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Reverend S.A. Crane, Glass negative photograph, American Civil War time.

Reverend S.A. Crane, Glass negative photograph, American Civil War tim...

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

[Cannonball Crane, New York Giants, baseball card portrait]

[Cannonball Crane, New York Giants, baseball card portrait]

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: Goodwin & Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

Roeber and Crane Bro's Vaudeville-Athletic Co.

Roeber and Crane Bro's Vaudeville-Athletic Co.

52635 U.S. Copyright Office "Russell-Morgan Print." Caption: Beautiful, versatile Rosalie, acrobatic wonder. Created and "copyright 1898 by The U.S. Printing Co., Cin., U.S.A." No. 3340. Forms part of: Theatric... More

CRANE, F.E. JUDGE - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

CRANE, F.E. JUDGE - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

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

CRANE, F.E. JUDGE - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

CRANE, F.E. JUDGE - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

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

Wilson & Senator Crane - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Wilson & Senator Crane - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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

Chas. Crane - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Chas. Crane - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Photograph shows businessman Charles Richard Crane (1858-1939). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2013)

Giant crane "Hercules", Newport News

Giant crane "Hercules", Newport News

Public domain photograph of industrial building, factory, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

William H. Crane - Public domain photograph, glass negative

William H. Crane - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Photograph shows American actor William Henry Crane (1845-1928). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2013)

Kelly Creek, West Virginia. Oil and gas wells

Kelly Creek, West Virginia. Oil and gas wells

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

Steel mill, Massillon, Ohio. Magnetic crane

Steel mill, Massillon, Ohio. Magnetic crane

Public domain photograph - American industrial history, 1930s-1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Decatur, Alabama. Ingalls Shipbuilding Company. Crane operator in the yard

Decatur, Alabama. Ingalls Shipbuilding Company. Crane operator in the ...

Public domain photograph of industrial architecture, factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Decatur, Alabama. Ingalls Shipbuilding Company. Crane operator in the yard

Decatur, Alabama. Ingalls Shipbuilding Company. Crane operator in the ...

Public domain photograph of industrial architecture, factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Transformer manufacture. Forming the heart of the giant transformers which manufacture power for America's war production plants, these spools of copper wire are lifted by a crane, guided into place by a worker. Westinghouse, Sharon, Pennsylvania

Transformer manufacture. Forming the heart of the giant transformers w...

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

Hanna furnaces of the Great Lakes Steel Corporation. Detroit, Michigan. Giant crane for transporting ore and coal

Hanna furnaces of the Great Lakes Steel Corporation. Detroit, Michigan...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a miner, coal mine, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Buffalo, New York. Beverly Ann Grimm, eleven, leaves the two younger girls alone at home while she goes shopping. She is at the bank to cash her mother's check before buying the family food for Sunday. Her mother, a twenty-six year old widow, is a crane operator at Pratt and Letchworth

Buffalo, New York. Beverly Ann Grimm, eleven, leaves the two younger g...

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

Newark Housing Authority, 57 Sussex Ave., Newark, New Jersey. Stephen Crane III

Newark Housing Authority, 57 Sussex Ave., Newark, New Jersey. Stephen ...

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

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, McMyler Crane, 97 East Howard Street, Quincy, Norfolk County, MA

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, McMyler Crane, 97 East Howard S...

Significance: The McMyler Hammerhead Crane of 1916; 1929 is among the oldest and is the largest of the Quincy-Fore River Shipyard's outfitting cranes. It is significant as an excellent example of an extensivel... More

Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, 350-Ton Hammerhead Crane, League Island, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, 350-Ton Hammerhea...

Significance: The crane was the largest in the world when it was completed and is a landmark in American engineering. Roller bearings support a large circular gear mechanism located on top of the portal and all... More

Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, 350-Ton Hammerhead Crane, League Island, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, 350-Ton Hammerhea...

Significance: The crane was the largest in the world when it was completed and is a landmark in American engineering. Roller bearings support a large circular gear mechanism located on top of the portal and all... More

Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, 350-Ton Hammerhead Crane, League Island, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, 350-Ton Hammerhea...

Significance: The crane was the largest in the world when it was completed and is a landmark in American engineering. Roller bearings support a large circular gear mechanism located on top of the portal and all... More

Ichabod Crane House, 3525 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island (subdivision), Richmond County, NY

Ichabod Crane House, 3525 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island (subdivisio...

Significance: It was originally built in the early 19th century by Ozais Ansley as a small 1 1/2 story farm house. Col. Crane, a career officer in the U.S. Army, bought this building and its surrounding 5 acres... More

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, Wellman-Seaver Crane, 97 Howard Street, Quincy, Norfolk County, MA

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, Wellman-Seaver Crane, 97 Howard...

Significance: Erected in 1901, Structure No. 30S, the Wellman-Seaver Folding Gantry Crane, or Crane S-1, is significant as the oldest and longest-operating crane in the Quincy-Fore River Shipyard. Located on P... More

Nathaniel S. Crane House, 29 Clinton Road, West Caldwell, Essex County, NJ

Nathaniel S. Crane House, 29 Clinton Road, West Caldwell, Essex County...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-92 Survey number: HABS NJ-151 Building/structure dates: 1810 Initial Construction

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, XYZ Crane & Towers, 97 East Howard Street, Quincy, Norfolk County, MA

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, XYZ Crane & Towers, 97 East How...

Significance: The XYZ Crane & Towers is significant for its association with nearly 70 years of shipbuilding at the Quincy-Fore River shipyard, functioning as an assembly crane for early submarine construction ... More

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, XYZ Crane & Towers, 97 East Howard Street, Quincy, Norfolk County, MA

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, XYZ Crane & Towers, 97 East How...

Significance: The XYZ Crane & Towers is significant for its association with nearly 70 years of shipbuilding at the Quincy-Fore River shipyard, functioning as an assembly crane for early submarine construction ... More

Cherokee Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Riveter atop 250 ton crane

Cherokee Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Riveter at...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a road works, construction, excavation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

William H. Crane as Peter Stuyvesant, Governor of New Amsterdam by Brander Matthews & Bronson Howard.

William H. Crane as Peter Stuyvesant, Governor of New Amsterdam by Bra...

Created and "copyright 1899 by The Strobridge Litho. Co., Cincinnati & New York." Mainly text. N.Y. no. 8504. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, American Revolver Crane, 97 East Howard Street, Quincy, Norfolk County, MA

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, American Revolver Crane, 97 Eas...

Significance: Located on Pier 2, the oldest and primary outfitting pier in the shipyard, Structure 25S, a 37.5-ton American Revolver Crane, is significant for its association with the upgrading of the Quincy-Fo... More

William H. Crane. The Pacific mail by Paul M. Potter.

William H. Crane. The Pacific mail by Paul M. Potter.

Caption: Arrest me! Take me away! Created and "copyright 1894 by The Strobridge Lith. Co., Cincinnati & New York." Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Exterior Cranes, Waterfront Crane Track System, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Exterior Cranes, Waterfront Crane Track...

Significance: Crane use at Pearl Harbor is intrinsically tied to the construction of the dry docks and the daily functions of the dry docks and wharfs. The procurement of cranes throughout the history of Pearl ... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Exterior Cranes, Waterfront Crane Track System, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Exterior Cranes, Waterfront Crane Track...

Significance: Crane use at Pearl Harbor is intrinsically tied to the construction of the dry docks and the daily functions of the dry docks and wharfs. The procurement of cranes throughout the history of Pearl ... More

King Crane House, 159 Glenridge Avenue, Montclair, Essex County, NJ

King Crane House, 159 Glenridge Avenue, Montclair, Essex County, NJ

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-55 Survey number: HABS NJ-152 Building/structure dates: 1795 Initial Construction

John W. Berry House, Meadow Road & Crane Avenue, Rutherford, Bergen County, NJ

John W. Berry House, Meadow Road & Crane Avenue, Rutherford, Bergen Co...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-394 Survey number: HABS NJ-468 Building/structure dates: 1804 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1929 Subsequent Work

John W. Berry House, Meadow Road & Crane Avenue, Rutherford, Bergen County, NJ

John W. Berry House, Meadow Road & Crane Avenue, Rutherford, Bergen Co...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-394 Survey number: HABS NJ-468 Building/structure dates: 1804 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1929 Subsequent Work

John W. Berry House, Meadow Road & Crane Avenue, Rutherford, Bergen County, NJ

John W. Berry House, Meadow Road & Crane Avenue, Rutherford, Bergen Co...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-394 Survey number: HABS NJ-468 Building/structure dates: 1804 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1929 Subsequent Work

Bridge, with two men and a crane

Bridge, with two men and a crane

Photograph. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Public domain photograph of a bridge, arch over water, river, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Crane on construction site at edge of river]

[Crane on construction site at edge of river]

Photograph. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Public domain photograph of electric wires, power line, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Charles H. Crane, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

Charles H. Crane, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

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

Crane Public Library, Quincy, Massachusetts.

Crane Public Library, Quincy, Massachusetts.

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

Pedro Miguel locks. Auxillary crane dumping concrete, Panama Canal.

Pedro Miguel locks. Auxillary crane dumping concrete, Panama Canal.

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

Chas. R. Crane - Public domain portrait photograph

Chas. R. Crane - Public domain portrait photograph

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

Crane Wilbur and wife - Public domain  photograph

Crane Wilbur and wife - Public domain photograph

A man and a woman standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Derrick. Crane silhoutted against evening sky

Derrick. Crane silhoutted against evening sky

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

Jas. A. O'Gorman, Chas. Crane - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Jas. A. O'Gorman, Chas. Crane - Glass negative photogrpah. Public doma...

Public domain photograph of official photograph, building on the background, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man in a truck. War Poduction. Office of War Information.

A black and white photo of a man in a truck. War Poduction. Office of ...

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

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. In the foreground is the track of a two-direction overhead crane, while in the background may be seen more flexible modern cranes. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. In the foreground is the track of a two...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a construction site, industrial or commercial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Steel production. Molten steel for war industries. A ladle of molten iron is poured into an opne hearth furnace for coversion into steel. Note safety latch on the crane hook. Republic, Youngstown

Steel production. Molten steel for war industries. A ladle of molten i...

Public domain photograph of indoor, interior activity, America in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tank armor production. Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation. Farrell, Pennsylvania. Moving tank armor for our fighting forces. A small overhead crane in an Eastern mill moves a section of protective plate

Tank armor production. Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation. Farrell, P...

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

The tail assembly for a North American B-25 bomber is lowered into place from an overhead crane on the final assembly floor

The tail assembly for a North American B-25 bomber is lowered into pla...

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

Phelps Dodge refining company, El Paso, Texas. Crane lifting a sling of copper sheets

Phelps Dodge refining company, El Paso, Texas. Crane lifting a sling o...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train tracks, rail transportation, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Rags. Collection and processing. Scene in the storeroom of a large Eastern rag processing plant. An electric crane lifts the bales and places them in piles, where they await sorting. Shapiro Company, Maryland

Rags. Collection and processing. Scene in the storeroom of a large Eas...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, workshop, workers, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fort Knox. Bridge construction trucks. Engineer units of the armored forces use special trucks like this for transporting and placing treadway bridges. Equipped with winches and crane members, these vehicles make quick work of laying bridge sections on pontoons. This particular truck is in use at Fort Knox, Kentucky, where soldiers are being trained in the use of armored equipment

Fort Knox. Bridge construction trucks. Engineer units of the armored f...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military vehicle, automobile, tractor truck, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. Fabricated cables and crane

Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. Fabricated cables ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a construction site, industrial or commercial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Buffalo, New York. Mrs. Frances O'Neil, a "hooker," has been with Republic Steel since December, 1942. Hookers place slings and chains around material to be hoisted by the crane

Buffalo, New York. Mrs. Frances O'Neil, a "hooker," has been with Repu...

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

[Oriental Masonic Gardens, Wilmot Road, New Haven, Connecticut. Construction progress view, crane lowering unit into place]

[Oriental Masonic Gardens, Wilmot Road, New Haven, Connecticut. Constr...

Forms part of: The Paul Rudolph Archive. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 2001:126.

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, McMyler Crane, 97 East Howard Street, Quincy, Norfolk County, MA

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, McMyler Crane, 97 East Howard S...

Significance: The McMyler Hammerhead Crane of 1916; 1929 is among the oldest and is the largest of the Quincy-Fore River Shipyard's outfitting cranes. It is significant as an excellent example of an extensivel... More

Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, 350-Ton Hammerhead Crane, League Island, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, 350-Ton Hammerhea...

Significance: The crane was the largest in the world when it was completed and is a landmark in American engineering. Roller bearings support a large circular gear mechanism located on top of the portal and all... More

Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, 350-Ton Hammerhead Crane, League Island, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, 350-Ton Hammerhea...

Significance: The crane was the largest in the world when it was completed and is a landmark in American engineering. Roller bearings support a large circular gear mechanism located on top of the portal and all... More

Cabot Station Electric Generating Plant, Gantry Crane, Montague City Road, Turners Falls vicinity, Montague, Franklin County, MA

Cabot Station Electric Generating Plant, Gantry Crane, Montague City R...

Significance: The gantry crane is an integral part of Cabot Station, an early and substantial example of American hydroelectric engineering. When built, the plant as the largest hydroelectric facility in New E... More

Ichabod Crane House, 3525 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island (subdivision), Richmond County, NY

Ichabod Crane House, 3525 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island (subdivisio...

Significance: It was originally built in the early 19th century by Ozais Ansley as a small 1 1/2 story farm house. Col. Crane, a career officer in the U.S. Army, bought this building and its surrounding 5 acres... More

Ichabod Crane House, 3525 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island (subdivision), Richmond County, NY

Ichabod Crane House, 3525 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island (subdivisio...

Significance: It was originally built in the early 19th century by Ozais Ansley as a small 1 1/2 story farm house. Col. Crane, a career officer in the U.S. Army, bought this building and its surrounding 5 acres... More

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Portal Gantry Crane No. 55, Central Industrial Area, Farragut Avenue, Bremerton, Kitsap County, WA

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Portal Gantry Crane No. 55, Central Indust...

Significance: Portal crane No. 55 is representative of the traveling portal gantry cranes at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. The cranes are the principal hoisting devices, providing nearly all of the lifting o... More

Crane Paper Mill, Pioneer Museum, 30 South Street, Dalton, Berkshire County, MA

Crane Paper Mill, Pioneer Museum, 30 South Street, Dalton, Berkshire C...

Survey number: HABS MA-1240-A Public domain photograph of attic, house frame, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, American Revolver Crane, 97 East Howard Street, Quincy, Norfolk County, MA

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, American Revolver Crane, 97 Eas...

Significance: Located on Pier 2, the oldest and primary outfitting pier in the shipyard, Structure 25S, a 37.5-ton American Revolver Crane, is significant for its association with the upgrading of the Quincy-Fo... More

Dr. Samuel Crane Kitchen Building, 4 Orange Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

Dr. Samuel Crane Kitchen Building, 4 Orange Street, Charleston, Charle...

Survey number: HABS SC-537-A Public domain photograph - historical image of South Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Crane House, 124 Union Avenue, North, Cranford, Union County, NJ

Crane House, 124 Union Avenue, North, Cranford, Union County, NJ

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-102 Survey number: HABS NJ-189 Building/structure dates: 1867 Initial Construction

United Engineering Company Shipyard, Crane, 2900 Main Street, Alameda, Alameda County, CA

United Engineering Company Shipyard, Crane, 2900 Main Street, Alameda,...

Significance: The crane is a contributing structure in the United Engineering Company Shipyard historic district that has been determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. The United Engin... More

King Crane House, 159 Glenridge Avenue, Montclair, Essex County, NJ

King Crane House, 159 Glenridge Avenue, Montclair, Essex County, NJ

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-55 Survey number: HABS NJ-152 Building/structure dates: 1795 Initial Construction

King Crane House, 159 Glenridge Avenue, Montclair, Essex County, NJ

King Crane House, 159 Glenridge Avenue, Montclair, Essex County, NJ

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-55 Survey number: HABS NJ-152 Building/structure dates: 1795 Initial Construction

John W. Berry House, Meadow Road & Crane Avenue, Rutherford, Bergen County, NJ

John W. Berry House, Meadow Road & Crane Avenue, Rutherford, Bergen Co...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-394 Survey number: HABS NJ-468 Building/structure dates: 1804 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1929 Subsequent Work

[Crane by river with ships nearby (Washington Aqueduct?)]

[Crane by river with ships nearby (Washington Aqueduct?)]

Photograph. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Public domain photograph of a ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Charles Henry Crane to James King, Wednesday, June 22, 1864  (Medical officer for Pennsylvania regiment)
Gantry crane, Great Lakes Engineering Works

Gantry crane, Great Lakes Engineering Works

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial equipment, workshop, assembly line, factory, power engine, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Great crane, Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia

The Great crane, Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia

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

Incidental features of engineering and other projects are designed with great care for their functional and aesthetic adequacy. The gantry crane shown here is typical of many more or less similar ones on TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) properties

Incidental features of engineering and other projects are designed wit...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial equipment, workshop, assembly line, factory, power engine, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Working on housing display. These representatives of the Manufacturers' Housing Display Council and the Treasury Department discuss methods of stimulating building to care for a shortage of houses indicated in a recent survey. From the left: Peter Grimm, assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury; Russell G. Creviston, chairman of the council, and Marshall Adams, Vice Chairman. Creviston is a Crane Co., official, and Adams is with American Radiator Co. Grimm is President of William A White & Sons of New York, who has been loaned to the Treasury Department, 10/30/35

Working on housing display. These representatives of the Manufacturers...

A black and white photo of three men in suits. Public domain portrait photograph, 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 image of industrial or agricultural worker, 1930s, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

A man standing next to a pile of sticks, Louisiana. Farmers during Great Depression

A man standing next to a pile of sticks, Louisiana. Farmers during Gre...

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

Ross Crane House, Pulaski at Washington St., Athens, Clarke County, Georgia

Ross Crane House, Pulaski at Washington St., Athens, Clarke County, Ge...

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s house, porch, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). Right through the metal cute this acetylene torch, directed by the skilled hands of one of the thousands of workers in the yard. This plate will be taken by an overhead crane to the building ways, where it will become a part of one of the Navy's new battlecraft

Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). Right through the metal cute this ac...

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

Shipbuilding (Newport News). These four workers are guiding a steel plate through a punch press. When they are through, the plate will go out to the steel plate section, and thence by overhead crane to the building ways

Shipbuilding (Newport News). These four workers are guiding a steel pl...

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

Transformer manufacture. Forming the heart of the giant transformers which manufacture power for America's war production plants, these spools of copper wire are lifted by a crane, guided into place by a worker. Westinghouse, Sharon, Pennsylvania

Transformer manufacture. Forming the heart of the giant transformers w...

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.

A poster comes to life. The very life of each of these men depends upon the other. Soldier, steel worker, sailor, their destinies are interdependent in America's all-out war against the Axis. Sergeant French L. Vineyard, welder George Woolslayer and Aviation-radio Chief John Marshall Evans stand against the smoking chimneys of a steel mill, watching an electro-magnetic crane loading steel scrap into waiting cars

A poster comes to life. The very life of each of these men depends upo...

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

Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. Ship crane boom making a lift from the deck

Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. Ship crane boom ma...

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

Beaumont, Texas. Crane operator at the International Creosoting Company

Beaumont, Texas. Crane operator at the International Creosoting Compan...

Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Buffalo, New York. Beverly Ann Grimm, eleven, leaving the store after making the family purchases from a list left that morning by her twenty-six year old widowed mother who is a crane operator at Pratt and Letchworth. Here she submits ration coupons to the grocer for what she has purchased

Buffalo, New York. Beverly Ann Grimm, eleven, leaving the store after ...

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

Buffalo, New York. The Grimm children doing the housework. Their mother, a twenty-six year old widow, is a crane operator at Pratt and Letchworth

Buffalo, New York. The Grimm children doing the housework. Their mothe...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children of farmers, migrant workers, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of two little girls in a kitchen. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of two little girls in a kitchen. Office of Wa...

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

Buffalo, New York. Mrs. Grimm, a twenty-six year old widow, with six children under twelve, is a crane operator in a war plant. Her two youngest children live in a foster home during the week. Their foster mother, Mrs. Hehr, gave a birthday party for Mona, two

Buffalo, New York. Mrs. Grimm, a twenty-six year old widow, with six c...

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

Buffalo, New York. Mrs. Grimm, a twenty-six year old widow with six children who is a crane operator at Pratt and Letchworth, occasionally has her hair done after work

Buffalo, New York. Mrs. Grimm, a twenty-six year old widow with six ch...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty during the Great Depression, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Gloucester, Massachusetts. Unloading redfish by motored crane on a dock

Gloucester, Massachusetts. Unloading redfish by motored crane on a doc...

Public domain photograph of building construction site, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Newark Housing Authority, 57 Sussex Ave., Newark, New Jersey. Stephen Crane II

Newark Housing Authority, 57 Sussex Ave., Newark, New Jersey. Stephen ...

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

Bergen generating station, Ridgefield, New Jersey. From crane II

Bergen generating station, Ridgefield, New Jersey. From crane II

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power station, dam, electric generator, industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Jan Sudol preparing tube for removal from the lathe using  the small crane.

Jan Sudol preparing tube for removal from the lathe using the small c...

Forms part of a group of images documenting the daily work activities of people at Watson Machine International, a machine tool manufacturing company located at 74 Railroad Avenue, Paterson, NJ, on August 6, 1994.

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, McMyler Crane, 97 East Howard Street, Quincy, Norfolk County, MA

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, McMyler Crane, 97 East Howard S...

Significance: The McMyler Hammerhead Crane of 1916; 1929 is among the oldest and is the largest of the Quincy-Fore River Shipyard's outfitting cranes. It is significant as an excellent example of an extensivel... More

Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, 350-Ton Hammerhead Crane, League Island, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, 350-Ton Hammerhea...

Significance: The crane was the largest in the world when it was completed and is a landmark in American engineering. Roller bearings support a large circular gear mechanism located on top of the portal and all... More

Cabot Station Electric Generating Plant, Gantry Crane, Montague City Road, Turners Falls vicinity, Montague, Franklin County, MA

Cabot Station Electric Generating Plant, Gantry Crane, Montague City R...

Significance: The gantry crane is an integral part of Cabot Station, an early and substantial example of American hydroelectric engineering. When built, the plant as the largest hydroelectric facility in New E... More

Cabot Station Electric Generating Plant, Gantry Crane, Montague City Road, Turners Falls vicinity, Montague, Franklin County, MA

Cabot Station Electric Generating Plant, Gantry Crane, Montague City R...

Significance: The gantry crane is an integral part of Cabot Station, an early and substantial example of American hydroelectric engineering. When built, the plant as the largest hydroelectric facility in New E... More

Cabot Station Electric Generating Plant, Gantry Crane, Montague City Road, Turners Falls vicinity, Montague, Franklin County, MA

Cabot Station Electric Generating Plant, Gantry Crane, Montague City R...

Significance: The gantry crane is an integral part of Cabot Station, an early and substantial example of American hydroelectric engineering. When built, the plant as the largest hydroelectric facility in New E... More

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