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New York, New York. Composing room of the New York Times newspaper. Mats are checked for faults and blemishes

New York, New York. Composing room of the New York Times newspaper. Ma...

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

Conversion. Flooring to gunstocks. Stocks for Army rifles. A large walnut slab, known as a flitch, is marked for the cutting out of sound planes for gunstocks. Light chalk marks indicate defects. Black marks are the outlines to which selected sections for "rifle furniture" will be cut. Because of knots, swirls, twisted grain and other faults, only a small percentage of the flitch can be used. Louisville, Kentucky

Conversion. Flooring to gunstocks. Stocks for Army rifles. A large wal...

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

Civilian defense. Fire prevention. Fires caused by faulty electrical wiring and the misuse of electrical equipment cost the United States 26 million dollars last year. A total of 55,000 fires were started by overheated irons, defective lamp cords, overloaded and improperly fused circuits, and other faults in the use or construction of electrical equipment

Civilian defense. Fire prevention. Fires caused by faulty electrical w...

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

Conversion. Flooring to gunstocks. Stocks for Army rifles. A large walnut slab, known as a flitch, is marked for the cutting out of sound planes for gunstocks. Light chalk marks indicate defects. Black marks are the outlines to which selected sections for "rifle furniture" will be cut. Because of knots, swirls, twisted grain and other faults, only a small percentage of the flitch can be used. Louisville, Kentucky

Conversion. Flooring to gunstocks. Stocks for Army rifles. A large wal...

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

NLRB chairman tells House Committee that House charges by members are 'half truths.' Washington, D.C., May 23. J. Warren Madden, Chairman of the NLRB told the House Labor Committee that charges against the NLRB by three House critics were based on 'half truths, misinformation, or deliberate misrepresentation.' He told the committee, which is holding hearings on the Wagner Act amendments that the board is not without faults, but that is holding a high average of fairness and consistency and fairness

NLRB chairman tells House Committee that House charges by members are ...

A group of men sitting at a table with papers. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Earthquakes and faults in the San Francisco Bay Area (1970-2003) / by Benjamin M. Sleeter ... [et al.].

Earthquakes and faults in the San Francisco Bay Area (1970-2003) / by ...

Relief shown by shading. Depths shown by shading and gradient tints. "Landsat satellite image compiled by Benjamin M. Sleeter, U.S. Geological Survey, Mento Park. Bathymetry data compiled from a digital version... More