of Y.M.C.A., etc., 1933

Air views of Y.M.C.A., etc., 1933

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Catholic Church, Patuxent Naval Air Test Center, Lexington Park, St. Mary's County, MD

Catholic Church, Patuxent Naval Air Test Center, Lexington Park, St. M...

Survey number: HABS MD-876 Public domain photograph of a Roman Catholic church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Naval Air Station, Quarters No. 34, Pensacola, Escambia County, FL

U.S. Naval Air Station, Quarters No. 34, Pensacola, Escambia County, F...

Survey number: HABS FL-251 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76000595

Aeroplanes on Lydda Air Port. American colony in Jerusalem public domain photo.

Aeroplanes on Lydda Air Port. American colony in Jerusalem public doma...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lydda Air Terminus, building, etc.

Lydda Air Terminus, building, etc.

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Egypt. Port Said & canal zone. Port Said, air view showing entrance to Suez Canal

Egypt. Port Said & canal zone. Port Said, air view showing entrance to...

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Egypt. Port Said & Canal Zone. Port Said. Air view, looking northward to the sea

Egypt. Port Said & Canal Zone. Port Said. Air view, looking northward ...

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Washington sees new type autogiro, Washington, D.C. Oct. 2. An experimental auto giro, capable of being driven on highways as well as being flown in the air, was delivered to the Bureau of Air Commerce today at the Department Commerce today at the Department Commerce building . The ship, piloted by the veteran autogiro pilot James G. Ray, was driven down Pennsylvania Avenue after landing in a park near the United States Treasury. The Bureau of Air Commerce will make acceptance test flights with the autogiro

Washington sees new type autogiro, Washington, D.C. Oct. 2. An experim...

Public domain photograph of large public building, square, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Zanzibar. Air view. Section along the northern promontory

Zanzibar. Air view. Section along the northern promontory

Public domain photograph of Cuba, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Palestine disturbances 1936. Lt. J.G. Dill and Air Vice Marshal Pierce, etc. before King David Hotel

Palestine disturbances 1936. Lt. J.G. Dill and Air Vice Marshal Pierce...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Uganda. Air view. Looking down on paths and "Bomas"

Uganda. Air view. Looking down on paths and "Bomas"

Sudan. Malakal. Air view. Malakal and the Nile

Sudan. Malakal. Air view. Malakal and the Nile

Public domain photograph of Sudan, Africa, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sudan. Bor District (Sud country). Air view. Section of the Nile

Sudan. Bor District (Sud country). Air view. Section of the Nile

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Egypt. Thebes to southern border of Egypt. Air view. Nile scene in upper Egypt

Egypt. Thebes to southern border of Egypt. Air view. Nile scene in upp...

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French air age welcomed to Capitol, Washington, D.C. Sept. 12. Michael Detroyat, the flying Frenchman, who ran away with the honors at the National Air Races, arrived in Washington today with Mme Detroyat [...] They are shown being welcomed by Mme [...], right

French air age welcomed to Capitol, Washington, D.C. Sept. 12. Michael...

A black and white photo of two women and a man. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Egypt. Thebes to southern border of Egypt. Air view. Looking down on the Nile at Komombo

Egypt. Thebes to southern border of Egypt. Air view. Looking down on t...

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[Uganda. Entebbe. Open air swimming pool at Government House]

[Uganda. Entebbe. Open air swimming pool at Government House]

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Air views. Kafr Sabt. North of Mt. Tabor

Air views. Kafr Sabt. North of Mt. Tabor

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Plan Pan American Exposition. Washington, D.C., April 17. Dr. Roscoe R. Hill (left) former economic advisor to Latin-America for the State Dept. has just completed a 17,000 mile air trip to the capitals of the 16 Latin American nations to find out the plans and the participations of the countries at the Pan American Exposition which is to open in Dallas, Texas this June. Dr. Hill is shown going over some of the plans with Dr. L.S. Rowe (right) who is the Director General of the Pan American Union, 4/16/1937

Plan Pan American Exposition. Washington, D.C., April 17. Dr. Roscoe R...

Two men sitting on a bench looking at an object. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Air views. Safad. 1930s public domain photogrpaph.

Air views. Safad. 1930s public domain photogrpaph.

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Philippine president broadcasts to home folks. Washington, D.C., April 5. President Manuel Quezon of Philippine Commonwealth broadcast from Washington today to his fellow-countrymen in Manila. For the 25 minutes he was on the air, President Quezon discussed woman suffrage and urged the 10-year independence program be limited to a shorter period, 4/5/1937

Philippine president broadcasts to home folks. Washington, D.C., April...

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Xmas spirit in air at White House. Washington D.C., Dec. 21. Workmen placing a Christmas wreath over the door to the White House today. Gayly colored electric lights were installed on the trees on the front porch, 12/21/37

Xmas spirit in air at White House. Washington D.C., Dec. 21. Workmen p...

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Discuss lighter than air transportation. Washington, D.C., May 25. Dr. Hugo Eckner, Germany's dirigible expert and former commander of the ill-fated Hindenburg, exchanging views on commercial aviation with Fred W. Fagg, Jr., youthful Director of the Bureau of Air Commerce, Department of Commerce. Dr. Eckner, who was a luncheon guest of Secretary Roper today, is in this country endeavoring to get the United States to make available a suppy of helium gas to Germany for commercial purposes, 5/25/37

Discuss lighter than air transportation. Washington, D.C., May 25. Dr....

Two men standing next to each other in a room. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Washington, D.C. Sorting air mail at the main post office

Washington, D.C. Sorting air mail at the main post office

Public domain photograph of Washington DC, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Adelaide Henry, Council for Eastern Air Lines, 3/9/38

Adelaide Henry, Council for Eastern Air Lines, 3/9/38

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Graela and Dieter Tannenberg, daughter of the First Secretary of the German Embassy and Frau Tannenberg, who will take part in the International Children's Christmas Broadcast which will go over the air from the Shoreham Hotel on December 20. This function is one of the feature broadcasts of the year that goes out of the United States to all the countries of the world. It is arranged by the Greater National Committee in cooperation with the National Broadcasting Company.

Graela and Dieter Tannenberg, daughter of the First Secretary of the G...

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PMG Farley receives airmail plane model. Washington, D.C., May 18. Postmaster General James A. Farley, receives from Miss Marion Weldon, Paramount Starlet who is playing in the Paramount production "Men with Wings" a model of the De Haviland Liberty plane used twenty years ago for carrying airmail, sent from Hollywood as a gift from William Wellman, producer-director of "Men With Wings" a history of air mail. Miss Weldon is also taking part in National Airmail week here in Washington, 5/18/38

PMG Farley receives airmail plane model. Washington, D.C., May 18. Pos...

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A candid view of one of the women workers touching up the U.S. Army Air Forces insignia on the side of the fuselage of a "Vengeance" dive bomber manufactured at Vultee's Nashville division, Tennessee

A candid view of one of the women workers touching up the U.S. Army Ai...

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Insignia of Air Raid Protective Services

Insignia of Air Raid Protective Services

Mormon farm boy shooting air rifle. Box Elder County, Utah

Mormon farm boy shooting air rifle. Box Elder County, Utah

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[ Plaque from the 1st Air Cavalry Division to Danny Kaye, 1966]

[ Plaque from the 1st Air Cavalry Division to Danny Kaye, 1966]

The Library of Congress provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes and makes no warranty with regard to their use for other purposes. The written permission of the copyright owners... More

Air view. Dairy farm with hay stacks and cows in foreground. Lincoln, Vermont in distance. Lincoln, Vermont

Air view. Dairy farm with hay stacks and cows in foreground. Lincoln, ...

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Air view. Lincoln, Vermont. Note country store with car parked in front

Air view. Lincoln, Vermont. Note country store with car parked in fron...

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Natives of the Netherlands East Indies have long been on the alert against the expected Japanese aggression. They have realized for ten years that the natural wealth of their islands would eventually mean a Japanese move for "unification," and air raid defenses such as these have long been ready for action. The crew is composed of members of the Royal Netherlands Indian Army. During action they wear steel helmets, rather than the bamboo hats shown here

Natives of the Netherlands East Indies have long been on the alert aga...

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Civilian protection. These auxiliary firemen will play an important part in our civilian defense in the event of air raids on American cities. Here they are going out on a practice "emergency call." The truck is a regular fire department hose wagon, painted battleship gray to reduce visibility and equipped with blackout headlights. The Maltese crosses on the men's armbands is the insignia of the auxiliary fire forces

Civilian protection. These auxiliary firemen will play an important pa...

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Picryl description: Public domain image of byciclyst, bike, bicycle wh...

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. The spacious, open planning of the defense trailer camp affords youngsters pleant of room for playing in the sun and fresh air. In the background can be seen a smokestack of the General Electric Company, which employs some 10,000 men in defense work

Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. The spacious, open planning of th...

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A group of people standing around a table with food on it. Office of War Information Photograph

A group of people standing around a table with food on it. Office of W...

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Cadets leave lockers for the field still smiling over their hearty meal of fried chicken supplied through the "Food for Defense" program. Craig Field, Southeastern Air Training Center. Selma, Alabama

Cadets leave lockers for the field still smiling over their hearty mea...

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The air raid protective services. One of the special technics these volunteer auxiliary firemen must master is that of controlling the water streaming from their firehoses. Certain conditions call for spray, others for steady streams of water. These volunteers are trained to know just how best to handle the hose nozzles

The air raid protective services. One of the special technics these vo...

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A track for an Army halftrac car nears completion as curing plates nuts are removed with an air pressure wrench on the trimming rack of a Midwest rubber plant. Goodrich, Akron, Ohio

A track for an Army halftrac car nears completion as curing plates nut...

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Naval Uniforms. John Marshall Evans, Radioman, first class. Radioman Evans' uniform is the white service dress worn both aboard the ship and at shore station during the summer months or in the tropics. Naval Air Station, Anacostia, Washington, D.C. August 21, 1941

Naval Uniforms. John Marshall Evans, Radioman, first class. Radioman E...

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A group of men sitting at a table with plates of food. Office of War Information Photograph

A group of men sitting at a table with plates of food. Office of War I...

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Civilian protection. Handle him carefully, boys! Victim of an air raid is brought into a hospital where volunteers trained in first aid place him carefully on a cot

Civilian protection. Handle him carefully, boys! Victim of an air raid...

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Lititz, Pennsylvania. During an air raid alarm, workers in this furniture store sat in the window display

Lititz, Pennsylvania. During an air raid alarm, workers in this furnit...

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Lititz, Pennsylvania. During an air raid drill, the fire department was also called out

Lititz, Pennsylvania. During an air raid drill, the fire department wa...

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Production. B-17 heavy bomber. Tail sections of B-17F (Flying Fortress) bombers ready for assembly into the big warships of the air at the Boeing plant in Seattle. The Flying Fortress has performed with great credit in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a four-engine, heavy bomber capable of flying high altitudes

Production. B-17 heavy bomber. Tail sections of B-17F (Flying Fortress...

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This North American B-25 bomber, similar to the type used to bomb Tokyo, has established a unique combat record in several war theaters. Lieutenant General Henry H. Arnold, deputy chief of staff for air, said the B-25 can "go farther, faster, and carry more bombs than the best ships of our enemy"

This North American B-25 bomber, similar to the type used to bomb Toky...

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Giant tire manufacturer. Here a workman is drawing off steam from U.S. Army truck tires just removed from vulcanizing units at a large Eastern rubber plant. Once the steam is released from the air bags inside the tires, the tires will be moved on to the final inspection department before being shipped to the armed forces

Giant tire manufacturer. Here a workman is drawing off steam from U.S....

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Jacksonville, Florida. Fighting French sailors messing at the United States Naval air station

Jacksonville, Florida. Fighting French sailors messing at the United S...

Picryl description: Public domain image of food, dinner, grocery store, eating, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Washington, D.C. Air raid wardens' meeting in zone nine, Southwest area. Air raid wardens attending a meeting

Washington, D.C. Air raid wardens' meeting in zone nine, Southwest are...

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Pearl Harbor bombing. Burning oil. Streaming from the shattered fuel tanks, oil turned parts of Pearl Harbor into a sea of flames, following the Japanese attacks. This picture was taken from near the naval air station boat landing. Barely visible through the smoke area are a damaged U.S. battleship and the capsized USS Oklahoma

Pearl Harbor bombing. Burning oil. Streaming from the shattered fuel t...

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Nurse training. Hospital preparations for possible air raids involve the training of street accident units to increased efficieny. Nurses wear coat and skirt that can be put on over uniform in a jiffy

Nurse training. Hospital preparations for possible air raids involve t...

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Production. Airplane propellers. Ed Dimlow, makes a final inspection of a two-blade airplane propeller in the vertical position. The Hartford, Connecticut, plant that produces these blades supplies them to our air forces in combinations with two, three or four blades, and with hydromatic mechanisms that permit adjusting blade pitch while planes are in action

Production. Airplane propellers. Ed Dimlow, makes a final inspection o...

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Scott Field, Illinois. Gas mask drill. Lieutenant Edward W. Gopp, assistant sanitation officer, demonstrating to members of the nurse corps of the Army Air Forces Technical Training Command the proper way to put on the gas mask

Scott Field, Illinois. Gas mask drill. Lieutenant Edward W. Gopp, assi...

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Scott Field, Illinois. Nurses advancing through a cloud of smoke in a gas mask drill of the U.S. Army Air Forces Technical Training Command

Scott Field, Illinois. Nurses advancing through a cloud of smoke in a ...

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Jacksonville, Florida. Fighting French with a PBY-5a patrol -bombing plane at the United States Naval air station

Jacksonville, Florida. Fighting French with a PBY-5a patrol -bombing p...

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YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Virginia. The soldier-mechanics who serve as guard crews in the Army Air Forces are skilled men. A staff sergeant and a master sergeant caliper a screw that wil be used to fasten a plate on a gas tank

YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Virginia. The soldier-mecha...

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