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Fire on the Mountain [music transcription]

Fire on the Mountain [music transcription]

Meter: 4/4 Transcribed by Alan Jabbour, from a performance by Henry Reed. Key: A Strains: 2 (high-low, 4-2) Compass: 9 Rendition: 1r-2r-1r-2r-1r-2r Title change: This tune is transcribed after the continuation ... More

A hot day in the batteries / W. Simpson delt. ; E. Walker lith.

A hot day in the batteries / W. Simpson delt. ; E. Walker lith.

Print shows action in a British artillery battery, mortar fire, mortars and cannon being loaded, the removal of wounded, and in the distance, the fortifications of Sevastopolʹ. Plate in: The seat of war in the... More

Scene on the upper Mississippi (Am Ober-Mississippi)

Scene on the upper Mississippi (Am Ober-Mississippi)

Two steamboats and raft in foreground. Public domain photograph of a steamboat ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Capture of Fort Henry by U.S. gun boats under the command of Flag Officer Foote, February 6th 1862 / J.G. ; Middleton, Strobridge & Co. Lith. Cin. O.

Capture of Fort Henry by U.S. gun boats under the command of Flag Offi...

Print shows four Union ironclads in the foreground, identified as the "St. Louis", "Carondelet", "Cincinnati", and the "Essex", bombarding Confederate Fort Henry in the background; also shows two Confederate st... More

Reception of the wounded soldiers by the national authorities at Fortress Monroe, Virginia - the cars conveying them to the hospital - surgeons dressing their wounds

Reception of the wounded soldiers by the national authorities at Fortr...

After a sketch by J.H. Schell. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1862 Aug. 16, p. 332.

Bird's-eye view of Chicago as it was before the great fire / drawn by Theodore R. Davis.

Bird's-eye view of Chicago as it was before the great fire / drawn by ...

Bird's-eye view of Chicago, with boats on water in foreground, and key to forty-nine locations. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1871 Oct. 21, pp. 984-985.

[Ruins in Chicago, after the fire of Oct. 8-9, 1871 - Hall Kimbark & Co. Bldg.]

[Ruins in Chicago, after the fire of Oct. 8-9, 1871 - Hall Kimbark & C...

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[Ruins after the great fire of Oct. 1871, Chicago - looking N.E. from corner of State & Madison St.]

[Ruins after the great fire of Oct. 1871, Chicago - looking N.E. from ...

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

The Great fire at Chicago. Scene in Wells Street - the terrified populace in front of the Briggs House, which has just caught fire / from a sketch by our special artist.

The Great fire at Chicago. Scene in Wells Street - the terrified popul...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1871 Oct. 28, p. 97. Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[The Naval Fire Brigade] / Abdullah Frères, Constantinople.

[The Naval Fire Brigade] / Abdullah Frères, Constantinople.

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[Position of the First Battalion of the Second Division of the Fire Brigade drilling as if at a fire] / Abdullah Frères, Phot., Constantinople.

[Position of the First Battalion of the Second Division of the Fire Br...

At the training grounds at Yıldız. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in French. No. 14. No. 211. In album: Fire Brigade personnel and equipment, barracks, hospitals, and factories, Istanbul, Ottoma... More

[The Naval Fire Brigade going to a fire]

[The Naval Fire Brigade going to a fire]

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 17. No. 100. In album: Black Sea lifesaving stations, naval facilities, ports, mines, and factories, Turkey and Greece, Ottoman ... More

[The steam fire engine belonging to the Fire Brigade unit from the Imperial Military classes, stationed at the Imperial Yıldız Sarayı (palace)]

[The steam fire engine belonging to the Fire Brigade unit from the Imp...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 18. In album: Fire Brigade personnel and equipment, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library ... More

[The drummer soldiers of the Selamlık Ceremony units of the Fire Brigade]

[The drummer soldiers of the Selamlık Ceremony units of the Fire Briga...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Istanbul, Turkey, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[The impassioned heroine flashed her black eyes with fire of scorn, and warriors quailed with look forlorn]

[The impassioned heroine flashed her black eyes with fire of scorn, an...

Title devised by cataloger. (DLC/PP-1932:0033). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Onnalinda / J.H. McNaughton. London : Kegan, Paul, Trench & Co., 1886, p. 113.

Fire engine at World's Columbian Exposition grounds while buildings were under construction

Fire engine at World's Columbian Exposition grounds while buildings we...

Photograph shows two men operating steam powered fire engine; thick black smoke blows from steamer. No. 424.

The darktown fire brigade-saved!

The darktown fire brigade-saved!

Caricature issued as part of the "Darktown comics" series. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 1516.

U.S.S. Massachusetts, fire room

U.S.S. Massachusetts, fire room

Public domain image of an American navy warship, 19th-century ship, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Detail of Fire. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Detail of Fire. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Mural by Robert L. Dodge in the Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress. Copyright by Curtis & Cameron. Unprocessed in PR 06 CN 292.

Sixth Infantry in San Juan creek bottom under Spanish fire from San Juan Hill, July 1, 1898

Sixth Infantry in San Juan creek bottom under Spanish fire from San Ju...

Photograph shows American troops crouched and seated with rifles, dog in the left foreground. Photo by William Dinwiddie.

6-inch rapid fire guns in west battery, Santiago, 1898

6-inch rapid fire guns in west battery, Santiago, 1898

Picryl description: Public domain image of an artillery gun, cannon, weapon, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Church of the Holy Sepulchre and surroundings. Crowds awaiting the "Holy Fire"

Church of the Holy Sepulchre and surroundings. Crowds awaiting the "Ho...

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

The open fire, autochrome color photo

The open fire, autochrome color photo

Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

German fire engine, Germany - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

German fire engine, Germany - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain...

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Burning of the Standard Oil Co's tanks, Bayonne, N.J. /

Burning of the Standard Oil Co's tanks, Bayonne, N.J. /

From Edison films catalog: This picture shows a street scene at Constable Hook, Bayonne, N.J. In the background rise immense volumes of dense black smoke from the burning oil, reaching high in the heavens. Outl... More

Church of the Holy Sepulchre and surroundings. Pilgrims carrying the "Holy Fire"

Church of the Holy Sepulchre and surroundings. Pilgrims carrying the "...

Public domain photograph of 1920s Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Marines ready to fire 3-inch gun

Marines ready to fire 3-inch gun

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fire engine, cart, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas.

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas.

Nov 1900. 1 Sheet(s). Texas fire insurance map. Sanborn fire insurance maps are detailed maps of cities and towns produced by the Sanborn Map Company for the purpose of assessing fire insurance liability. T... More

Picryl description: Public domain image of fire insurance plan / map, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of fire insurance plan / map, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fire insurance map, fire insurance plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fire station in Battery, N.Y. - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Fire station in Battery, N.Y. - Glass negative photogrpah. Public doma...

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

Annual parade, New York Fire Department /

Annual parade, New York Fire Department /

"Taken in front of the reviewing stand at Madison Square, New York City. Shows the arrival of Mayor McClellan, and other New York officials. The parade is headed by Chief Croker and battalion chiefs. The fireme... More

[Indian Bob (no. 2), full length, squatting by camp fire, in front of tent, facing right]

[Indian Bob (no. 2), full length, squatting by camp fire, in front of ...

H52034 U.S. Copyright Office. Photo copyrighted by Jesse A. Meiser. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ind. Dwellings; J Kearns; Shelf.

Among the oil barrels where fire started, showing defective life preservers and life boats. General Slocum Disaster, New York Harbor, June 15, 1904

Among the oil barrels where fire started, showing defective life prese...

Stereograph shows oil barrels and the burnt remains of lifeboats and life preservers at the harbor. H49054 U.S. Copyright Office No. 8401. Copyright by H.C. White Co. Copyright entry: Aug. 12, 1904, Class H; XX... More

As if chalked with fire against the lucky sky, World's Fair, St. Louis, Mo.

As if chalked with fire against the lucky sky, World's Fair, St. Louis...

H49799 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 3071. Public domain photograph of monument, historic place, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Baltimore fire, 1904] Liberty St.

[Baltimore fire, 1904] Liberty St.

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Two women amidst bricks and rubble after San Francisco earthquake and fire, 1906]

[Two women amidst bricks and rubble after San Francisco earthquake and...

H78343 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, 1906: Leaving the stricken city, crowd at Ferry Depot, April 1906

San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, 1906: Leaving the stricken city, cr...

Stereo copyrighted by E.W. Kelley; Universal View Co. No. 7884. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Mints, US; City halls; Ca. SF; Photog. I.; Shelf.

Tenn. - Nashville - four riverboats (sternwheelers) tied up at riverbank barrels, sacks, palettes, and rolls of wire

Tenn. - Nashville - four riverboats (sternwheelers) tied up at riverba...

Photo copyrighted by R.S. Patterson. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Wharves; Tenn. Nashville; Sternwheelers; Shelf.

Bernhardt, Sarah, in carriage in San Francisco after the earthquake and fire of 1906

Bernhardt, Sarah, in carriage in San Francisco after the earthquake an...

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

[Palace Hotel on fire, San Francisco, California, during earthquake and fire of April 18, 1906]

[Palace Hotel on fire, San Francisco, California, during earthquake an...

Copyright by Pillsbure [i.e. Pillsbury] Picture Co. No. 10. Public domain photograph of a hotel building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fire engine - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Fire engine - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Chisholm, Minn., Nov. 5th 1908, taken sixty days after the fire

Chisholm, Minn., Nov. 5th 1908, taken sixty days after the fire

H122635 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; E. Dahl; February 6, 1909. Copyright claimant's address: Chisholm, Minn.

[D.C. Washington. Fire Department activities: horse-drawn hook & ladder truck leaving firehouse (folder 438)]

[D.C. Washington. Fire Department activities: horse-drawn hook & ladde...

Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: Shelf.

Picryl description: Public domain image of fire insurance plan / map, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of fire insurance plan / map, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fire insurance map, fire insurance plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Friendship fire engine, Alex., [Virginia]

Friendship fire engine, Alex., [Virginia]

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

Auto fire, Young & Simons - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Auto fire, Young & Simons - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a tractor, farming equipment, agriculture, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[unidentified fire place -- Rasch Studio]

[unidentified fire place -- Rasch Studio]

Photograph shows a fireplace in the dance studio of choreographer and dancer Albertina Rasch (1891-1967), which was located in the Chatworth Apartments, 344 West 72nd Street, New York City. (Source: Flickr Comm... More

Friendship Fire Dept., Alex., Virginia

Friendship Fire Dept., Alex., Virginia

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Fire at Coney Island, 1911 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Fire at Coney Island, 1911 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain photograph of a train accident, railroad, trainwreck, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Goodwill Hornett No. 5 - York, Pennsylvania, fire department

Goodwill Hornett No. 5 - York, Pennsylvania, fire department

Small hand-drawn fire-engine, with 4 buckets on it, labeled G.W. 1839. J156950 U.S. Copyright Office. Photo copyrighted by Simon & Murnane, York, Pa. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.... More

Union Horse & Chemical No. 3 - York, Pennsylvania, fire department

Union Horse & Chemical No. 3 - York, Pennsylvania, fire department

Broadside view of horse-drawn fire engine in front of firehouse. J156972 U.S. Copyright Office. Photo copyrighted by Simon & Murnane, York, Pa. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Capti... More

[Wash. - Wenatchee - Wenatchee Fire Dept. chemical truck no. 1; horse-drawn, 8 firemen in uniform]

[Wash. - Wenatchee - Wenatchee Fire Dept. chemical truck no. 1; horse-...

Photo copyrighted by T. Gagnon. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

Equitable fire ruins, B'Way & Pine St. North

Equitable fire ruins, B'Way & Pine St. North

View from street level of fire damage to the Equitable Building. Horse drawn carts in foreground. J165042 U.S. Copyright Office. Photograph made January 11, 1912. No. C-8457. Copyright by Irving Underhill, N.Y.

Aqueduct fire - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Aqueduct fire - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photo probably shows the Catskill Aqueduct fire, New York City, 1913. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2009)

A menace to Society. The Padgett family. The entire family including the mother totally illiterate. No one could read or write. The mother does mill work some. Alice, 17 years has steady job. Makes from $5 to $6 a week. Alfred, 13 years now, worked here when he was 12, and in other mills before that. Makes $4 a week. Recently crippled by getting his hand caught in the cogs of a spinning machine. Richard just reached 11. Been working here 1 year; began when he was 10. Makes $2.40 a week. "The work runs him down too." William, 6 years old, nearly blind. Lizzie, 5 years old. Home in utter neglect; filthy and bare. When investigator called the mother had been gone about an hour, leaving a roomer's 3 months old baby in the cradle before an open fire on the hearth, and only two children 5 and 6 years old - one nearly blind, playing around. She came back and fed them a lot of cheap candy. What will Society reap from its neglect of this family? Shaw Cotton Mills.  Location: South Weldon, North Carolina.

A menace to Society. The Padgett family. The entire family including t...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Subway fire -- breaking thro' subwa[y] roof

Subway fire -- breaking thro' subwa[y] roof

Photograph shows the aftermath of a fire in a New York City subway tunnel which took place near West 55th Street and Broadway, January 6, 1915. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2012 and New York Times, Jan. 7, 1915)

Fire in E. 14th St. - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Fire in E. 14th St. - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows fire in building next to "William Fox's City Theatre" in New York City.

Camp fire at a cantonement - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Camp fire at a cantonement - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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"Alice sit by the fire" The Village Store in Greenwich Village.

"Alice sit by the fire" The Village Store in Greenwich Village.

Photograph shows shop manager Alice Palmer next to fireplace surrounded by shelves containing a variety of objects. J221318 U.S. Copyright Office. Accession box no. PR 03 Interiors, Box 20 X/F

[Ernest Thompson Seton, with three Blackfeet Indians, demonstrating how to start a fire using a bow and a stick, rocks and trees in background]

[Ernest Thompson Seton, with three Blackfeet Indians, demonstrating ho...

J220947 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Haynes, St. Paul. Public domain photograph of people having fun at picnic in the park, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fire horses - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Fire horses - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Suffrage fire - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Suffrage fire - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Forests. Forest destroyed by fire I

Forests. Forest destroyed by fire I

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Forests. Forest destroyed by fire II

Forests. Forest destroyed by fire II

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fire layout, Chemical Engine House No. 2

Fire layout, Chemical Engine House No. 2

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

Fort Myer fire, [3/10/23] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Fort Myer fire, [3/10/23] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Fire, Bolling field, [3/31/23] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Fire, Bolling field, [3/31/23] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public dom...

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Piggly - Wiggly fire, 11/9/23 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Piggly - Wiggly fire, 11/9/23 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public doma...

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

Poolsville fire - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Poolsville fire - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Fire escape, White House - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Fire escape, White House - Public domain photograph, glass negative

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Garner finally signs neutrality bill. Washington, D.C., Jan. 8. Finally the Vice President signed the Neutrality Bill that has been hanging fire for the last few days because of the shipments all ready to go to Spain through some parlimentary tie-up the Vice-President had to wait 24 hours before he could sign the same and present it to the White House for President's Roosevelt's signature. Photo, left to right: Senator Tom Connally of Texas; Vice-President Garner; and Senator Kenneth McKellar of Tenn.

Garner finally signs neutrality bill. Washington, D.C., Jan. 8. Finall...

A black and white photo of three men signing papers. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fire House, Knights Ferry, Stanislaus County, CA

Fire House, Knights Ferry, Stanislaus County, CA

Survey number: HABS CA-161 Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Engle Farm, 89 South Ebey Road, Coupeville, Island County, WA

Engle Farm, 89 South Ebey Road, Coupeville, Island County, WA

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1389 Survey number: HABS WA-247

Newer Jerusalem and suburbs. Y.M.C.A. Reading room & fire place

Newer Jerusalem and suburbs. Y.M.C.A. Reading room & fire place

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic place interior, salon, hall lobby, living room, 18th-19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fire in lumber yard at German Colony, Aug. 21-22, 1938

Fire in lumber yard at German Colony, Aug. 21-22, 1938

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

George J. Richardson, Secretary Treasurer, International Association of Fire Fighters, 4/27/38. Cavalcade of Labor Broadcast

George J. Richardson, Secretary Treasurer, International Association o...

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Rapid fire questions cause Federal Reserve Chairman to have headache. Washington, D.C., March 23. Marriner Eccles, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board undertook to answer the Questions fired at him by Walter Trent, Director of the Rocky Mountain Metal Foundation. Trent's questions came so fast that Accles was hard put to answer them. Here he paused to rub his head during the questioning he was put through at the meeting of the Special Silver Committee.

Rapid fire questions cause Federal Reserve Chairman to have headache. ...

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

Detail of house where tobacco is "put in order." A fire is built to make the tobacco moist and pliable. Fred Wilkins farm, Tally Ho, near Stem, Granville County, North Carolina

Detail of house where tobacco is "put in order." A fire is built to ma...

Public domain photograph - historical image of North Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sawmill at the Greensboro Lumber Co., Greensboro, Ga.

Sawmill at the Greensboro Lumber Co., Greensboro, Ga.

Picryl description: Public domain image related to an industrial revolution, industry history, factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

House damaged by fire. Erie, Kansas

House damaged by fire. Erie, Kansas

Public domain photograph of life in the United States in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

After a fire in Yanceyville home. Caswell County, North Carolina

After a fire in Yanceyville home. Caswell County, North Carolina

Picryl description: Public domain image of a market, marketplace, city center, vendors, people gathering, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of fire insurance plan / map, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of fire insurance plan / map, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fire insurance map, fire insurance plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of fire insurance plan / map, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of fire insurance plan / map, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fire insurance map, fire insurance plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

National Fire Group, Hartford, Connecticut. Board room I

National Fire Group, Hartford, Connecticut. Board room I

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic place interior, salon, hall lobby, living room, 18th-19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Rubber reclamation. Scrap tires mobilized for Victory. Millions of discarded casings cover more than 100 acres at one Midwest recovery plant. Systematic piling and sectional arrangement reduce fire hazard. Special processes will separate metal from the tires and tube bodies. The reclaimed material will be used to manufacture thousands of essential mechanical rubber products. Firestone

Rubber reclamation. Scrap tires mobilized for Victory. Millions of dis...

Public domain photograph of United States countryside, nature, during 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A grass fire breaks out on the Fourth of July in Vale, Oregon

A grass fire breaks out on the Fourth of July in Vale, Oregon

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

Frankford Arsenal. Checking a fire control instrument. This instrument is used together with sound locators to time the firing of an anti-aircraft gun battery

Frankford Arsenal. Checking a fire control instrument. This instrument...

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

Jones and Laughlin Steel Company, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania

Jones and Laughlin Steel Company, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s industrial development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Civilian protection. Armed with carrier tanks and pressure sprays, these auxiliary firemen are disposing of an incendiary bomb by applying a fine spray of water. This accelerates the burning of the bomb and prevents the fire from spreading

Civilian protection. Armed with carrier tanks and pressure sprays, the...

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

Picryl description: Public domain image of fire insurance plan / map, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of fire insurance plan / map, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fire insurance map, fire insurance plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Air raid protection--what NOT to do when alarm sounds. DON'T use the telephone. It may be dull during an air raid, but if you are the chatty kind, save it. You may be tying up lines that are important for wardens' reports, fire calls, or other vital matters. Calling the fire department will do you no good

Air raid protection--what NOT to do when alarm sounds. DON'T use the t...

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Sewage pipes are placed for the 300 defense homes at the Franklin Terrace housing project. Sewage, water, police and fire protection are provided by the city for a lump sum paid in lieu of taxes

Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Sewage pipes are placed for the 3...

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Hand forging on light fire. Keystone Drilling Company, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania

Hand forging on light fire. Keystone Drilling Company, Beaver Falls, P...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bantam, Connecticut. In the basement of the town firehouse is the bowling alley, revenue from which helps to support the town's volunteer fire companies. Each night is alloted to a specific group, and there are several hot rivalries. Among the women shown here is Mrs. Winfield Peterson whose husband is foreman of the Warren McArthur experimental shop

Bantam, Connecticut. In the basement of the town firehouse is the bowl...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a woman working, women labor, 1940s, economic conditions, home front, world war two, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

DeLand pool. Improvised foundry, Daytona Beach. Experts said they couldn't make precision aluminum and brass castings in this improvised Florida foundry, but it's being done to the exact specifications of a war contract. In Daytona Beach's three-man foundry. A city fireman, a young electrician, and a foundryman are casting important aircraft equipment for the DeLand industrial pool. City fireman J.L. Clayton became curious about the melting of aluminum and brass, and built himself a hobby workshop in the back of the Daytona fire station. It grew into this foundry on the edge of town where, in addition to pool castings, they are turning out a new type of air raid siren

DeLand pool. Improvised foundry, Daytona Beach. Experts said they coul...

Public domain photograph of a historic place in Florida, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fire department official in a small Minnesota town instructing Swedish-American civilian defense firespotters

Fire department official in a small Minnesota town instructing Swedish...

Public domain photograph of 1930s industry, war production in the United States free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fire department official in a small Minnesota town instructing Swedish-American civilian defense firespotters

Fire department official in a small Minnesota town instructing Swedish...

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Anaconda smelter, Montana. Anaconda Copper Mining Company. Part of the smelter

Anaconda smelter, Montana. Anaconda Copper Mining Company. Part of the...

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

Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin. Charred and blistered wooden rods showing the resistance to fire of woods containing various coatings and impregnations

Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin. Charred and blistered ...

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Lititz, Pennsylvania. Part of the Lititz fire department called out during an air raid drill

Lititz, Pennsylvania. Part of the Lititz fire department called out du...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military vehicle, automobile, tractor truck, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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