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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. This excavator can dig foundation for two four-unit buildings in eight hours, an operation that would require several days by hand. Foundations go down five feet for cement support blocks. The ground between the foundation blocks is later forked preparatory to receiving a cinder filling. Since there is no basement, the cinders afford a solid base for concrete flooring

Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. This excavator can dig foundation...

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

Conversion. Floor waxer plant. Formerly producing floor waxing and polishing machines, this small Eastern factory is now one of the America's myriad plants devoted to production of small machine parts for war purposes. Foreseeing possibilities of shortage of aluminum (necessary for polishing equipment), this factory's owner sought defense subcontracts many months ago, he is now operating twenty-two hours a day with a crew of thirty workers, a distinct improvement over his previous eight hours, three-worker days. Floorola Products Inc., York, Pennsylvania

Conversion. Floor waxer plant. Formerly producing floor waxing and pol...

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

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). There's no household task too arduous for this 1942-style American mother who spends eight hours a day working at the Frankford Arsenal to smash the Axis. When those banisters need cleaning and polishing, they get cleaned and polished by the lady of the house

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). There's no household task too arduous for t...

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

A scene in the Ford foundry, Detroit, Michigan. The foundry covers seventeen acres of land. Twenty-five tons of molten metal can be poured here every twenty-four hours. Worker in this photo is filling piston moulds. Twenty thousand pistons are cast every eight hours

A scene in the Ford foundry, Detroit, Michigan. The foundry covers sev...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Informa... More

Albuquerque, New Mexico. At the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad tie treating plant. Black ties have just come out of the retort where they were treated for eight hours. Light colored ties are about to go into the retort

Albuquerque, New Mexico. At the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad...

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

At the Santa Fe R.R. tie plant, Albuquerque, N[ew] Mex[ico]. The ties made of pine and fir, are seasoned for eight months. The steaming black ties in the center have just come from the retort where they have been impregnated with creosote for eight hours. This plant has a capacity of 100,000 ties per month; is currently producing 80,000

At the Santa Fe R.R. tie plant, Albuquerque, N[ew] Mex[ico]. The ties ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

San Bernardino, California. Precooling Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad refrigerator cars at the ice plant. Precooling lasts from four to eight hours depending upon the shippers request. Air at twenty degrees Farenheit is blown in one end and out the other. This action is reversed every fifteen minutes. 1000 cubic feet of air goes through the car per minute

San Bernardino, California. Precooling Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe R...

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

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). Although she spends eight hours a day preparing ammunition for America's fighting forces, Eva Smuda has plenty of energy left after work to keep the lawn in shape

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). Although she spends eight hours a day prepa...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a garden, gardening, agriculture, plants, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). Although she spends eight hours a day preparing ammunition for America's fighting forces, Eva Smuda has plenty of energy left after work to keep the lawn in shape

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). Although she spends eight hours a day prepa...

Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Divisi... More

Orange, Texas. "Sleeping fathers" nursery school. These children are at the nursery school from 8 a. m. until 4 p.m. while their fathers who work on the night shift at the shipyards get their eight hours sleep in quiet homes

Orange, Texas. "Sleeping fathers" nursery school. These children are a...

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

Albuquerque, New Mexico. At the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad tie treating plant. The steaming black ties on the left have just come out of the retorts after having been treated for eight hours

Albuquerque, New Mexico. At the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad...

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 and a woman - FSA / Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a man and a woman - FSA / Office of War Inf...

Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Divisi... More

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). There's no household task too arduous for this 1942-style American mother who spends eight hours a day working at the Frankford Arsenal to smash the Axis. When those banisters need cleaning and polishing, they get cleaned and polished by the lady of the house

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). There's no household task too arduous for t...

Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Divisi... More

At the Santa Fe R.R. tie plant, Albuquerque, New Mexico. The ties made of pine and fir, are seasoned for eight months. The steaming black ties in the center have just come from the retort where they have been impregnated with creosote for eight hours. This plant has a capacity of 100,000 ties per month; is currently producing 80,000

At the Santa Fe R.R. tie plant, Albuquerque, New Mexico. The ties made...

12002-7. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Addi... More

California shipyard workers. Eight hours of work in a Richmond, California shipyard find these two workers grateful for the calm and quiet of the ferry trip back to San Francisco

California shipyard workers. Eight hours of work in a Richmond, Califo...

Picryl description: Public domain image of San Francisco during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Conversion. Floor waxer plant. Formerly producing floor waxing and polishing machines, this small Eastern factory is now one of the America's myriad plants devoted to production of small machine parts for war purposes. Foreseeing possibilities of shortage of aluminum (necessary for polishing equipment), this factory's owner sought defense subcontracts many months ago, he is now operating twenty-two hours a day with a crew of thirty workers, a distinct improvement over his previous eight hours, three-worker days. Floorola Products Inc., York, Pennsylvania

Conversion. Floor waxer plant. Formerly producing floor waxing and pol...

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

Orange, Texas. "Sleeping fathers" nursery school. These children are at the nursery school from 8 a. m. until 4 p.m. while their fathers who work on the night shift at the shipyards get their eight hours sleep in quiet homes

Orange, Texas. "Sleeping fathers" nursery school. These children are a...

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

Albuquerque, New Mexico. At the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad tie treating plant. Black ties have just come out of the retort where they were treated for eight hours. Light colored ties are about to go into the retort

Albuquerque, New Mexico. At the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad...

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