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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

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

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

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

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