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View of the Summit, from Silver Mountain Pass; Altitude 9,000 feet, Alpine County

View of the Summit, from Silver Mountain Pass; Altitude 9,000 feet, Al...

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 914. LOT subdivision subject: Alpine County. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

[The summit of Castle Peak, 10,000 feet altitude. An extinct volcano near Donner Pass - Central Pacific Railroad]

[The summit of Castle Peak, 10,000 feet altitude. An extinct volcano n...

Public domain photograph of rural landscape, California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Panoramic view of Butte, Montana, 1904 : population 60,000, altitude near gov. bldg. 6,000 feet, values taken out of Butte mines over 600 million dollars, the largest mining camp on earth, a model city with all modern institutions and conveniences /

Panoramic view of Butte, Montana, 1904 : population 60,000, altitude n...

Relief shown pictorially. Panoramic view of city of Butte, Montana and suburbs showing foliage, architecture, mining operations within residential areas, and the Rocky Mountains overlooking the town. "Copyright... More

[View of journalist Joseph Crocé-Spinelli, naval officer Henri Sivel, and Gaston Tissandier in the basket of the balloon, "Zénith," after losing consciousness due to lack of oxygen after reaching an altitude of nearly 28,000 ft., near Paris, France, April, 1875] / [...] ; Lefman, sc.

[View of journalist Joseph Crocé-Spinelli, naval officer Henri Sivel, ...

Newspaper clipping from French serial La Nature? Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Castle Peak, a western summit, 10,000 feet altitude

Castle Peak, a western summit, 10,000 feet altitude

No. 188. Part of series: Central Pacific Railroad, California. Scenes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers, First Street, between Avenue D and Avenue E, Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, FL

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers...

Significance: The two Altitude Chambers sit within the High Bay of the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building. The O&C Building is located in the Industrial Area of the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The O... More

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers, First Street, between Avenue D and Avenue E, Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, FL

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers...

Significance: The two Altitude Chambers sit within the High Bay of the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building. The O&C Building is located in the Industrial Area of the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The O... More

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers, First Street, between Avenue D and Avenue E, Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, FL

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers...

Significance: The two Altitude Chambers sit within the High Bay of the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building. The O&C Building is located in the Industrial Area of the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The O... More

When attending the World's Fair, visit beautiful Sea Cliff 250 ft. altitude : No mosquitos.

When attending the World's Fair, visit beautiful Sea Cliff 250 ft. alt...

Poster promoting Sea Cliff, Long Island for tourism, showing seacoast with cliffs, road, and New York World's Fair buildings. Date stamped on verso: Feb 2 1939. Sponsored by the village of Sea Cliff. Work Proje... More

Air route to Baghdad via Amman and the desert. Rutba wells from lower altitude, showing desert track to Baghdad

Air route to Baghdad via Amman and the desert. Rutba wells from lower ...

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

PRESIDENT GREETS STRATO FLYERS. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT GREETS THE ARMY FLIERS WHO PILOTED THE STRATO BALLOON TO A NEW ALTITUDE RECORD OF 74,000 FEET IN SOUTH DAKOTA ON THE U.S. AIR CORP-NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC FLIGHT. FROM THE LEFT: CAPT. ALBERT STEVENS; GEN. MALIN CRAIG, CHIEF OF STAFF; MAJ. GEN. OSCAR WESTOVER, ACTING CHIEF OF THE AIR CORPS; AND CAPT. ORVAL ANDERSON. CAPTAINS STEVENS AND ANDERSON, WHO MADE THE FLIGHT, PREDICT THAT THE EVENTUAL CEILING IS ABOUT 80,000 FEET, AND SAID THAT ANOTHER 1,000 FEET MIGHT HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THEIR RECORD BY USING HYDROGEN

PRESIDENT GREETS STRATO FLYERS. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT GREETS THE ARMY FL...

A group of men standing around a desk. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

This girl in a glass house is putting finishing touches on the bombardier nose section of a B-17F navy bomber, Long Beach, Calif. She's one of many capable women workers in the Douglas Aircraft Company plant. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F is a later model of the B-17 which distinguished itself in action in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a long range, high altitude heavy bomber, with a crew of seven to nine men, and with armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions

This girl in a glass house is putting finishing touches on the bombard...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. Men and women from all walks of life, like the members of this riveting team, contribute their skills to the production of B-17F heavy bombers at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F is a later model of the B-17, which distinguished itself in action in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a long range, high altitude, heavy bomber, with a crew of seven to nine men and with armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. Men and women from all walks of life,...

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

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. A girl worker at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company, puts final touches on a nacelle of a B-17F heavy bomber before it is installed on a wing. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F is a later model of the B-17, which distinguished itself in action in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a long range, high altitude, heavy bomber, with a crew of seven to nine men and with armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. A girl worker at the Long Beach, Cali...

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

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. A completed B-17F heavy bomber is checked by final inspectors at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company, before it moves to the flight line for rigid acceptance tests. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F is a later model of the B-17, which distinguished itself in action in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a long range, high altitude, heavy bomber with a crew of seven to nine men and with armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. A completed B-17F heavy bomber is che...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers, First Street, between Avenue D and Avenue E, Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, FL

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers...

Significance: The two Altitude Chambers sit within the High Bay of the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building. The O&C Building is located in the Industrial Area of the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The O... More

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers, First Street, between Avenue D and Avenue E, Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, FL

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers...

Significance: The two Altitude Chambers sit within the High Bay of the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building. The O&C Building is located in the Industrial Area of the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The O... More

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers, First Street, between Avenue D and Avenue E, Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, FL

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers...

Significance: The two Altitude Chambers sit within the High Bay of the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building. The O&C Building is located in the Industrial Area of the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The O... More

Altitude comparada - Print, Library of Congress collection

Altitude comparada - Print, Library of Congress collection

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Mello.

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. A Lockheed P-38 pursuit ship, just returned from flight tests, is checked and reconditioned in the test hangar of a large Western aircraft plant. After these operations, the ship will be ready for delivery to the Army. The P-38 has performed brilliantly in action, notably in the Aleutians. Its long range and great firepower give it real promise as an escort for high-altitude bombers. At its best altitude, the P-38 is one of the world's fastest fighting planes

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. A Lockheed P-38 pursuit ship...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Conversion. Beverage containers to aviation oxygen cylinders. Once the two-half cylinders are joined together into a complete shatterproof high altitude flying oxygen cylinder on the production line of a huge rubber factory now producing metal essential for the Army, all traces of inside weld scale must be removed to prevent contamination of oxygen. In this process, a special chemical solution is drawn through the cylinder at controlled temperature and all foreign matter is removed. Firestone, Akron, Ohio

Conversion. Beverage containers to aviation oxygen cylinders. Once the...

Picryl description: Public domain image of people, meeting, eating, drinking, food, beverage, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. The stinger in the tail of the B-17F heavy bomber has sent many a Jap and Nazi plane down in flaming wreckage. This new ship is ready for delivery from the Long Beach, California, plant of the Douglas Aircraft Company. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F is a later model B-17, which distinguished itself in action in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a long range, high altitude, heavy bomber with a crew of seven to nine men with armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. The stinger in the tail of the B-17F ...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Summit Valley, altitude 6,960 feet. Emigrant Mt. and R.R. pass in the distance

Summit Valley, altitude 6,960 feet. Emigrant Mt. and R.R. pass in the ...

No. 109. Part of series: Central Pacific Railroad, California. Scenes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Alta from the north. Altitude 3,635 feet. 69 miles from Sacramento

Alta from the north. Altitude 3,635 feet. 69 miles from Sacramento

No. 68. Part of series: Central Pacific Railroad, California, scenes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. New Lockheed P-38 pursuit ships that have successfully passed inspection for routine test flights are transferred to the Lockheed air terminal. Here flight mechanics take over and prepare them for the flight test. These ships have performed beautifully in action, notably in the Aleutians. They are excellent high-altitude fighters and rank among the world's fastest combat aircraft. Their long-range and great firepower give promise of their value as escorts for high- altitude bombers

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. New Lockheed P-38 pursuit sh...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. The brute force of a mighty plane engine, over a thousand horsepower, will strain at the bolt holes drilled by this girl worker in an engine bulkhead for a wing spar of a B-17F heavy bomber. She works in the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F is a later model of the B-17, which distinguished itself in action in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a long range, high altitude, heavy bomber with a crew of seven to nine men and with armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. The brute force of a mighty plane eng...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Women workers install fixtures and assemblies to a tail fuselage section of a B-17F bomber at the Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F is a later model of the B-17 which distinguished itself in action in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a long range, high altitude heavy bomber, with a crew of seven to nine men, and with armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions

Women workers install fixtures and assemblies to a tail fuselage secti...

Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers, First Street, between Avenue D and Avenue E, Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, FL

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers...

Significance: The two Altitude Chambers sit within the High Bay of the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building. The O&C Building is located in the Industrial Area of the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The O... More

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers, First Street, between Avenue D and Avenue E, Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, FL

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers...

Significance: The two Altitude Chambers sit within the High Bay of the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building. The O&C Building is located in the Industrial Area of the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The O... More

[Distant view of Bishop Milton Wright during his first ride in an airplane, when Orville attained an altitude of 350 feet at Simms Station, Dayton, Ohio]

[Distant view of Bishop Milton Wright during his first ride in an airp...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 39. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More

[Left rear view of glider at a low altitude, showing the fixed vertical fin attached to a front strut; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Left rear view of glider at a low altitude, showing the fixed vertica...

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 115. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in L... More

Transatlantic flyers describe trip to President Roosevelt. Washington, D.C., May 15. Dick Merrill (left) and Jack Lambie as they arrived at the White House today to present President Roosevelt with a "first cover" of their coronation flight for the President's stamp collection. The airmail envelope was dated New York city May 8, stamped in London and again stamped in New York on their return yesterday. According to flyers the President seemed much interested in the weather they encountered and the altitude at which they made the flight, 5/15/1937

Transatlantic flyers describe trip to President Roosevelt. Washington,...

A black and white photo of two men in suits. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wives of "duster pilots" recover plane which has been damaged. In this dangerous occupation crashes are common but rarely fatal because of low speed, low altitude and high operating skill. Note farm machinery in background. Seabrook Farms, between Bridgeton and Vineland, New Jersey

Wives of "duster pilots" recover plane which has been damaged. In this...

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

Bluff and snow bank in Donner Pass. Western summit, altitude 1,092 feet

Bluff and snow bank in Donner Pass. Western summit, altitude 1,092 fee...

No. 200. Part of series: Central Pacific Railroad, California. Scenes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers, First Street, between Avenue D and Avenue E, Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, FL

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers...

Significance: The two Altitude Chambers sit within the High Bay of the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building. The O&C Building is located in the Industrial Area of the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The O... More

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers, First Street, between Avenue D and Avenue E, Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, FL

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers...

Significance: The two Altitude Chambers sit within the High Bay of the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building. The O&C Building is located in the Industrial Area of the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The O... More

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers, First Street, between Avenue D and Avenue E, Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, FL

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers...

Significance: The two Altitude Chambers sit within the High Bay of the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building. The O&C Building is located in the Industrial Area of the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The O... More

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers, First Street, between Avenue D and Avenue E, Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, FL

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers...

Significance: The two Altitude Chambers sit within the High Bay of the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building. The O&C Building is located in the Industrial Area of the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The O... More

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers, First Street, between Avenue D and Avenue E, Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, FL

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers...

Significance: The two Altitude Chambers sit within the High Bay of the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building. The O&C Building is located in the Industrial Area of the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The O... More

Summit of Castle Peak, 10,000 feet altitude

Summit of Castle Peak, 10,000 feet altitude

No. 189. Part of series: Central Pacific Railroad, California. Scenes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Donner Lake, with Pass in distance. Altitude above lake, 1,126 feet

Donner Lake, with Pass in distance. Altitude above lake, 1,126 feet

No. 131. Part of series: Central Pacific Railroad, California. Scenes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

[Rear view of flight 46, Orville shown flying at a high altitude over Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio.]

[Rear view of flight 46, Orville shown flying at a high altitude over ...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 60. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More

Five persons lose lives in plane crash at Nation's Capital. Scene at Bolling Field, Washington, today shortly after a huge Army plane crashed from a 300-foot altitude claiming the lives of five people, including that of a congressman, his secretary, and a famous Army pilot. The dead are: Rep. William A. Kaylor, of Massachusetts; Arthur A. McGill, Scarsdale, N.Y., Capt. Harry A. Dinger, Pilot; Private Vladimir Kuzma, Mechanic; and Stanley B. Lowe, Secretary to Rep. Kaylor

Five persons lose lives in plane crash at Nation's Capital. Scene at B...

Public domain photograph of Washington DC, 1910s-1920s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. A liquid-cooled turbo-supercharged Allison engine is installed in a new Lockheed P-38 pursuit ship. This engine has carried the P-38 through brilliant performances in the Aleutians. The P-38 is an excellent high- altitude fighter with great firepower. Its speed at its best altitude gives it rank among the world's fastest fighting aircraft

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. A liquid-cooled turbo-superc...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Altitude too great for Mr. Bear

Altitude too great for Mr. Bear

(DLC/PP-1932:0042). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: New York Herald, Aug. 12, 1909, p. 6.

Altitude. Part of Deadwood as seen from big flume, showing steps, stairways, and roads from store to residence

Altitude. Part of Deadwood as seen from big flume, showing steps, stai...

Section of small city showing residential and commercial buildings; trees and mountains in background. Copyright deposit. Title transcribed from item. Forms part of: John C.H. Grabill collection.

[View of journalist Joseph Crocé-Spinelli, naval officer Henri Sivel, and Gaston Tissandier in the basket of the balloon, "Zénith," after losing consciousness due to lack of oxygen after reaching an altitude of nearly 28,000 ft., near Paris, France, April, 1875] / [...] ; Lefman, sc.

[View of journalist Joseph Crocé-Spinelli, naval officer Henri Sivel, ...

Newspaper clipping from French serial La Nature? Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers, First Street, between Avenue D and Avenue E, Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, FL

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers...

Significance: The two Altitude Chambers sit within the High Bay of the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building. The O&C Building is located in the Industrial Area of the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The O... More

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers, First Street, between Avenue D and Avenue E, Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, FL

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers...

Significance: The two Altitude Chambers sit within the High Bay of the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building. The O&C Building is located in the Industrial Area of the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The O... More

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers, First Street, between Avenue D and Avenue E, Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, FL

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers...

Significance: The two Altitude Chambers sit within the High Bay of the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building. The O&C Building is located in the Industrial Area of the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The O... More

When attending the World's Fair, visit beautiful Sea Cliff 250 ft. altitude : No mosquitos.

When attending the World's Fair, visit beautiful Sea Cliff 250 ft. alt...

Poster promoting Sea Cliff, Long Island for tourism, showing seacoast with cliffs, road, and New York World's Fair buildings. Date stamped on verso: Feb 2 1939. Sponsored by the village of Sea Cliff. Work Proje... More

[Rear view of flight 46, Orville flying at a high altitude over Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio]

[Rear view of flight 46, Orville flying at a high altitude over Huffma...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 60. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More

[Left rear view of glider at a high altitude; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Left rear view of glider at a high altitude; Kitty Hawk, North Caroli...

Title from: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 115. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy in L... More

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. New Lockheed P-38 pursuit ships that have successfully passed inspection for routine test flights are transferred to the Lockheed air terminal. Here flight mechanics take over and prepare them for the flight test. These ships have performed beautifully in action, notably in the Aleutians. They are excellent high-altitude fighters and rank among the world's fastest combat aircraft. Their long-range and great firepower give promise of their value as escorts for high- altitude bombers

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. New Lockheed P-38 pursuit sh...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. Three-story jigs are used for the assembly of the inner wings of B-17F heavy bombers at the Long Beach, California plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F is a later model of the B-17, which distinguished itself in action in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a long range, high altitude heavy bomber, with a crew of seven to nine men and with armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions. Douglas Aircraft Company

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. Three-story jigs are used for the ass...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Conversion. Beverage containers to aviation oxygen cylinders. Four major welding operations are essential to the manufacture of shatterproof oxygen cylinders for high altitude flying. In the first, the circumferential straps are securely welded to the cylindrical portion to prevent tearing of the metal. The process is shown above, taken in the metal division of a large Eastern rubber factory. Firestone, Akron, Ohio

Conversion. Beverage containers to aviation oxygen cylinders. Four maj...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory worker, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. Two girl workers in the Long Beach, California, plant of the Douglas Aircraft Company, put finishing touches on the bombardier nose section of a B-17F heavy bomber. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F is a later model B-17, which distinguished itself in action in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a long range, high altitude, heavy bomber with a crew of seven to nine men with armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. Two girl workers in the Long Beach, C...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. A riveting crew at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company, assembles the frame of a nacelle for a B-17F heavy bomber. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F is a later model of the B-17, which distinguished itself in action in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a long range, high altitude, heavy bomber, with a crew of seven to nine men and with armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. A riveting crew at the Long Beach, Ca...

Public domain photograph of musical performance, musicians, music, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. A line of fuselage nose sections for B-17F heavy bombers moving in an overhead conveyor trolley toward the final assembly line at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F is a later model B-17, which distinguished itself in action in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a long range, high altitude, heavy bomber with a crew of seven to nine men and with armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. A line of fuselage nose sections for ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Old Man Mountain. Near Meadow Lake, altitude 7,500

Old Man Mountain. Near Meadow Lake, altitude 7,500

No. 179. Part of series: Central Pacific Railroad, California. Scenes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers, First Street, between Avenue D and Avenue E, Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, FL

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers...

Significance: The two Altitude Chambers sit within the High Bay of the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building. The O&C Building is located in the Industrial Area of the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The O... More

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers, First Street, between Avenue D and Avenue E, Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, FL

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers...

Significance: The two Altitude Chambers sit within the High Bay of the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building. The O&C Building is located in the Industrial Area of the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The O... More

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers, First Street, between Avenue D and Avenue E, Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, FL

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers...

Significance: The two Altitude Chambers sit within the High Bay of the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building. The O&C Building is located in the Industrial Area of the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The O... More

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers, First Street, between Avenue D and Avenue E, Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, FL

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers...

Significance: The two Altitude Chambers sit within the High Bay of the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building. The O&C Building is located in the Industrial Area of the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The O... More

Conversion. Beverage containers to aviation oxygen cylinders. Before completion of the fourth and final welding operation in the manufacture of shatterproof oxygen cylinders for high altitude flying, all straps are subjected to physical tests to determine the strength of the weld. Occasional radiographic inspections are made to insure the quality of workmanship and materials after the atomic welding machine has brought the two halves of the cylinder together and made into one unit. The operator, looking through a specially designed dark safety glass, rotates the shell by sight to insure a perfect and uniform union of the two halves. Firestone, Akron, Ohio

Conversion. Beverage containers to aviation oxygen cylinders. Before c...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. Even the icebox had its place in the modern aircraft assembly line. Certain types of rivets fit more perfectly when they are installed in the cold or shrunken state. The girl is removing a supply of rivets from dry ice in the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F is a later model B-17, which distinguished itself in action in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a long range, high altitude, heavy bomber with a crew of seven to nine men and with armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. Even the icebox had its place in the ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. Negro girls are proving willing and capable aircraft workers. This girl works on wing jigs in the assembly of B-17F heavy bombers at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F is a later model B-17, which distinguished itself in action in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a long range, high altitude, heavy bomber with a crew of seven to nine men and with armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. Negro girls are proving willing and c...

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Women workers install fixtures and assemblies to a tail fuselage section of a B-17F bomber at the Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F is a later model of the B-17 which distinguished itself in action in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a long range, high altitude heavy bomber, with a crew of seven to nine men, and with armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions

Women workers install fixtures and assemblies to a tail fuselage secti...

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Summit Valley, altitude 6,960 feet. Emigrant Mt. and R.R. pass in the distance

Summit Valley, altitude 6,960 feet. Emigrant Mt. and R.R. pass in the ...

No. 109. Part of series: Central Pacific Railroad, California. Scenes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers, First Street, between Avenue D and Avenue E, Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, FL

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers...

Significance: The two Altitude Chambers sit within the High Bay of the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building. The O&C Building is located in the Industrial Area of the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The O... More

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers, First Street, between Avenue D and Avenue E, Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, FL

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers...

Significance: The two Altitude Chambers sit within the High Bay of the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building. The O&C Building is located in the Industrial Area of the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The O... More

Navigational charts & designs: Astrolab [to take the altitude of the sunne]

Navigational charts & designs: Astrolab [to take the altitude of the s...

Illus. in: Martin Cortés, Arte de Navigation, London, 1589, fol. 70. Reference copy may be in SSF - Navigation. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Moon; Sun; Ast... More

Old Man Mountain, near Meadow Lake - Altitude 7,800 feet - Central Pacific Railroad

Old Man Mountain, near Meadow Lake - Altitude 7,800 feet - Central Pac...

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1276. LOT subdivision subject: Donner Pass Route. This record contains unverified old data from ca... More

Air views of Palestine. Flight from Gaza to Cairo via Ismalieh. Breaker effect of the sands. Seen from a high altitude

Air views of Palestine. Flight from Gaza to Cairo via Ismalieh. Breake...

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Conversion. Beverage containers to aviation oxygen cylinders. An oxygen cylinder for high altitude flying, manufactured by the metal division of a large Eastern rubber factory is completed, and after having passed all tests, it is placed on the huge stack ready for shipment to the U.S. Army. Firestone, Akron, Ohio

Conversion. Beverage containers to aviation oxygen cylinders. An oxyge...

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Conversion. Beverage containers to aviation oxygen cylinders. After the circumferential straps are welded to the cylindrical portion, in the metal division of a large Eastern rubber factory, rough edges and accumulated weld scale are removed by a skilled workman. The twin rotary brushes, shown above, do their work on the inside and outside of the cylinder in the same operation. This process is required in the manufacture of shatterproof oxygen cylinders for high altitude flying. Firestone, Akron, Ohio

Conversion. Beverage containers to aviation oxygen cylinders. After th...

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"Flying Sergeant" in high altitude and cold weather uniform. Lake Muroc, California

"Flying Sergeant" in high altitude and cold weather uniform. Lake Muro...

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Summit tunnel, before completion. Western summit, altitude 7,042 feet

Summit tunnel, before completion. Western summit, altitude 7,042 feet

No. 197. Part of series: Central Pacific Railroad, California. Scenes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Crystal Lake. Altitude 5,907 feet, 90 miles from Sacramento

Crystal Lake. Altitude 5,907 feet, 90 miles from Sacramento

No. 94. Part of series: Central Pacific Railroad, California. Scenes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers, First Street, between Avenue D and Avenue E, Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, FL

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers...

Significance: The two Altitude Chambers sit within the High Bay of the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building. The O&C Building is located in the Industrial Area of the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The O... More

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers, First Street, between Avenue D and Avenue E, Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, FL

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers...

Significance: The two Altitude Chambers sit within the High Bay of the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building. The O&C Building is located in the Industrial Area of the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The O... More

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers, First Street, between Avenue D and Avenue E, Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, FL

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers...

Significance: The two Altitude Chambers sit within the High Bay of the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building. The O&C Building is located in the Industrial Area of the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The O... More

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers, First Street, between Avenue D and Avenue E, Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, FL

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers...

Significance: The two Altitude Chambers sit within the High Bay of the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building. The O&C Building is located in the Industrial Area of the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The O... More

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers, First Street, between Avenue D and Avenue E, Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, FL

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers...

Significance: The two Altitude Chambers sit within the High Bay of the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building. The O&C Building is located in the Industrial Area of the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The O... More

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. Aluminum cowl sections for B-17F heavy bombers are checked and inspected in the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F is a later model of the B-17, which distinguished itself in action in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a long range, high altitude, heavy bomber with a crew of seven to nine men and with armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. Aluminum cowl sections for B-17F heav...

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Production. B-17F heavy bombers. A woman plane construction technician fits the bombsight mount of a B-17F heavy bomber nearing completion at the Long Beach, California, plant of the Douglas Aircraft Company. The mount will carry the world's deadliest bombsight. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F is a later model B-17, which distinguished itself in action in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a long range, high altitude, heavy bomber with a crew of seven to nine men with armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. A woman plane construction technician...

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Production. B-17F heavy bombers. Women riveters in the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F is a later model of the B-17, which distinguished itself in action in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a long range, high altitude, heavy bomber with a crew of seven to nine men and with armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. Women riveters in the Long Beach, Cal...

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Production. B-17F heavy bombers. A foreman at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company, instructs two new women employees in the technique of sheet metal assembly work. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F is a later model of the B-17, which distinguished itself in action in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a long range, high altitude, heavy bomber, with a crew of seven to nine men with armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. A foreman at the Long Beach, Californ...

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Production. B-17F heavy bombers. One of the many women who have become excellent plane technicians at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Her job is to check attaching angles on wing leading edges for the B-17F heavy bombers. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F is a later model of the B-17, which distinguished itself in action in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a long range, high altitude, heavy bomber, with a crew of seven to nine men and with armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. One of the many women who have become...

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Production. B-17F heavy bombers. Women workers install fixtures and assemblies to a tail fuselage section of a B-17F Bomber at the Long Beach, California plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F is a later model of the B-17 which distinguished itself in action in the South Pacific, over Germany, and elsewhere. It is a long range, high altitude heavy bomber, with a crew of seven to nine men, and an armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions. Douglas Aircraft Company

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. Women workers install fixtures and as...

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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers, First Street, between Avenue D and Avenue E, Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, FL

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers...

Significance: The two Altitude Chambers sit within the High Bay of the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building. The O&C Building is located in the Industrial Area of the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The O... More

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers, First Street, between Avenue D and Avenue E, Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, FL

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers...

Significance: The two Altitude Chambers sit within the High Bay of the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building. The O&C Building is located in the Industrial Area of the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The O... More

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers, First Street, between Avenue D and Avenue E, Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, FL

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers...

Significance: The two Altitude Chambers sit within the High Bay of the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building. The O&C Building is located in the Industrial Area of the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The O... More

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers, First Street, between Avenue D and Avenue E, Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, FL

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, Altitude Chambers...

Significance: The two Altitude Chambers sit within the High Bay of the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building. The O&C Building is located in the Industrial Area of the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The O... More

Women workers install fixtures and assemblies to a tail fuselage section of a B-17 bomber at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant, Long Beach, Calif. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F is a later model of the B-17, which distinguished itself in action in the south Pacific, Germany and elsewhere. It is a long range, high altitude, heavy bomber, with a crew of seven to nine men, and with armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions

Women workers install fixtures and assemblies to a tail fuselage secti...

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Silver Mountain Peak; altitude 11,000 feet; Alpine County

Silver Mountain Peak; altitude 11,000 feet; Alpine County

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 916. LOT subdivision subject: Alpine County. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. Careful and accurate girl technicians at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company jig-drill a wing spar truss for a B-17F heavy bomber. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F is a later model of the B-17, which distinguished itself in action in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a long range, high altitude, heavy bomber, with a crew of seven to nine men and with armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. Careful and accurate girl technicians...

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"Flying Sergeant" dressing in his high altitude cold weather flying suit. Lake Muroc, California

"Flying Sergeant" dressing in his high altitude cold weather flying su...

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"Flying Sergeant" dressing in his high altitude cold weather flying suit. Lake Muroc, California

"Flying Sergeant" dressing in his high altitude cold weather flying su...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. A tidy final assembly line at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company, sends B-17F heavy bombers to the flight lines at a rapid rate. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F is a later model of the B-17, which distinguished itself in action in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a long range, high altitude, heavy bomber with a crew of seven to nine men and with armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. A tidy final assembly line at the Lon...

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