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A noontime rest for a full-fledged assembly worker at the Long Beach, Calif., plant of Douglas Aircraft Company

A noontime rest for a full-fledged assembly worker at the Long Beach, ...

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A train bringing copper ore out of the mine, Ducktown, Tenn. Fumes from smelting copper for sulfuric acid have destroyed all vegetation and eroded the land

A train bringing copper ore out of the mine, Ducktown, Tenn. Fumes fro...

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Switch boxes on the firewalls of B-25 bombers are assembled by women workers at North American [Aviation, Inc.]'s Inglewood, Calif., plant

Switch boxes on the firewalls of B-25 bombers are assembled by women w...

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Homesteader feeding his daughter at the Pie Town, New Mexico Fair free barbeque

Homesteader feeding his daughter at the Pie Town, New Mexico Fair free...

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Santa Fe R.R. line going to Albuquerque, New Mexico, past the Isleta Indian reservation, Isleta, N[ew] Mex[ico]

Santa Fe R.R. line going to Albuquerque, New Mexico, past the Isleta I...

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War production workers at the Heil Company making gasoline trailer tanks for the U.S. Army Air Corps, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Elizabeth Little, age 30, the mother of two children, spraying small parts. Her husband runs a farm

War production workers at the Heil Company making gasoline trailer tan...

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Loading a freighter with coal at one of the three coal docks owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad, Sandusky, Ohio

Loading a freighter with coal at one of the three coal docks owned by ...

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General view of yard and some of the locomotive shop of the C & NW RR at 40th Street. On the tracks on the right are three streamliners, crack trains, Chicago, Ill.

General view of yard and some of the locomotive shop of the C & NW RR ...

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War production workers at the Vilter [Manufacturing] Company making M5 and M7 guns for the U.S. Army, Milwaukee, Wis. Ex-stage orchestra musician, checking an M7 gun with gage, after turning out on a gun lathe. Her two brothers and husband are in the service

War production workers at the Vilter [Manufacturing] Company making M5...

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Pearl Harbor widows have gone into war work to carry on the fight with a personal vengeance, Corpus Christi, Texas. Mrs. Virginia Young (right) whose husband was one of the first casualties of World War II, is a supervisor in the Assembly and Repairs Department of the Naval Air Base. Her job is to find convenient and comfortable living quarters for women workers from out of the state, like Ethel Mann, who operates an electric drill

Pearl Harbor widows have gone into war work to carry on the fight with...

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Mrs. Bill Stagg with state quilt that she made, Pie Town, New Mexico. A community settled by about 200 migrant Texas and Oklahoma farmers who filed homestead claims ... Mrs. Stagg helps her husband in the field with plowing planting, weeding corn and harvesting beans. She quilts while she rests during the noon hour.

Mrs. Bill Stagg with state quilt that she made, Pie Town, New Mexico. ...

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Nearly exhausted sulphur vat from which railroad cars are loaded, Freeport Sulphur Co., Hoskins Mound, Texas

Nearly exhausted sulphur vat from which railroad cars are loaded, Free...

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Living quarters and "juke joint" for migratory workers, a slack season; Belle Glade, Fla.

Living quarters and "juke joint" for migratory workers, a slack season...

Photograph shows man standing to left with gun. Signs advertise Ice Cold Jax Ale Beer Stout and Ice Cold Coca Cola.

Migratory laborers outside of a "juke joint" during a slack season, Belle Glade, Fla.

Migratory laborers outside of a "juke joint" during a slack season, Be...

Photograph shows man standing at left with a gun. Signs advertise Ice Cold Jax Ale Beer Stout, Royal Crown Cola, and Ice Cold Coca-Cola.

General view of one of the classification yards of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, Chicago, Ill.

General view of one of the classification yards of the Chicago and Nor...

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Santa Fe RR freight train about to leave for the West Coast from Corwith yard, Chicago, Ill., Santa Fe R.R. trip

Santa Fe RR freight train about to leave for the West Coast from Corwi...

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General view of part of the South Water street freight depot of the Illinois Central Railroad, Chicago, Ill. A C and O R.R. caboose. the C and O is one of the railroads that lease terminal facilities from the I.C.R.R

General view of part of the South Water street freight depot of the Il...

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General view of part of the South Water Street freight depot of the Illinois Central Railroad, Chicago, Ill.

General view of part of the South Water Street freight depot of the Il...

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View of the Utah Copper Company open-pit mine workings at Carr Fork, as seen from the railroad, Bingham Canyon, Utah

View of the Utah Copper Company open-pit mine workings at Carr Fork, a...

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Lunchtime brings a few minutes of rest for these women workers of the assembly line at Douglas Aircraft Company's plant, Long Beach, Calif. Sand bags for protection against air raid form the background. Most important of the many types of aircraft made at this plant are the B-17F ("Flying Fortress") heavy bomber, the A-20 ("Havoc") assault bomber, and the C-47 heavy transport plane for the carrying of troops and cargo

Lunchtime brings a few minutes of rest for these women workers of the ...

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Sugar cane worker in the rich field, vicinity of Guanica, Puerto Rico

Sugar cane worker in the rich field, vicinity of Guanica, Puerto Rico

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Freight cars being maneuvered in a Chicago and Northwestern railroad yard, Chicago, Ill.

Freight cars being maneuvered in a Chicago and Northwestern railroad y...

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Loading a lake freighter with coal at the Pennsylvania R.R. coal docks, for shipment to other Great Lake ports, Sandusky, Ohio

Loading a lake freighter with coal at the Pennsylvania R.R. coal docks...

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World's Fair. Singing Tower of Light at night

World's Fair. Singing Tower of Light at night

Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The New York World's Fair was a large international exposition held in New York City... More

World's Fair. Arctic Girl's tomb of ice I

World's Fair. Arctic Girl's tomb of ice I

The New York World's Fair was a large international exposition held in New York City, United States in 1939-1940. The 1939-1940 World's Fair was themed "The World of Tomorrow" and featured pavilions and exhibit... More

Serving up the barbeque at the Pie Town, New Mexico, Fair

Serving up the barbeque at the Pie Town, New Mexico, Fair

Photo shows in background from right to left: a 1938 Chevrolet, a 1938 Pontiac, and a 1940 Ford. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2009)

Sugar cane workers resting at the noon hour, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico

Sugar cane workers resting at the noon hour, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico

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Women wipers of the Chicago and North Western Railroad cleaning one of the giant "H" class locomotives, Clinton, Iowa. Mrs. Marcella Hart and Mrs. Viola Sievers

Women wipers of the Chicago and North Western Railroad cleaning one of...

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Women workers employed as wipers in the roundhouse having lunch in their rest room, C. & N.W. R.R., Clinton, Iowa

Women workers employed as wipers in the roundhouse having lunch in the...

Photograph shows Marcella Hart at left, Mrs. Elibia Siematter at right.

The freight house at a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad yard. In the foreground are old cars used as living quarters for some yard workers and itinerant help; Chicago, Ill.

The freight house at a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad yard. In the ...

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Santa Fe R.R. freight train about to leave for the West Coast from Corwith yard, Chicago, Ill.

Santa Fe R.R. freight train about to leave for the West Coast from Cor...

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

Team pulling a car out of the mud; the roads near Pie Town, New Mexico are not improved

Team pulling a car out of the mud; the roads near Pie Town, New Mexico...

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Getting ready to serve the barbeque dinner at the Pie Town, New Mexico Fair

Getting ready to serve the barbeque dinner at the Pie Town, New Mexico...

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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...

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Loading coal into a freighter at one of the Pennsylvania Railroad docks, Sandusky, Ohio

Loading coal into a freighter at one of the Pennsylvania Railroad dock...

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Flagman standing at a distance behind a Santa Fe R.R. west bound freight train during a stop, Bagdad, Calif.

Flagman standing at a distance behind a Santa Fe R.R. west bound freig...

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Negro migratory workers by a "juke joint" (?), Belle Glade, Fla.

Negro migratory workers by a "juke joint" (?), Belle Glade, Fla.

Photograph shows signs advertise Atlantic Ale and Beer, Royal Crown Cola and Nehi.

Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railroad conductor George E. Burton and engineer J.W. Edwards comparing time before pulling out of Corwith railroad yard for Chillicothe, Illinois; Chicago, Ill.

Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railroad conductor George E. Burton and...

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Indiana Harbor Belt RR, switch engine in yard near Calumet park stockyards, Calumet City (near Chicago), Ill.

Indiana Harbor Belt RR, switch engine in yard near Calumet park stocky...

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Railroad cars loaded with sulphur, Freeport Sulphur Co., Hoskins Mound, Texas

Railroad cars loaded with sulphur, Freeport Sulphur Co., Hoskins Mound...

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Indiana Harbor Belt R.R., switch engine in yard near Calumet Park stockyards, Calumet City (near Chicago), Ill.

Indiana Harbor Belt R.R., switch engine in yard near Calumet Park stoc...

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A east bound Union Pacific railroad freight train waiting in a siding, Alray, Calif. Coming up through Cajon Pass. The Santa Fe tracks are used by the Union Pacific as far east as Daggett, Calif. Santa Fe R.R. trip

A east bound Union Pacific railroad freight train waiting in a siding,...

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Rodeo at the Pie Town, New Mexico Fair

Rodeo at the Pie Town, New Mexico Fair

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General view of part of the South Water street Illinois Central Railroad freight terminal, Chicago, Ill.

General view of part of the South Water street Illinois Central Railro...

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One of the cuts through the mountains, near Cajon, Calif., Cajon Pass, Calif.

One of the cuts through the mountains, near Cajon, Calif., Cajon Pass,...

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C & NW RR, railroad worker cultivating the small Victory garden in the Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill.

C & NW RR, railroad worker cultivating the small Victory garden in the...

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Melrose Park (near Chicago), Ill, C&NWRR. William London has been a railroad worker 25 years - now working at the roundhouse at the Proviso yards

Melrose Park (near Chicago), Ill, C&NWRR. William London has been a ra...

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A Chicago and Northwestern railroad roundhouse, Chicago, Ill.

A Chicago and Northwestern railroad roundhouse, Chicago, Ill.

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Loading coal into a lake freighter at the Pennsylvania Railroad docks, Sandusky, Ohio

Loading coal into a lake freighter at the Pennsylvania Railroad docks,...

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Westbound freight train stopping for water, Melrose, N[ew] Mex[ico]

Westbound freight train stopping for water, Melrose, N[ew] Mex[ico]

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Sugar cane workers resting, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico

Sugar cane workers resting, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico

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A train pulling out of the freight house at C & NW RR's Proviso(?) yard, Chicago, Ill.

A train pulling out of the freight house at C & NW RR's Proviso(?) yar...

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Railroad cars and factory buildings in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Railroad cars and factory buildings in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

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Loading coal into a lake freighter at the Pennsylvania Railroad docks, Sandusky, Ohio

Loading coal into a lake freighter at the Pennsylvania Railroad docks,...

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Part of the cowling for one of the motors for a B-25 bomber is assembled in the engine department of North American [Aviation, Inc.]'s Inglewood, Calif., plant

Part of the cowling for one of the motors for a B-25 bomber is assembl...

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Truck trailers line up at a freight house to load and unload goods from the Chicago and Northwestern railroad, Chicago, Ill.

Truck trailers line up at a freight house to load and unload goods fro...

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Locomotive lubrication chart in the laboratory of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. The laboratory assistant in foreground is working at a precision balance. Chicago, Ill

Locomotive lubrication chart in the laboratory of the Chicago and Nort...

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General view of one of the yards of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad, Chicago, Ill.

General view of one of the yards of the Chicago and Northwestern railr...

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Trucks unloading at the inbound freight house of the Illinois Central Railroad, South Water Street freight terminal, Chicago, Ill.

Trucks unloading at the inbound freight house of the Illinois Central ...

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General view of part of the South Water street freight depot of the Illinois Central Railroad, Chicago, Ill. A C and O R.R. caboose. the C and O is one of the railroads that lease terminal facilities from the I.C.R.R

General view of part of the South Water street freight depot of the Il...

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Chicago and Northwestern railroad locomotive shops, Chicago, Ill.

Chicago and Northwestern railroad locomotive shops, Chicago, Ill.

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Houses which have been condemned by the Board of Health but are still occupied by Negro migratory workers, Belle Glade, Fla.

Houses which have been condemned by the Board of Health but are still ...

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Loading oranges into refrigerator car at a co-op orange packing plant

Loading oranges into refrigerator car at a co-op orange packing plant

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Tying a ribbon on a calf's tail was one of the feature attractions at the Pie Town, New Mexico Fair rodeo

Tying a ribbon on a calf's tail was one of the feature attractions at ...

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People at the Fair, Pie Town, New Mexico

People at the Fair, Pie Town, New Mexico

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Santa Fe R.R. going through Yucca, Arizona; a watering and refueling stop

Santa Fe R.R. going through Yucca, Arizona; a watering and refueling s...

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Passing a section house along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railroad, Encino vicinity, New Mexico

Passing a section house along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railr...

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Daniel Senise throwing a switch while at work in an Indiana Harbor Belt Line railroad yard

Daniel Senise throwing a switch while at work in an Indiana Harbor Bel...

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General view of the city and the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad, Amarillo, Texas. Santa Fe R.R. trip

General view of the city and the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railro...

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C & NW RR, working on a locomotive at the 40th Street railroad shops, Chicago, Ill.

C & NW RR, working on a locomotive at the 40th Street railroad shops, ...

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Sugar cane workers, vicinity of Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico

Sugar cane workers, vicinity of Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico

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Shacks of Negro migratory workers, Belle Glade, Fla.

Shacks of Negro migratory workers, Belle Glade, Fla.

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In the roundhouse at a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad yard, Chicago, Ill.

In the roundhouse at a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad yard, Chicago...

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In the roundhouse at a yard of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad, Chicago, Ill.

In the roundhouse at a yard of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad, ...

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Freight cars at the South Water Street Illinois Central Railroad terminal, Chicago, Ill.

Freight cars at the South Water Street Illinois Central Railroad termi...

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Cleaning an engine near the roundhouse, C. M. St. P. & P. R.R., Bensenville, Ill.

Cleaning an engine near the roundhouse, C. M. St. P. & P. R.R., Bensen...

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General view of one of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad classification yards, Chicago, Ill.

General view of one of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad classific...

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General view of one of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad yards, Chicago, Ill.

General view of one of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad yards, Ch...

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Pennsylvania R.R. ore docks, a "Hulett" unloader in operation, Cleveland, Ohio

Pennsylvania R.R. ore docks, a "Hulett" unloader in operation, Clevela...

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A freight train stopping for coal and water at a siding enroute to Gallup, New Mexico, near Laguna, N.M.

A freight train stopping for coal and water at a siding enroute to Gal...

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A young worker at the C & NW RR 40th Street shops, Chicago, Ill.

A young worker at the C & NW RR 40th Street shops, Chicago, Ill.

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General view of part of the South Water Street freight depot of the Illinois Central Railroad, Chicago, Ill.

General view of part of the South Water Street freight depot of the Il...

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Worker inspecting a locomotive on a pit in the roundhouse at the C & NW RR's Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill.

Worker inspecting a locomotive on a pit in the roundhouse at the C & N...

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C & NW RR, railroad workers cultivating a little Victory garden at Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill.

C & NW RR, railroad workers cultivating a little Victory garden at Pro...

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Freight Depot of the U.S. Army consolidating station, Chicago, Ill.

Freight Depot of the U.S. Army consolidating station, Chicago, Ill.

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World's Fair. Theme Center and statue of George Washington, viewed from Court of Peace

World's Fair. Theme Center and statue of George Washington, viewed fro...

The New York World's Fair was a large international exposition held in New York City, United States in 1939-1940. The 1939-1940 World's Fair was themed "The World of Tomorrow" and featured pavilions and exhibit... More

War production worker at the Vilter [Manufacturing] Company making M5 and M7 guns for the U.S. Army, Milwaukee, Wis. Ex-housewife, age 49, now doing bench work on small gun parts. Son [is] Second L[ieutenan]t, Son-in-law, Capt[ain] in Army

War production worker at the Vilter [Manufacturing] Company making M5 ...

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Houses which have been condemned by the Board of Health, but are still occupied by Negro Migratory workers, Belle Glade, Fla.

Houses which have been condemned by the Board of Health, but are still...

Photograph shows sign advertising 666 Colds Fevers and Sweet Scotch Snuff.

Landscape along the Santa Fe R.R., Willard, N[ew] Mex[ico]

Landscape along the Santa Fe R.R., Willard, N[ew] Mex[ico]

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Working inside the nose of a PBY, Elmer J. Pace is learning the construction of Navy planes, Corpus Christi, Texas. As an NYA trainee at the Naval Air Base, he gets practical experience. After about eight weeks, he will go into civil service as a sheet metal worker

Working inside the nose of a PBY, Elmer J. Pace is learning the constr...

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Workers on the Liberator Bombers, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., [Fort Worth, Texas]

Workers on the Liberator Bombers, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., [Fort W...

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Workers leaving Pennsylvania shipyards, Beaumont, Texas

Workers leaving Pennsylvania shipyards, Beaumont, Texas

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C & NW RR, working on a locomotive at the 40th Street railroad shops, Chicago, Ill.

C & NW RR, working on a locomotive at the 40th Street railroad shops, ...

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Hump master in a Chicago and Northwestern railroad yard operating a signal switch system which extends the length of the hump track. He is thus able to control movements of locomotives pushing the train over the hump from his post at the hump office; Chicago, Ill.

Hump master in a Chicago and Northwestern railroad yard operating a si...

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Grain elevators along the route of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad, Amarillo, Texas. Santa Fe trip

Grain elevators along the route of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe ...

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A completely overhauled engine on the transfer table at the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad locomotive shops, Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is now ready to go into service

A completely overhauled engine on the transfer table at the Atchison, ...

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Families of migratory workers in front of their row shelters, FSA ... labor camp, Robstown, Tex.

Families of migratory workers in front of their row shelters, FSA ... ...

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Grace was said before the barbeque was served at the Pie Town, New Mexico Fair

Grace was said before the barbeque was served at the Pie Town, New Mex...

Photo shows 1935 Ford parked in background. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2009)

Apparatus used at the laboratory at the C & NW RR's 40th Street yards for analysing solutions of metals used in locomotives and the railroad plant, in general, Chicago, Ill.

Apparatus used at the laboratory at the C & NW RR's 40th Street yards ...

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Working on a switch engine at the 40th Street shops of the C & NW RR., Chicago, Ill.

Working on a switch engine at the 40th Street shops of the C & NW RR.,...

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