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Long boat, U.S. Navy - Public domain drawing

Long boat, U.S. Navy - Public domain drawing

Faint sketch of sailor standing before longboat towards stern. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed upper right: 82. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.59) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

U.S Mail boat dock, Harrison's Landing, James River, Virginia--Floating houses of the contrabands erected on the freight boats, etc.

U.S Mail boat dock, Harrison's Landing, James River, Virginia--Floatin...

After a sketch by J.H. Schell. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1862 Aug. 9, p. 308.

Pontoon wagon and boat, 50th New York Engineers, Rappahannock Station, Virginia, March, 1864

Pontoon wagon and boat, 50th New York Engineers, Rappahannock Station,...

No. 160. Alternate title from Catalogue of photographic incidents of the war, from the gallery of Alexander Gardner...by Bob Zeller, published by the Center for Civil War Photography, c2003. Gift; Col. Godwin ... More

U.S. torpedo boat Alarm, [Brooklyn] Navy Yard, New York

U.S. torpedo boat Alarm, [Brooklyn] Navy Yard, New York

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[Boat drill on Hampton Roads] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

[Boat drill on Hampton Roads] - Public domain image. Dry plate negativ...

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

Boat landing, Forge House, Fulton Chain, Adirondack Mountains

Boat landing, Forge House, Fulton Chain, Adirondack Mountains

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

On the veranda, Detroit Boat Club, Detroit, Mich.

On the veranda, Detroit Boat Club, Detroit, Mich.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Detroit, Michigan, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A ferry boat, New York - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

A ferry boat, New York - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Public domain image of ferry ship, historical photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pavillion [i.e. pavilion] and boat landing, Lake Harriet, Minn.

Pavillion [i.e. pavilion] and boat landing, Lake Harriet, Minn.

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

[Detroit Boat Club, Detroit the beautiful]

[Detroit Boat Club, Detroit the beautiful]

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Group on deck of boat] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

[Group on deck of boat] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, aviator, 20th-century aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

NATIONAL AERO COAST PATROL COMMN. CURTISS HYDROAEROPLANE OR FLYING BOAT EXHIBITED NEAR HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING. RIPLEY BOWMAN

NATIONAL AERO COAST PATROL COMMN. CURTISS HYDROAEROPLANE OR FLYING BOA...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, aviator, 1910s-1920s, early 20th-century aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

NATIONAL AERO COAST PATROL COMMN.: CURTISS HYDROAEROPLANE OR FLYING BOAT EXHIBITED NEAR HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING. FRANKENFIELD; REP. CURRY; BOWMAN

NATIONAL AERO COAST PATROL COMMN.: CURTISS HYDROAEROPLANE OR FLYING BO...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, aviator, 1910s-1920s, early 20th-century aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Boat on Potomac River] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

[Boat on Potomac River] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Speed boat "Inoco" - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Speed boat "Inoco" - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Children at play on grounds of Washington Child Research Center. Group of children on playground

Children at play on grounds of Washington Child Research Center. Group...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty, child labor, Great Depression, 1930s, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

PRESIDENT GREETED AT ANNAPOLIS. REAR ADMIRAL D.F. SELLERS, COMMANDANT OF THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY, AND THE MICROPHONE BOYS GREET PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT WHEN HE REACHED ANNAPOLIS TO WATCH THE FRANCIS ADAMS BOAT CUP RACES

PRESIDENT GREETED AT ANNAPOLIS. REAR ADMIRAL D.F. SELLERS, COMMANDANT ...

Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1930s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, water way, maritime architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship in the sea, harbor, maritime, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a boat in the water, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a boat in the water, Great Depression. FSA/...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a boat in a harbor, water, fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Aboard a trap fishing boat, delivering fish at the freezer. Most of the trap boats are owned by the freezers. Men work on shares, the company gets fifty percent. Prices are set according to days supply in all traps. As in almost all cases traps share equally in a day's run. Fishermen get little money either way--they either sell little fish for a comparatively decent price, or much fish for very little. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Aboard a trap fishing boat, delivering fish at the freezer. Most of th...

Picryl description: Public domain image of fishing, fishing boat, river, lake, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Trap fishing boats. These boats are diesel-powered and are used to go in the early morning to collect the fish in the line of "traps" or "wiers" which are stretched along the coast. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Trap fishing boats. These boats are diesel-powered and are used to go ...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

A black and white photo of a man standing on a dock, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a man standing on a dock, Great Depression....

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a man sitting on a boat. Great Depression FSA photogpraph

A black and white photo of a man sitting on a boat. Great Depression F...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

New Coast Guard boat capable of 35 miles an hour. Washington, D.C., May 17. One of the fastest things afloat, the new U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat #441 was put thru its paces on the Potomac River today for the benefit of treasure officials. The cruiser, which is one of eight to placed in law enforcement and life-saving service of the Coast Guard, is powered with four 1600 horsepower motors and is capable of doing 35 miles an hour, 5171937

New Coast Guard boat capable of 35 miles an hour. Washington, D.C., Ma...

A black and white photo of a boat in the water, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection on the negative or negative sleeve. Gift; ... More

A couple of men sitting next to each other, Mississippi. Farmers during Great Depression.

A couple of men sitting next to each other, Mississippi. Farmers durin...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

During the picking process many of the cranberries are torn from the vines and fall to the ground. The bogs are then flooded and agitated with the hydroplane which causes the cranberries to float, Burlington County, New Jersey

During the picking process many of the cranberries are torn from the v...

Picryl description: Public domain image of fishing, fishing boat, river, lake, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a man on a boat, Louisiana. Farmers during Great Depression

A black and white photo of a man on a boat, Louisiana. Farmers during ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of industrial or agricultural worker, 1930s, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

A black and white photo of a person on a boat, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a person on a boat, Great Depression. FSA/O...

Public domain photograph related to Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a sailboat in the water, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a sailboat in the water, Great Depression. ...

Public domain photograph related to Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man laying on a boat. Great Depression FSA photogpraph

A black and white photo of a man laying on a boat. Great Depression FS...

Public domain photograph related to Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Boating and fishing along Cane River on Fourth of July. Near Natchitoches, Louisiana

Boating and fishing along Cane River on Fourth of July. Near Natchitoc...

Picryl description: Public domain image of fishing, fishing boat, river, lake, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A couple of men standing on top of a boat, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A couple of men standing on top of a boat, Great Depression. FSA/OWI P...

Public domain photograph related to Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Workers leaving plant at change of shift before being paid off. Electric Boat Works, Groton, Connecticut

Workers leaving plant at change of shift before being paid off. Electr...

Public domain photograph of Great Depression, farm, farmer, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Great Lakes boat taking on iron ore at Allouez, Wisconsin

Great Lakes boat taking on iron ore at Allouez, Wisconsin

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

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

A black and white photo of a man on a boat. Office of War Information ...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942). The photographs of the Farm S... More

Assault boat Production. Building assault boats for U.S. Marine Corps. This balloon room worker is assembling fabric tubes which will comprise inflatable seats in finished boat. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Assault boat Production. Building assault boats for U.S. Marine Corps....

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Grain inspector using "Pelican" to obtain sample of wheat going into hold of Great Lakes boat. Duluth, Minnesota

Grain inspector using "Pelican" to obtain sample of wheat going into h...

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.

J.J. Archbold, 2830 Sunset Ave., Sunset Island, no. 1, Miami Beach, Florida. Boat exterior

J.J. Archbold, 2830 Sunset Ave., Sunset Island, no. 1, Miami Beach, Fl...

Public domain photograph of midcentury American architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Workers entering plant at afternoon change of shift. Electric Boat Works, Groton, Connecticut

Workers entering plant at afternoon change of shift. Electric Boat Wor...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Throwing line ashore from fishing boat at the docks of the Columbia River Packing Association, Astoria, Oregon

Throwing line ashore from fishing boat at the docks of the Columbia Ri...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Workers leaving plant at change of shift before being paid off. Electric Boat Works, Groton, Connecticut

Workers leaving plant at change of shift before being paid off. Electr...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Lumberjack forming log raft in slough, Tillamook, Oregon

Lumberjack forming log raft in slough, Tillamook, Oregon

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.

Closing up the hold of boat with boards and tarpaulins after it has been loaded with wheat for shipment to Buffalo flour mills. Superior, Wisconsin

Closing up the hold of boat with boards and tarpaulins after it has be...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of workers, war production, aircraft, airfield, the 1930s -1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. A fifty-foot steel ramp boat, just completed at a Southern boatyard, makes a trial run. Boats of this kind are used in making beach landings of men, tanks, and other equipment on hostile shores. The yard is also making torpedo boats, smaller wooden ramp boats, and other Navy craft

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. A fifty-foot steel ramp boat,...

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

Hoffman Island, merchant marine training center off Staten Island, New York. Dry land boat drill

Hoffman Island, merchant marine training center off Staten Island, New...

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s US industrial development, Second World War, US war production, indusry, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Race Point, Massachusetts. Portuguese surf boat crew, U.S. Coast Guard station

Race Point, Massachusetts. Portuguese surf boat crew, U.S. Coast Guard...

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

Provincetown, Massachusetts. Portuguese dory fisherman rowing out to his boat at 4:30 in the morning to leave for the banks off Cape Cod

Provincetown, Massachusetts. Portuguese dory fisherman rowing out to h...

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s US industrial development, Second World War, US war production, indusry, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gloucester, Massachusetts. Striking good fishing grounds, fishermen load their boat with rosefish. Only a thin slice from each side of the rosefish is useable as food. Fish meal and fish oil are made from the remaining parts

Gloucester, Massachusetts. Striking good fishing grounds, fishermen lo...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Manpower. Boatyard workers. Installing one of the twin diesel engines which will power a fifty-foot steel ramp boat to be used in making beach landings of men, tanks and equipment on enemy shores. The large Southern boatyard doing the work is also turning out motor torpedo boats, smaller wooden ramp boats and other Navy craft

Manpower. Boatyard workers. Installing one of the twin diesel engines ...

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

New River, North Carolina. Marine amphibian tractor. The soldiers of the sea have a new troop carrier that serves them well on land and in the water. A special Marine unit, training with an amphibian tractor at New River, North Carolina, is on its way from a battleship to establish a beachhead

New River, North Carolina. Marine amphibian tractor. The soldiers of t...

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

Workers on Rickenbacker rescue boat. A life raft built by Mrs. May E. Thompson and Robert S. Barnhart and six members of his crew drifted for three weeks in the Pacific before being picked up. Said Barnhart, when informed of the part they had played in the rescue, "it makes a fellow mighty happy to know that something he has done in the war effort has really cashed in"

Workers on Rickenbacker rescue boat. A life raft built by Mrs. May E. ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of the 1930s - 1940s, woman, female portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Victory food from American waters. Striking good fishing grounds, fishermen load their boat with rosefish. Only a thin slice from each side of the rosefish is useable as food. Fish meal and fish oil are made from the remaining parts

Victory food from American waters. Striking good fishing grounds, fish...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Workmen on a United States Army LT boat at the Marietta Manufacturing Company

Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Workmen on a United States Army LT boat...

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

On board the fishing boat Alden, out of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Gloucester fishermen chasing a school of mackerel

On board the fishing boat Alden, out of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Glo...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Coast Guard patrol boat - safety film negatives, Library of Congress

Coast Guard patrol boat - safety film negatives, Library of Congress

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

On board the fishing boat Alden, out of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Freshly-caught mackerel gasping and flapping on the deck

On board the fishing boat Alden, out of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Fre...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

New York, New York. Gloucester fisherman standing in the rigging of a New England fishing boat

New York, New York. Gloucester fisherman standing in the rigging of a ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Welding on an Army LT boat on the banks of the Ohio River at the Marietta Manufacturing Company

Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Welding on an Army LT boat on the banks...

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

On board the fishing boat Alden, out of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Fishing schooner towing a dory off the New England coast

On board the fishing boat Alden, out of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Fis...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

On board the fishing boat Alden, out of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Putting out to sea

On board the fishing boat Alden, out of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Put...

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

The crew of the fishing boat Alden sending up baskets of mackerel to dock stevedores

The crew of the fishing boat Alden sending up baskets of mackerel to d...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[City Point, Virginia, vicinity. Medical supply boat Planter at General Hospital wharf on the Appomattox]

[City Point, Virginia, vicinity. Medical supply boat Planter at Genera...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the siege of Petersburg, June 1864-April 1865.

[City Point, Virginia, vicinity. Medical supply boat Planter at General Hospital wharf on the Appomattox]

[City Point, Virginia, vicinity. Medical supply boat Planter at Genera...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the siege of Petersburg, June 1864-April 1865.

Appomattox River, Virginia. Medical supply boat CONNECTICUT

Appomattox River, Virginia. Medical supply boat CONNECTICUT

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The jolly flat boat men / painted by G.C. Bingham, esq. ; engraved by T. Doney ; printed by Powell & Co.

The jolly flat boat men / painted by G.C. Bingham, esq. ; engraved by ...

Group of men on flatboat in river, playing musical instruments, relaxing, and dancing. "From the original painting, distributed by the American Art Union in 1847; published exclusively for the members of that y... More

View of Silver Bay Association from boat house, Lake George, N.Y.

View of Silver Bay Association from boat house, Lake George, N.Y.

Public domain photograph of park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rice Creek near Brown's [landing]

Rice Creek near Brown's [landing]

Picryl description: Public domain image of fishing, fishing boat, river, lake, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U.S. life boat station, Pointe aux Barques

U.S. life boat station, Pointe aux Barques

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Coast traders, Key West, Fla. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Coast traders, Key West, Fla. - Public domain image. Dry plate negativ...

Public domain scan of print depicting a sailboat or small ship, seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Boat landing, the park, Buffalo, N.Y.

Boat landing, the park, Buffalo, N.Y.

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

[Detroit Boat Club, a card party, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Mich.]

[Detroit Boat Club, a card party, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Mich.]

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic park, open terrace, world heritage landmark, classical or neoclassical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Boat house at Rogers' Rock, Lake George, N.Y.]

[Boat house at Rogers' Rock, Lake George, N.Y.]

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

Weld boat club, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Weld boat club, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

NATIONAL AERO COAST PATROL COMMN.: CURTISS HYDROAEROPLANE OR FLYING BOAT EXHIBITED NEAR HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING

NATIONAL AERO COAST PATROL COMMN.: CURTISS HYDROAEROPLANE OR FLYING BO...

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

Boats. Swan boat in tidal basin

Boats. Swan boat in tidal basin

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

Boat exercises, summer school camp, Naval Operating Base, Hampton Roads, Virginia, Aug. 26, 1920

Boat exercises, summer school camp, Naval Operating Base, Hampton Road...

Photographer's address: Norfolk, Va. No. 114. Cropping and editing marks pencilled on image. Forms part of Josephus Daniels collection. Donor information derived from shelflist card for LOT 5400. Transfer; LC M... More

Mount Vernon. Boat pier at Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon. Boat pier at Mount Vernon

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man on a boat, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a man on a boat, Great Depression. FSA/OWI ...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

A black and white photo of two men on a boat, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of two men on a boat, Great Depression. FSA/OW...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a boat in the water, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a boat in the water, Great Depression. FSA/...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a boat in a harbor, water, fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Off for Jefferson Island. Annapolis, MD, June 25. Loaded to the gunwale with members of the Cabinet and Democratic members of the Senate and House, the first boat shoves off for Jefferson Island where President Roosevelt will give the politicians a first-hand account of his seven-point legislative program, 6/25/37

Off for Jefferson Island. Annapolis, MD, June 25. Loaded to the gunwal...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a ship, docks, navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a group of men on a boat, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a group of men on a boat, Great Depression....

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Aboard a trap fishing boat. Fishermen in the dory which is towed out behind the motor driven boat disengage net supports in preparation for pulling the net into the boat. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Aboard a trap fishing boat. Fishermen in the dory which is towed out b...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

New Coast Guard boat capable of 35 miles an hour. Washington, D.C., May 17. One of the fastest things afloat, the new U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat #441 was put thru its paces on the Potomac River today for the benefit of treasure officials. The cruiser, which is one of eight to placed in law enforcement and life-saving service of the Coast Guard, is powered with four 1600 horsepower motors and is capable of doing 35 miles an hour, 5/17/1937

New Coast Guard boat capable of 35 miles an hour. Washington, D.C., Ma...

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cook of El Rito in galley of packet boat on lower Mississippi River

Cook of El Rito in galley of packet boat on lower Mississippi River

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

A group of men standing on a dock next to a boat, Louisiana. Farmers during Great Depression

A group of men standing on a dock next to a boat, Louisiana. Farmers d...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Negro stevedores sleeping on pile of lumber on bow of packet boat on Mississippi River below New Orleans, "El Rito"

Negro stevedores sleeping on pile of lumber on bow of packet boat on M...

Public domain photograph related to race relations, African Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A couple of men standing on top of a wooden dock, Louisiana. Farmers during Great Depression

A couple of men standing on top of a wooden dock, Louisiana. Farmers d...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a worker, construction, carpenter, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Pilot stepping from pilot boat to dock, Pilottown, Louisiana

Pilot stepping from pilot boat to dock, Pilottown, Louisiana

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a dock, harbor, boats, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Aerial tug boat, which tows gliders for Marine pilots in training out of Page Field, Parris Island, S.C.

Aerial tug boat, which tows gliders for Marine pilots in training out ...

Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph - historical image of North Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image ... More

A couple of men standing on top of a boat, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A couple of men standing on top of a boat, Great Depression. FSA/OWI P...

Picryl description: Public domain image of industrial or agricultural worker, 1930s, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

Manuel Zorra, known as one of the best fishermen on the Cape, who in spite of bad fishing conditions, still keeps himself going by running a small boat with a minimum of crew, frequently by himself. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Manuel Zorra, known as one of the best fishermen on the Cape, who in s...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Detroit, Michigan. A Venetian night party at the Detroit yacht club, whose members represent the wealthier class of manufacturers and their friends. Sailing boat

Detroit, Michigan. A Venetian night party at the Detroit yacht club, w...

Public domain scan of print depicting a sailboat or small ship, seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Entrance to the town pier before the arrival of the Boston boat. The policeman is an institution, knows everybody, even every summer visitor. The boys wait for the chance of carrying somebody's baggage. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Entrance to the town pier before the arrival of the Boston boat. The p...

Public domain image of personnel, army, group of people in uniform, parade, historic place, military activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

A black and white photo of people on a boat, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of people on a boat, Great Depression. FSA/OWI...

Public domain photograph related to Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A group of people standing on top of a boat, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A group of people standing on top of a boat, Great Depression. FSA/OWI...

Public domain photograph related to Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Shopping for victory with war bonds. This is a war bond in action! That ashcan hurtling through the air, fired from a Y gun on a PC boat, is a depth charge containing potential death for a lurking submarine. It is in action because somebody bought $105 worth of war bonds. That's what the "ashcan" cost

Shopping for victory with war bonds. This is a war bond in action! Tha...

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s US industrial development, Second World War, US war production, indusry, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a group of people, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a group of people, Great Depression. FSA/OW...

Public domain photograph related to Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Workers entering plant at afternoon change of shift. Electric Boat Works, Groton, Connecticut

Workers entering plant at afternoon change of shift. Electric Boat Wor...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an office worker, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Assault boat Production. Building assault boats for U.S. Marine Corps. Women workers apply preservative waterproof paint to bottom of boat which is nearing completion. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Assault boat Production. Building assault boats for U.S. Marine Corps....

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s US industrial development, Second World War, US war production, indusry, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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