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The exposition's charming feature, the Central Cascade surrounded by Festival Hall from cascade base, World's Fair, St. Louis, 1904

The exposition's charming feature, the Central Cascade surrounded by F...

H52288 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 5919. Public domain photograph of monument, historic place, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Graela and Dieter Tannenberg, daughter of the First Secretary of the German Embassy and Frau Tannenberg, who will take part in the International Children's Christmas Broadcast which will go over the air from the Shoreham Hotel on December 20. This function is one of the feature broadcasts of the year that goes out of the United States to all the countries of the world. It is arranged by the Greater National Committee in cooperation with the National Broadcasting Company.

Graela and Dieter Tannenberg, daughter of the First Secretary of the G...

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Water feature outside the headquarters building of Hunt Oil, an independent oil producer in Dallas, Texas

Water feature outside the headquarters building of Hunt Oil, an indepe...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More

Part of Great Central Feature Showing Group of Motherhood. Queen Victoria Memorial, London

Part of Great Central Feature Showing Group of Motherhood. Queen Vict...

Public domain photograph of a column monument, city square, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Human cross at Walter Reed Hospital Easter Services. A feature of the Easter sunrise services at Walter Reed General Hospital in Washington today was this human cross formed by the nurses and enlisted men. 3/27/32

Human cross at Walter Reed Hospital Easter Services. A feature of the ...

A group of people standing in front of a building. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Nicoleii Machado, son of the Major and Madame Jose Bina Machado, of the Brazilian Embassy, who will take part in the International Children's Christmas Broadcast which will go over the air from the Shoreham Hotel on December 20. This function is one of the feature broadcasts of the year that comes out of the United States to all the countries of the world. It is arranged by the Greater National Committee in cooperation with the National Broadcasting Company

Nicoleii Machado, son of the Major and Madame Jose Bina Machado, of th...

A young boy sitting at a table with a microphone. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Farmstead, Black Canyon Project, Canyon County, Idaho. The FSA (Farm Security Administration) is making special real estate loans to farmers on this project, and the new houses and barns are a striking feature at the development

Farmstead, Black Canyon Project, Canyon County, Idaho. The FSA (Farm S...

Public domain photograph of American farm workers, countryside in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

War production drive. A feature of the war production drive in the Westinghouse Lamp Division plant was a portable booth which moved from department to department while a pretty girl, chosen partly because of her ability to wear a uniform well, sold war bonds and stamps and distributed production drive literature

War production drive. A feature of the war production drive in the Wes...

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

Excavating Feature 2. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Excavating Feature 2. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

People in photograph: Cunningham, Keith; Eisenmann, Lynn; Deetz, Jamey; Buckingham, Ken; Buckingham, Karen; Deetz, James The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project undertaken by ... More

War wagon trailer. It's better than standing! Government girls accustomed to crowded buses in the nation's capitol try out the "stand-sit" seat--a space saving feature of the new war wagon trailer

War wagon trailer. It's better than standing! Government girls accusto...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Gavel used George Washington in laying corner-stone of U.S. Capitol again serves in dedication of dtone at Washington Cathedral. Using the famous Washington gavel, which served at the laying of the cornerstone of the United States Capitol, the Right Reverend James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington, dedicates a memorial stone contributed to Washington Cathedral by the Potomac Kasonic Lodge of Georgetown, the oldest Masonic Lodge in the country. Members of the fraterna' order attended in regalia as the ceremonies were a feature of the lodge's commemoration of the 140th anniversary of its founding

Gavel used George Washington in laying corner-stone of U.S. Capitol ag...

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

Carnival feature at the Fourth of July celebration. Vale, Oregon

Carnival feature at the Fourth of July celebration. Vale, Oregon

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of city street life, vendor, shop sign, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Left to right: Ben Brown, from a farm near Indianola, Iowa is a sophmore in Journalism and does feature writing for one of the college publications, the "Iowa Agriculturalist." Marvin Julius, from a farm near Gilmore City, Iowa, is the editor of the "Iowa Agriculturalist." Merle Hunt from a farm in Ackley, Iowa is the business manager of the "Iowa Agriculturalist." He is a sophmore in Agronomy. Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa

Left to right: Ben Brown, from a farm near Indianola, Iowa is a sophmo...

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War wagon trailer. It's better than standing! Government girls accustomed to crowded buses in the nation's capitol try out the "stand-sit" seat--a space saving feature of the new war wagon trailer

War wagon trailer. It's better than standing! Government girls accusto...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Carnival feature at the Fourth of July celebration at Vale, Oregon

Carnival feature at the Fourth of July celebration at Vale, Oregon

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, politician, meeting, demonstration, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Water feature at the U.S. Botanic Garden, Washington, D.C.

Water feature at the U.S. Botanic Garden, Washington, D.C.

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Water feature and garden wall at the Gamble House in Pasadena, California

Water feature and garden wall at the Gamble House in Pasadena, Califor...

Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Designed by brothers Charles Sumner Greene and Henry Mather Greene of the architectural firm Greene and Greene and constructed in 1908 and 1909 as a home ... More

Along with a profusion of spring azaleas, a sculpture of Diana, goddess of wild animals and the hunt, is the feature of the Diana Garden at the Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens in the River Oaks neighborhood of Houston, Texas

Along with a profusion of spring azaleas, a sculpture of Diana, goddes...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Over 50 years, philanthropist and art collector Ima Hogg amassed a collection of American paintings and decorative pieces throughout ... More

A water feature at the Indian Canyons Golf Resort, once the Canyon Country Club, a favorite haunt of local wintertime residents Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, and Jackie Gleason in Palm Springs, California

A water feature at the Indian Canyons Golf Resort, once the Canyon Cou...

Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. The resort is now owned by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. H... More

Shocking bathing costumes. Washington, D.C., Aug. 25. How times have changed! Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley, widow of the author of the Pure Food Act, displaying the shocking bathing costume of 1895 while Marjorie Gunnels wears the sensible one of 1936. They will model in the "Gay Nineties" parade which will be a feature of the summer festival for the benefit of the Women's City Club in Washington, Aug. 28. Mrs. Wiley is president of the club

Shocking bathing costumes. Washington, D.C., Aug. 25. How times have c...

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War heroes to speak to war workers. A heroine of Bataan and a hero of Midway meet at the Capitol to join in Pearl Harbor Day ceremonies. Lieutenant Mary Lohr, Army nurse, of Greenburg, Pennsylvania, recently awarded the Royal Blue Ribbon for gallant service at Bataan, and Lieutenant Robert L. Laub of Richland, Missouri, who received the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism as torpedo bomber pilot in the Battle of Midway, will speak to war workers in about 1800 war plants on December 7. They were selected by the War Production Drive Headquarters of the War Production Board (WPB) to participate with Honorable Joseph C. Grew, former ambassador to Japan, in personal messages for transcription as a feature of Pearl Harbor Day observance, which is being held under auspices of war production Labor-Management Committees

War heroes to speak to war workers. A heroine of Bataan and a hero of ...

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Garden feature at Quinta Mazatlan, a historical adobe mansion and nature and birding center located in McAllen, Texas

Garden feature at Quinta Mazatlan, a historical adobe mansion and natu...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The word "quinta" in Spanish translates to a country house, villa or estate. When the owners, Jason & Marcia Matthews, began building... More

Dallas, Texas, "philanthropreneur" Lyda Hill, the granddaughter of legendary Texas oil pioneer H.L. Hunt. Behind her is a portion of her vast collection of gems, geodes, and other minerals from around the world. Many more form the central feature of the Lyda Hill Gems and Minerals Hall at the nearby Perot Museum of Nature and Science

Dallas, Texas, "philanthropreneur" Lyda Hill, the granddaughter of leg...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Ph... More

"Get a horse." Washington, D.C., Oct. 30. The cry of "get a horse" and "get out and get under" again sounded on the streets of the Capital today as a parade of ancient horseless vehicles was staged to feature the opening of the Washington Automobile show.

"Get a horse." Washington, D.C., Oct. 30. The cry of "get a horse" and...

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Capps family at Columbia vaudeville. Baby of 21 months (been on stage for 6 months). Girl of 5 years (been on stage for 2 years). Boy of 7 years (been on stage for 1 year). Girl of 8 years (been on stage for 5 years). Boy of 12 years (been on stage for 8 years). Boy of 14 years (been on stage for 9 years). Oldest boy is acrobat, contortionist, etc. All do singing and dancing acts except baby, who appears in final scene as Charlie Chaplin. They appear 3 or 4 times a day--sometimes 7 days in the week, usually coming last on program (as a feature), which means they do not leave dressing room until nearly 11 p.m. Then, in addition, the life in cheap hotels and on the road "making new towns" is very unsettling. It was very touching to see the little ones curled up back of the scenes waiting for their act and getting 40 winks or the mother nursing the baby just before it was poked out onto the stage to do his little "turn." In spite of their stage life, their manners are good. They are quiet, well-appearing children, and the parents are kind and sympathetic. The father acts as nursemaid to the baby, and the mother dresses and changes the others and appears herself. She said: "They're never sick. It's the healthiest kind of life." The 8-year-old girl said: "I don't like it--the men in some places are so rough." There was some familiarity shown to them, but not much. Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan / Lewis W. Hine.

Capps family at Columbia vaudeville. Baby of 21 months (been on stage ...

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Last review, Washington, D.C. Sept. 23. Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, Oley Nelson, reviews his comrades of '65 as they marched up historic Pennsylvania Avenue today. A feature of every G.A.R. Encampment, the parade today may be the last one for the decreasing ranks of the Civil War heroes

Last review, Washington, D.C. Sept. 23. Commander-in-Chief of the Gran...

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150,000 first covers for PMG. Washington, D.C., June 15. Postmaster General James A. Farley inspecting a few of the 150,000 first flight covers mailed him during national Airmail week, May 15, 21. Airmail flights form many of the postoffices in the country were a feature of the airmail week celebration, 6/15/38

150,000 first covers for PMG. Washington, D.C., June 15. Postmaster Ge...

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A water feature at the Indian Canyons Golf Resort, once the Canyon Country Club, a favorite haunt of local wintertime residents Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, and Jackie Gleason in Palm Springs, California

A water feature at the Indian Canyons Golf Resort, once the Canyon Cou...

Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. The resort is now owned by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. H... More

A puzzling feature of the new prosperity / Dalrymple.

A puzzling feature of the new prosperity / Dalrymple.

Print shows a farmer on the left depositing money at a "Savings Bank" and a laborer on the right withdrawing money; the farmer looks prosperous, the laborer looks depressed. Caption: The farmer is all right, -... More

White House acquires corner on U.S. dimes. Washington, D.C., Jan. 25. Dimes. Millions of 'em. Dimes in bags, envelopes, and packages are pouring into the White House these days as part of the president's March of Dimes, a feature of the President's Birthday Ball Fund to fight infantile paralisis. Here, Barbara Councilor of the White House mail room, is pouring out and dipping her hands in dimes

White House acquires corner on U.S. dimes. Washington, D.C., Jan. 25. ...

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

Photographing Feature 2. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Photographing Feature 2. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

People in photograph: Buckingham, Fritz; Eisenmann, Lynn; Deetz, Jamey; Prince, Eugene The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project undertaken by the American Folklife Center at th... More

An ornamental cast-iron staircase is a feature in this room, which was once the Tennessee State Library, in the capitol in Nashville, Tennessee

An ornamental cast-iron staircase is a feature in this room, which was...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Water feature outside the headquarters building of Hunt Oil, an independent oil producer in Dallas, Texas

Water feature outside the headquarters building of Hunt Oil, an indepe...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More

A class in sewing - is a feature of the child welfare work in the old city of Salonica which the Greek authorities are conducting in cooperation with the American Red Cross The Americans are carrying out an active child welfare campaign in Europe.

A class in sewing - is a feature of the child welfare work in the old ...

Filed in: Greece Children General. No. RC-8662. Forms part of: American National Red Cross photograph collection.

"You pay your money and make your choice" Washington, D.C., May 31. A feature of the twenty-eighth National Conference on Weights and Measures which opened in Washington today was display of the many parking meters now in use throughout the country. they range from 1cent to 5cents allowing the parker 20 minutes to half an hour. 49,500 meters are now in use in 56 cities. R.E. Gould, chief of the time section of the National Bureau of Standards, is pictured examining the display, 5/31/38

"You pay your money and make your choice" Washington, D.C., May 31. A ...

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

"Gridiron Widows" satirize U.S. Supreme Court. Washington, D.C., Dec. 17. While their husbands attended the annual winter dinner of the Gridiron Club tonight, the wives, all members of the Women's National Press Club and appropriately called 'Gridiron Widows' by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, were guests of the First Lady at the White House. Mrs. Roosevelt's appointment to the vacancy was a feature of the party. Left to right: Elizabeth May Craig as Justice Roberts; Helen Atwater as Justice Butler; Ruby Black as Justice McReynolds; Isabel Griffin as Justice Brandeis; Lilli L. Sheppard as Justice Hughes; Bess Furman as Justice Stone; Catherine Redman as Justice Black; Alena Wharton as Justice Reed; and Dorothy Lewis as Mrs. Roosevelt. In the front is Betty Garnett as the court page, 12/16/38

"Gridiron Widows" satirize U.S. Supreme Court. Washington, D.C., Dec. ...

A black and white photo of a group of people holding signs. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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 ...

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp. Running up the barrage balloon into a tactical formation under control of a steelcable, a feature of technique at which the Marines at Parris Island must become proficient

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment tra...

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

Excavating Feature 3 - A couple of people that are in the dirt

Excavating Feature 3 - A couple of people that are in the dirt

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Along with a profusion of spring azaleas, a sculpture of Diana, goddess of wild animals and the hunt, is the feature of the Diana Garden at the Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens in the River Oaks neighborhood of Houston, Texas

Along with a profusion of spring azaleas, a sculpture of Diana, goddes...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Over 50 years, philanthropist and art collector Ima Hogg amassed a collection of American paintings and decorative pieces throughout ... More

A water feature at the Indian Canyons Golf Resort, once the Canyon Country Club, a favorite haunt of local wintertime residents Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, and Jackie Gleason in Palm Springs, California

A water feature at the Indian Canyons Golf Resort, once the Canyon Cou...

Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. The resort is now owned by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. H... More

The central feature of the fair, beautiful Festival Hall, Cascades and Terrace of the States, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, U. S. A.

The central feature of the fair, beautiful Festival Hall, Cascades and...

H52530 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 8474. Public domain photograph of monument, historic place, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Washington school childrens' serenade of President and Mrs. Harding, as a feature of the Music Week program, which was to have been held at the Lincoln Memorial, was transferred to the East Room of the White House because of the rain

Washington school childrens' serenade of President and Mrs. Harding, a...

Crowd of schoolchildren in the East Room of the White House. In album: Washington, D.C., 1 June 1922 to 30 June 1922, v. 6, Herbert E. French, National Photo Company, p. 3, no. 19741. Forms part of: National Ph... More

1895 bathing beauty, Washington, D.C. Aug. 25. Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley, widow of the author of the Pure Food Act, displays what the best-dressed bathing girl were in the "gay nineties." She will model the costume in the beach parade which will be a feature of the summer festival of the Women's City Club in Washington Aug. 28

1895 bathing beauty, Washington, D.C. Aug. 25. Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley, w...

A man laying on top of a table next to a basketball ball. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Feature 2 Backfilled and Outlined in Lime for Aerial Photo

Feature 2 Backfilled and Outlined in Lime for Aerial Photo

Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl... More

Garden feature at Quinta Mazatlan, a historical adobe mansion and nature and birding center located in McAllen, Texas

Garden feature at Quinta Mazatlan, a historical adobe mansion and natu...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The word "quinta" in Spanish translates to a country house, villa or estate. When the owners, Jason & Marcia Matthews, began building... More

Secretary of Interior enjoys lunch in new office. Washington, D.C., April 6. Secretary of Interior Harold Ickes enjoying his first lunch prepared in the fully equipped kitchen which is a feature in his office in the newly completed $13,000,000 Interior building, 4/6/1937

Secretary of Interior enjoys lunch in new office. Washington, D.C., Ap...

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

FCC Chairman faces lens of television camera. Washington, D.C., Chairman Frank R. McNinch of the Federal Communications Commission as he faces the television camera on the Mall this afternoon. Chairman McNinch was interview by NBC announcer Gordon Hittenmark as a feature of the RCA-NBC television demonstrations now being conduction in cooperation with the National Press Club, 1-31-39

FCC Chairman faces lens of television camera. Washington, D.C., Chairm...

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Reciprocal aid. Broad verandas are a feature of a new 3,000,000 dollar hospital building "somewhere in Australia" which government of Australia has provided without payment for recuperating American soldiers, sailors and marines, under reciprocal lend-lease

Reciprocal aid. Broad verandas are a feature of a new 3,000,000 dollar...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a commercial or residential multi-story building, condominium, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. War housing trailers. Paper replaces steel as material for rounded corners of house trailer tops. These corners, made of successive layers of paper impregnated with a special hardening solution, have great structural strength and are light in weight. Easy installation is another valuable feature of the material as used in the making of war housing trailers at the Los Angeles plant of Western Trailer Company

Production. War housing trailers. Paper replaces steel as material for...

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Along with a profusion of spring azaleas, a sculpture of Diana, goddess of wild animals and the hunt, is the feature of the Diana Garden at the Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens in the River Oaks neighborhood of Houston, Texas

Along with a profusion of spring azaleas, a sculpture of Diana, goddes...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Over 50 years, philanthropist and art collector Ima Hogg amassed a collection of American paintings and decorative pieces throughout ... More

The Western Cascade, one of a trio arranged in a crescent, a splendid feature of the World's Fair, St. Louis, 1904

The Western Cascade, one of a trio arranged in a crescent, a splendid ...

H51750 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 5716. Public domain photograph of monument, historic place, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

War production drive. Most war production drives feature the sale of defense bonds and stamps. This thermometer in the Nothern Pump Company plant stimulated the sale of bonds and made the men more conscious of the fact that they were in the war to win

War production drive. Most war production drives feature the sale of d...

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Surf Ave. Entrance to Luna Park, a novel feature of Coney Island, N.Y.

Surf Ave. Entrance to Luna Park, a novel feature of Coney Island, N.Y.

H40541 U.S. Copyright Office Copyrighted 1903 by William H. Rau. No. 5572.

Rehearses for Congressional Children's Broadcast. Washington, D.C., May 4. A piano solo by Miss Joan Lundeen, daughter of Senator and Mrs. Ernest Lundeen of Minnesota, will be a feature of the Congressional Children's Broadcast on national hook-up over NBC this Saturday. This will be the third annual children's broadcast sponsored by the Congressional Club

Rehearses for Congressional Children's Broadcast. Washington, D.C., Ma...

A black and white photo of a woman playing a piano. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cleaning up and burnishing an iron casting. This casting will be used as an indexing feature on a machine that will turn out airplane parts. Plant in middle west. Frederick Colman & Sons, Inc., Detroit, Michigan

Cleaning up and burnishing an iron casting. This casting will be used ...

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

Los Angeles, California. The evacuation of Japanese-Americans from West coast areas under United States Army war emergency order. Stores in Little Tokyo feature luggage

Los Angeles, California. The evacuation of Japanese-Americans from Wes...

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

War wagon trailer. It's better than standing! Government girls accustomed to crowded buses in the nation's capitol try out the "stand-sit" seat--a space saving feature of the new war wagon trailer

War wagon trailer. It's better than standing! Government girls accusto...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

War wagon trailer. It's better than standing! Government girls accustomed to crowded buses in the nation's capitol try out the "stand-sit" seat--a space saving feature of the new war wagon trailer

War wagon trailer. It's better than standing! Government girls accusto...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Part of great central feature. Showing group of truth. Queen Victoria Memorial, London

Part of great central feature. Showing group of truth. Queen Victoria ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a statue, monument, sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Woodville, California. FSA (Farm Security Administration) farm workers' community. Outside passageways are an important feature of the community building which is used as a school

Woodville, California. FSA (Farm Security Administration) farm workers...

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London England. Hope Simpson, from Montreal, offering American soldiers cigarettes and candy after they have taken part in the Allied nations' procession, a feature of London's "Wings for Victory" week celebration. Miss Simpson has been living in London for six years, but was in France when that nation fell to the Nazis. She is now serving with the American Red Cross.

London England. Hope Simpson, from Montreal, offering American soldier...

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Blanka Brejska, daughter of the Counselor of the Czechoslovakia and Madam Brejska, who will take part in the International Children's Christmas Broadcast which will go over the air from the Shoreham Hotel on December 20. This function is one of the feature broadcasts of the year that goes out of the United States to all the countries of the world. It is arranged by the Greater National Committee in cooperation with the National Broadcasting Company.

Blanka Brejska, daughter of the Counselor of the Czechoslovakia and Ma...

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Rather than wait two months for the delivery of a machine which would burr holes on the inside of a shell booster, the engineering department of a Midwestern plant built its own machine in thirty hours. A novel feature of the homemade machine is the use of a dental burr, which in peacetime is used to make dental patients squirm

Rather than wait two months for the delivery of a machine which would ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory worker, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less