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Headquarters of the Union Army commanded by General Grant, on the banks of the Mississippi, near Vicksburg [steamboats in backgrd.]

Headquarters of the Union Army commanded by General Grant, on the bank...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Wood engraving after sketch by Henri Lovie. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 16, no. 392 (1863 Apr. 4), p. 29.

[A kiln or furnace with fire heating coal in a retort to the point of decomposition, the resulting gas passing through a pipe to a system of pipes used to illuminate the Boulton and Watt factory in Soho] / P. Broux.

[A kiln or furnace with fire heating coal in a retort to the point of ...

Illus. in: Les merveilles de la science, ou Description populaire des inventions modernes, / par Louis Figuier. Paris : Furne, Jouvet et cie, [1867]-1870. Published in: The tradition of technology : Landmarks ... More

Ruins after the great fire of Oct. 1871, Chicago - Sherman House

Ruins after the great fire of Oct. 1871, Chicago - Sherman House

People and carriage in foreground. Chicago, Illinois. Stereo by Lovejoy & Foster, Chicago. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Hotels Ill.; Ill. Chicago Hotels; P... More

The Great fire at Chicago. Scene in Court-House Square - the public buildings in flames / The great fire at Chicago - scene in Dearborn Street when the fire reached the Tremont House / from a sketch by our special artist. / from sketch by our Chicago correspondent

The Great fire at Chicago. Scene in Court-House Square - the public bu...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1871 Oct. 28, p. 101.

Views in the Rocky Mountains--View in the Upper Fire Hole, from near the Grotto / W.H. Jackson photo.
[Ruins after the great fire of Oct. 1871, Chicago - Mrs. O'Leary's residence]

[Ruins after the great fire of Oct. 1871, Chicago - Mrs. O'Leary's res...

Stereo published by J. Mountford. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: BI RESIDENCES; Photog. Index; Ill. Chicago Residences; Ill. Chicago Hist.; Shelf. Patrick O'Leary.

California Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Association

California Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Association

H3482 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Britton, Rey and Co.

[The soldiers of the Fire Brigade with bugles, axes, carbines, and helmets]

[The soldiers of the Fire Brigade with bugles, axes, carbines, and hel...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 5. In album: Fire Brigade personnel and equipment, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library o... More

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

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

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and English. No. 4. No. 71. In album: Imperial frigates and naval personnel, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection ... More

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

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

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and English. No. 5. No. 7(?). In album: Imperial frigates and naval personnel, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collectio... More

[Position of the officers of the First and Second Battalion of the Fire Brigade in full dress for fire duty] / Abdullah Frères, Phot., Constantinople.

[Position of the officers of the First and Second Battalion of the Fir...

At Taksim. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in French. No. 2. In album: Fire Brigade personnel and equipment, barracks, hospitals, and factories, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Ham... More

[The covered area for drills of the Fire Brigade in Taksim]

[The covered area for drills of the Fire Brigade in Taksim]

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 4. In album: Fire Brigade personnel and equipment, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library o... More

[The Naval Fire Brigade] - Public domain portrait print

[The Naval Fire Brigade] - Public domain portrait print

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 20. In album: Ships, naval schools and the Naval Fire Brigade, Istanbul and environs, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid... More

[Fire Brigade soldiers with helmets]

[Fire Brigade soldiers with helmets]

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 12. In album: Fire Brigade personnel and equipment, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library ... More

[Two illustrations, one depicting couple lounging in front of fire place, another depicting Native Americans dancing or performing a ceremony and carrying weapons, one drinks from a bottle]

[Two illustrations, one depicting couple lounging in front of fire pla...

Caption for illus. at lower right reads: Social life in the occident. A western house-warming. Illus. in: Puck, 1886 Sept. 29, p. 69.

Ellensburg, Washington---brick buildings erected since the Great Fire of July 4th, 1889

Ellensburg, Washington---brick buildings erected since the Great Fire ...

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Routledge.

[Colliery, Rhodesia]. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

[Colliery, Rhodesia]. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

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

In the timber region, Arkansas / Wittenberg & Sorber, St L.

In the timber region, Arkansas / Wittenberg & Sorber, St L.

Exterior view of sawmill surrounded by lumber. Illus. in: Arkansas. Statistics and information showing the agricultural and mineral resources / Missouri Pacific railway company. 17th edition, c1896, p. 43. Refe... More

Altoona Car Shops, Fire Engine House No. 8, 201 Chestnut Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Altoona Car Shops, Fire Engine House No. 8, 201 Chestnut Avenue, Altoo...

Significance: Built in 1871, the Fire Engine House No. 8 displays architectural details which are consistent with the early construction period of the Pennsylvania Railroad's Altoona Works. Survey number: HAER... More

Galveston Disaster, Texas: putting dead body on fire

Galveston Disaster, Texas: putting dead body on fire

D19933 U.S. Copyright Office Stereo by Griffith & Griffith. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Floods 1900; Storms Hurricanes; Texas G-; Shelf.

Duquesne Steel Plant, Carnegie Steel Co., Duquesne, Pa

Duquesne Steel Plant, Carnegie Steel Co., Duquesne, Pa

"G 6036" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 071375. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Industrial plant, possibly related to mining or metallurgical industry, in Butte, Montana

Industrial plant, possibly related to mining or metallurgical industry...

Title devised by cataloger; jacket title: Another view of plant. "Butte, Mon." on negative. No Detroit Publishing Co. no. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Reviewing group on New York fire boat, New York

Reviewing group on New York fire boat, New York

Picryl description: Public domain image of ship deck, fire hydrant, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Choice set of thirteen slides, illustrating the Sea of Galilee and its fishermen still "toiling with their nets." "A fire of coals"

Choice set of thirteen slides, illustrating the Sea of Galilee and its...

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

Church of Holy Sepulchre and surroundings. Sepulchre Church. Easter crowds on roof awaiting "Holy Fire"

Church of Holy Sepulchre and surroundings. Sepulchre Church. Easter cr...

Title from: Catalogue of photographs & lantern slides ... [1936?] No. 2910. In album: Easter services in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, 1941, no. 2910 , [p. 33, top]. Forms part of: G. Eric and Edith Matson ... More

After the Baltimore fire. Baltimore St. east from Hanover

After the Baltimore fire. Baltimore St. east from Hanover

Photograph shows men walking through ruins of structures and debris in the street from burnt out buldings. Copyright 1904 by C. C. Langill, N.Y. No. 947.

Crossing the Detroit River in winter

Crossing the Detroit River in winter

On steamboat: Lansdowne of Windsor. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 022154. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

San Francisco disaster - earthquake and fire - man and woman standing among rubble

San Francisco disaster - earthquake and fire - man and woman standing ...

H78483 U.S. Copyright Office This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ca. SF Earthquake; Shelf.

End view of the magnificent City Hall, showing wreck caused by the fire and earthquake, San Francisco, Calif. Disaster

End view of the magnificent City Hall, showing wreck caused by the fir...

Artist seated in rubble, painting scene. Stereo copyrighted by R.E. Steele. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. Index; Artists at work; Ca. SF Earthquake; Shelf.

Market St., the business centre, after terrible earthquake and fire, San Francisco disaster

Market St., the business centre, after terrible earthquake and fire, S...

Low aerial panorama. Stereo copyrighted by H.C. White Co. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: California; Shelf.

San Francisco disaster - earthquake and fire - several buildings in foreground, one large building on fire, other buildings and smoke in background

San Francisco disaster - earthquake and fire - several buildings in fo...

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Mrs. McClellan, wife of Mayor, decorating honor men of N.Y. Fire Dept., New York

Mrs. McClellan, wife of Mayor, decorating honor men of N.Y. Fire Dept....

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

Dead children, from Cleveland School fire

Dead children, from Cleveland School fire

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

Joliet fire - A black and white photo of a fire in a building

Joliet fire - A black and white photo of a fire in a building

Fire at Barrett Hardware Co., Joliet, Ill. (?). H108516 U.S. Copyright Office Photo copyrighted by H.H. Carter. Negative made from another print: LC-USZ62-5830 (number cancelled - use this neg.). This record co... More

The place where Lincoln stood exposed to the fire of Earley's men, Ft. Stevens, July 12, 1864

The place where Lincoln stood exposed to the fire of Earley's men, Ft....

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

[Two firemen with fire engine], National Photo Company, Washington DC

[Two firemen with fire engine], National Photo Company, Washington DC

National Photo Company Collection. No. 1060. Public domain photograph of a steam engine, locomotive, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[D.C. Washington. Fire Department activities: hook & ladder engine (folder 438)]

[D.C. Washington. Fire Department activities: hook & ladder engine (fo...

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

[Oregon National Forest.  Effect of fire on an old burn. Before fire there was a dense cover of green brush. Previous fire was about ten years before]

[Oregon National Forest. Effect of fire on an old burn. Before fire t...

Charred tree trunks. No. 3355. National Photo Company Collection. Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fire engine horses - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Fire engine horses - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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

Soldier guarding household effects, Bangor fire

Soldier guarding household effects, Bangor fire

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Night after fire - A black and white photo of an old building

Night after fire - A black and white photo of an old building

Photograph shows night fire of land and building. Copyright 1910 by E.E. Barnett. Copyright title: Lake Charles, La. burned district. No. 3.

Fire Com'r Johnson, Gaynor, Lieut. Kennel

Fire Com'r Johnson, Gaynor, Lieut. Kennel

Photo shows New York City Fire Commissioner Joseph Johnson, Jr. with New York City Mayor William Jay Gaynor (1849-1913) and Lt. Kennel. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2008)

Gasoline for fire engine - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Gasoline for fire engine - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain photograph of a ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Le tragedie del lavoro - Public domain document scan of drawing

Le tragedie del lavoro - Public domain document scan of drawing

Front page of newspaper, Il progresso Italo-Americano, with story about the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire. Includes list of Italian American victims, a drawing of a victim and photograph of police.

Making bread in a Bedouin tent; fire under inverted bowl does baking, Syria

Making bread in a Bedouin tent; fire under inverted bowl does baking, ...

Stereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood. No. (69)-10920. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; Baking; Bedouins; Ph. Ind.

[Fire at the DC Baseball Park (known as National Park or Boundary Field), Washington, D.C.]

[Fire at the DC Baseball Park (known as National Park or Boundary Fiel...

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

Fire, Capitol, [Washington, D.C.]

Fire, Capitol, [Washington, D.C.]

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

[Three-horse team fire truck with water tower passing the 1300 block of F Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., with the Harris & Ewing studio in center above the driver's head, and the Sanders & Stayman piano store, 1327 F Street, at far left]

[Three-horse team fire truck with water tower passing the 1300 block o...

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

Fire parade, 9/5/13 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Fire parade, 9/5/13 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1910s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Prize fire horses, 5/30/14 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Prize fire horses, 5/30/14 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows three horses, Lightfoot, Reporter, and Jim, pulling the engine of Fire Company 14 at the eighth annual work horse show in New York City on May 29, 1914. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011 an... More

Liquid fire used in trenches by Germans

Liquid fire used in trenches by Germans

Photograph shows smoke from large black clouds rising from a liquid fire. 205897 U.S. Copyright Office. No. K587. Copyright entry No. 205897 Copyright acession No. 44992.

ENGRAVING AND PRINTING, BUREAU OF. TREASURY DEPARTMENT. FIRE, FEBRUARY 21. 1916, FROM SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION

ENGRAVING AND PRINTING, BUREAU OF. TREASURY DEPARTMENT. FIRE, FEBRUARY...

Public domain historic photograph of Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

City Hall, N.Y. on fire - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

City Hall, N.Y. on fire - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows a fire in the wooden cupola of City Hall caused by a fire in a nearby charcoal pot that workers had failed to put out before leaving the site on May 10, 1917. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015)

British liquid fire attack - Public domain portrait photograph

British liquid fire attack - Public domain portrait photograph

Photograph shows liquid fire demonstration during King George V's visit to the Gas School, Helfaut, France, July 7, 1917 during World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015 and similar image on Imperial W... More

W.T. Galliher fire - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Commerce fire, 1/8/21 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Fire chief wreck, 1/5/21 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Fire chief wreck, 1/5/21 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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

Second Treasury fire - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Second Treasury fire - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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

George Washington fire engine, 2/22/22

George Washington fire engine, 2/22/22

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

Willard hotel, [Washington, D.C.], fire, 4/23/22

Willard hotel, [Washington, D.C.], fire, 4/23/22

Public domain historic photograph of Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Group with fire prevention signs]

[Group with fire prevention signs]

A group of men standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

J.J. Mueller Fire - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

J.J. Mueller Fire - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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

Fort Stevens. Where Lincoln stood under fire I

Fort Stevens. Where Lincoln stood under fire I

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

House of Representatives Document Room, which was damaged by fire in the U.S. Capitol last night

House of Representatives Document Room, which was damaged by fire in t...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. In album: Washington, D.C., Jan. 1927 to Feb. 1930, v. 4, Herbert E. French, National Photo Company. National Photo Company Collection (Librar... More

Mount of Olives and Gethsemane. Jerusalem and Olivet. The Graff  Zepelin [i.e., Graf Zepelin] over the old city, April 26th [i.e., 11th] 1931. Day of Greek holy fire

Mount of Olives and Gethsemane. Jerusalem and Olivet. The Graff Zepel...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, blimp, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fire House No. 2, Broad Street, Nevada City, Nevada County, CA

Fire House No. 2, Broad Street, Nevada City, Nevada County, CA

Survey number: HABS CA-1395 Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cliff House Fire, Historic View, Point Lobos, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

Cliff House Fire, Historic View, Point Lobos, San Francisco, San Franc...

Survey number: HABS CA-1736 Public domain photograph of a hotel building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dead Sea Album, prepared for the Palestine Potash Ltd. A bush fire at 'Ein Arous consuming the tropical growth on waste land

Dead Sea Album, prepared for the Palestine Potash Ltd. A bush fire at ...

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

Bittir station gutted with fire

Bittir station gutted with fire

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

CAMP FIRE GIRLS. MRS. ROOSEVELT, CENTER, MEETS CAMP FIRE GIRLS IN FRONT OF THE WHITE HOUSE. THESE GIRLS REPRESENT 250,000 GIRLS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY WHO ARE CELEBRATING THE 23RD BIRTHDAY OF THE CAMP FIRE GIRL ORGANIZATION. MRS. ROOSEVELT IS CHAIRMAN OF THE CAMP FIRE GIRL'S NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCILNATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL

CAMP FIRE GIRLS. MRS. ROOSEVELT, CENTER, MEETS CAMP FIRE GIRLS IN FRON...

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

Reduced fire hazard thru planned housing

Reduced fire hazard thru planned housing

Poster promoting planned housing as a method to reduce fire hazards in cities. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). New York City Housing Authority - Fiorello H. La Guardia, May... More

Smalltown volunteer fire department at work. Aledo, Illinois

Smalltown volunteer fire department at work. Aledo, Illinois

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

Holy Fire crowds on church bldg. [i.e., building] of [Church of the Holy] Sepulchre

Holy Fire crowds on church bldg. [i.e., building] of [Church of the Ho...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an old ancient city, historic place, stone building architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a group of men, Florida. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of a group of men, Florida. Farm Security Admi...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fire prevention week in Cincinnati, Ohio

Fire prevention week in Cincinnati, Ohio

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Same fire [night incendiary of coal and lumber yards near railroad station] still burning on following morning

Same fire [night incendiary of coal and lumber yards near railroad sta...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a damaged, burned, or destroyed building, natural disaster, war destruction, ruins, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Group of men gathered around remains of fire at early morning vegetable market. San Angelo, Texas

Group of men gathered around remains of fire at early morning vegetabl...

Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

General view of the hump yard at Proviso yard, C & NW RR., Chicago, Ill.

General view of the hump yard at Proviso yard, C & NW RR., Chicago, Il...

Public domain photograph - railway tracks, railroad, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of people walking down a road, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A black and white photo of people walking down a road, West Virginia. ...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Spanish-American FSA (Farm Security Administration) client building fire under soap kettle, Taos County, New Mexico

Spanish-American FSA (Farm Security Administration) client building fi...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of poverty, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

White migrant sitting in front of his fire in camp near Harlingen, Texas. He is one of the three traveling separately but who have set up camp together near Harlingen, Texas. Each cooks and eats alone. They were attracted to the lower valley by reports of plentiful work but have been unable to compete with the local Mexican labor in that section

White migrant sitting in front of his fire in camp near Harlingen, Tex...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a quarry, mine, excavation, or mining site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Smoke stacks - Color photograph, Kodachrome film transparencies

Smoke stacks - Color photograph, Kodachrome film transparencies

12002-28. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

Nursing along the fire by blowing on it. Potatoes are being cooked in this pan. Migrant family en route to California near Henrietta [i.e., Henryetta,] Oklahoma

Nursing along the fire by blowing on it. Potatoes are being cooked in ...

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

Men in front of outdoor fire, Pie Town Fair, New Mexico

Men in front of outdoor fire, Pie Town Fair, New Mexico

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

A black and white photo of a fire truck, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a fire truck, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Pho...

Public domain photograph related to Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Smoke stacks - Color photograph, Kodachrome film transparencies

Smoke stacks - Color photograph, Kodachrome film transparencies

12002-28. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

Digging in. Sicilian invasion. A shore party digs in on the beach and its radio operator sets up this portable equipment to make and maintain contact with ships off shore. In the distance an LCI lands troops under fire from hidden enemy pillboxes

Digging in. Sicilian invasion. A shore party digs in on the beach and ...

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

Copper smelter. Miami, Arizona - safety film negatives, Library of Congress

Copper smelter. Miami, Arizona - safety film negatives, Library of Con...

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

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 indoor, interior activity, America in the 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.

Housing for lumber workers in the Tillamook County, Oretgon. In August of 1933 a forest fire in one week swept through 290,000 acres of woodland. This area is now being cleared and most of the partially burned trees are of commerical value. The future (after clearing is completed) is undecided--some factions desire reforestation; others believe that it can be adopted to some form of agriculture, probably cattle and sheep and goat raising

Housing for lumber workers in the Tillamook County, Oretgon. In August...

Public domain photograph of United States countryside, nature, during 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.

The air raid protective services. One of the things an auxiliary fireman must learn is that the hose must be free of kinks before the water is turned on. Proper laying of fire hose is a technique of itself, a technique in which the volunteers must be instructed

The air raid protective services. One of the things an auxiliary firem...

Public domain photograph of America during the Great Depression, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Civilian defense. There's not much that is omitted in the equipment of these special gas and electrical emergency trucks. On the floor in front of the trunk are, left to right, the following items: a fitter's kit for repairing small gas leaks; a rubberized blanket for electrical work; an atmosphere testing machine; an inhalator; a Phister fire extinguisher; an air blower ; a lux fire extinguisher kit; a splicer's kit containing insulated hand tools; a fuse kit; a manhole guard rail and a rubber mat for electrical work. The worker at the left is wearing a special mask with a half-hour suplly of oxygen for use where a fresh air hose is not practical. He is also wearing rubber gloves for repair work. The man standing in the center is holding a hand operated manhole pump. The truck and its equipment were on display at Madison Square Garden, New York, as part of the huge civilian defense show held there in October

Civilian defense. There's not much that is omitted in the equipment of...

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

Calendar of religious ceremonies in Jer. [i.e., Jerusalem] Easter period, 1941. Holy fire ceremony seen from the dome

Calendar of religious ceremonies in Jer. [i.e., Jerusalem] Easter peri...

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

Production. B-25 bombers. Mounting a 1700-horsepower Wright Whirlwind engine to the fire wall of a B-25 bomber in a Western aircraft plant. This engine is one of the two powerful units which carry the B-25 through brilliant performances up to altitudes of 25,000 feet. General Doolittle has called this ship the best military plane in existence. Fairfax bomber plant, Kansas City

Production. B-25 bombers. Mounting a 1700-horsepower Wright Whirlwind ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Hoffman Island, merchant marine training center off Staten Island, New York. Class in fire extinguishing methods

Hoffman Island, merchant marine training center off Staten Island, New...

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

Lititz, Pennsylvania. Fire Captain Raymond Runk during an air raid drill

Lititz, Pennsylvania. Fire Captain Raymond Runk during an air raid dri...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Pearl Harbor bombing. After the fire. Battered by aerial torpedoes and bomb hits, the 31,800 ton USS West Virginia (nearest ship) rests on the bottom of Pearl Harbor. Fire following the explosions as well as oil flames from the nearby sunken USS Arizona added extensively to the damage. Noted the wrecked scout plane topside of gun turret at right and the overturned plane in the right hand corner. The battleship USS Tennessee is in the background

Pearl Harbor bombing. After the fire. Battered by aerial torpedoes and...

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Washington, D.C. Firehouse Station No. 4. Fireman replacing hose after a fire

Washington, D.C. Firehouse Station No. 4. Fireman replacing hose after...

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

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