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On the final assembly line at North American Aviation, men and women work together adjusting the controls of P-51 Mustang fighters for the United States Army Air Forces

On the final assembly line at North American Aviation, men and women w...

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Conversion. Soft drink dispenser plant. Converted from the production of such items as soft drink dispensers and game boards, this Eastern manufacturing firm now produces precision tools for cartridge manufacture, brass quadrants and other essentials for the armed forces. Personnel has jumped from 12 to 76 workers. In this machine shop different types of measuring gauges, bullet tools, dies and punches for use in America's arsenals are produced. Bristol and Martin Company, New York, New York

Conversion. Soft drink dispenser plant. Converted from the production ...

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Aluminum casting. Womens' place in this large Midwest aluminum factory is on the inspection line. She's giving a final checkup on these aluminum pistons which are destined for use by America's armed forces. Destination of the finished aluminum products is kept secret. They'll probably end up as jeep or airplane engine parts. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. Womens' place in this large Midwest aluminum factory...

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.

Production. Machine guns of various calibers. Dorothy Taylor, bench lathe operator at a large Eastern firearms plant, makes oil drills for .50- caliber machine gun barrels. Many women workers are employed in this plant, producing essential weapons for the armed forces

Production. Machine guns of various calibers. Dorothy Taylor, bench la...

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.

Fort Myer, Virginia. Alert and ready for action are these rough-riding, hardboiled members of a jeep crew at Fort Myer, Virginia. Properly equipped with new type helmet and Garand rifles, these soldiers of Uncle Sam's armoured forces typify the ruggedness and determination of the American fighting men

Fort Myer, Virginia. Alert and ready for action are these rough-riding...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military training, armed forces fort, camp, exercise activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Officers inspecting the crew of the transport carrying troops from New Caledonia to the Solomons to reinforce Marines. They are: Captain Charles Paul McFeaters, commander of the transport; Vice Admiral Robert Lee Ghormley, who was then in command of the South Pacific; Major General M.F. Harmon, commander of the Army forces in the South Pacific

Officers inspecting the crew of the transport carrying troops from New...

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A poster comes to life. The three men tour one of the mill yards. In the background, to the immediate right of the freight car, is a portion of a scrap pile. Immediately behind Sergeant Vineyard is a pile of limestone and slag. In the background, to the sailor's right, are piles of iron heaped high. All of these materials are destined for the steel furnaces, where they are used in varying quantities to make the many varieties of steel needed by our armed forces. Allegheny Steel, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

A poster comes to life. The three men tour one of the mill yards. In t...

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.

Conversion. Soft drink dispenser plant. Converted from the production of such items as soft drink dispensers and game boards, this Eastern manufacturing firm now produces precision tools for cartridge manufacture, brass quadrants and other essentials for the armed forces. Here workmen are inspecting a new internal grinder, a precision machine for the manufacture of precision tools and parts. Bristol and Martin Company, New York, New York

Conversion. Soft drink dispenser plant. Converted from the production ...

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Fort Benning. Tank forces. What the Axis has to face. A medium tank (M-3) and capable American crew make an effective fighting combination. The training course at Fort Benning, Georgia is graduating smart and proficient soldiers for the armored forces

Fort Benning. Tank forces. What the Axis has to face. A medium tank (M...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Women in war. Agricultural workers. With the nation's manpower swelling the ranks of the armed forces, women must step into many new occupations in both urban and rural life. These women harvest hands in Rochelle, Illinois, are helping the national welfare by picking the summer asparagus crop

Women in war. Agricultural workers. With the nation's manpower swellin...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farm, farmer, agriculture, early 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Chrysler Corporation. Dodge truck plant. Detroit, Michigan (vicinity). These long rows of Dodge Army trucks await shipment to various branches of the armed forces. Hundreds of army vehicles come off the Chrysler Corporation production lines daily

Chrysler Corporation. Dodge truck plant. Detroit, Michigan (vicinity)....

Picryl description: Public domain image of an automobile, 1940s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fort Benning. Machine gunner, armored forces. Our armored forces have tremendous fire power. These gunners on a halftrac scout car make the .30 caliber Browning one of the most destructive of modern weapons

Fort Benning. Machine gunner, armored forces. Our armored forces have ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Informa... More

Fort Benning. Armored forces personnel. Soldier of the armored forces. After he has completed his training at Fort Benning, Georgia, he'll know a lot of new ways to put the heat on the Axis

Fort Benning. Armored forces personnel. Soldier of the armored forces....

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Gloucester, Massachusetts. The crew of "Old Glory" pulls up a sizeable haul of fish. Almost all of this catch will be filleted and frozen for military and lend-lease shipment. Of the total packs in the United States, 60 percent of the salmon and 80 percent of the sardine and mackerel are consumed by the armed forces here and abroad

Gloucester, Massachusetts. The crew of "Old Glory" pulls up a sizeable...

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Midland Army Flying School, Texas. Major General L.H. Van Oyen (right), commanding the Royal Netherlands military forces in the United States, exchanges salutes with Brigadier General Isaiah Davies (left), commanding Midland Army Flying School, as the Netherlands general arrived to attend graduation of another large class of Dutch and American bombardiers at the world's largest bombardier college

Midland Army Flying School, Texas. Major General L.H. Van Oyen (right)...

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Officers inspecting a transport crew carrying troops from New Caledonia to the Solomons to reinforce the Marines. Front to rear are: Vice Admiral Robert Ghormley, who was then in command of the South Pacific area; Captain Charles Paul McFeaters, commander of the transport (wearing helmet); Major General M.F. Harmon, commander of the Army forces in the South Pacific area (wearing service cap)

Officers inspecting a transport crew carrying troops from New Caledoni...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military personnel, army, group photograph, armed people in uniform, war inspection, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Conductor Ray Tutle, veteran conductor, instructing women trainmen, a group of the first women employed by the Long Island Railroad to replace trainmen now serving in the nation's armed forces

Conductor Ray Tutle, veteran conductor, instructing women trainmen, a ...

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Australia in the war. American tanks, furnished under lend-lease, contribute to building up of Australia's armored forces. These are medium tanks lined up on the range ready for practice

Australia in the war. American tanks, furnished under lend-lease, cont...

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Enemy air equipment and installations took a heavy pounding from bombers of the United States Army Air forces as they pursued Marshal Erwin Rommel's retreating Afrika Korps through Libya and Tripoli to the Tunisian coast. Trucks rolling along the road to Tripoli after the Allied victory there. In the foreground is an American Jeep passing an area still containing mines which the engineers passed up during Marshal Rommel's swift retreat

Enemy air equipment and installations took a heavy pounding from bombe...

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Enemy air equipment and installations took a heavy pounding from bombers of the United States Army air forces as they pursued Marshal Erwin Rommel's retreating Afrika Korps through Libya and Tripoli to the Tunisian coast. Wrecked Axis aircraft, victims of bombing and strafing lie piled up on Castel Nenito Airdrome, awaiting arrival of expert salvage crews to denude the wreckage of any usable parts, the remainder to be turned into scrap.

Enemy air equipment and installations took a heavy pounding from bombe...

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Lieutenant Hoyt A. Eason, Meridian, Mississippi, a member of the United States Army Air forces fighter squadron which brought down 72 Janpaese planes in combat over New Guinea in 1943

Lieutenant Hoyt A. Eason, Meridian, Mississippi, a member of the Unite...

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[Major General George S. Patton, Jr., Commander of U.S. Forces in French Morocco, compares notes at Camp Anfa, near Casablanca, with Vice Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten of Great Britain, Chief of Combined Operations. Photo was taken on the field the day President Roosevelt reviewed American troops at the camp]

[Major General George S. Patton, Jr., Commander of U.S. Forces in Fren...

Army Air Forces photo from OWI. Office of War Information Collection. No. D-8327.

New York, New York. Many of the Fulton fish market men are in the armed forces

New York, New York. Many of the Fulton fish market men are in the arme...

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Large truck being driven off the Army Air Forces' new C-82 which was shown for first time at demonstration of equipment held by United States Army Air Forces. The special function of this plane is to land heavy military loads safely on rough fields near battle points. Its range exceeds 3,500 miles

Large truck being driven off the Army Air Forces' new C-82 which was s...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a military aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Installation of the United States Office of War Information (OWI) exhibit of original drawings and paintings by artists now in the armed forces. Preview, before shipping to Australia, held at the office of the Overseas Picture Division in the Auditor's Building

Installation of the United States Office of War Information (OWI) exhi...

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

"General Taylor never surrenders": Santa Anna's messengers requesting Genl. Taylor to surrender his forces at discretion, previous to the battle of Buena Vista

"General Taylor never surrenders": Santa Anna's messengers requesting ...

No. 453. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 2461

"General Taylor never surrenders": Santa Anna's messengers requesting Genl. Taylor to surrender his forces at discretion, previous to the battle of Buena Vista

"General Taylor never surrenders": Santa Anna's messengers requesting ...

No. 455. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 2460

A north view of Fort Royal in the island of Guadaloupe, when in Possession of his majestys forces in 1759

A north view of Fort Royal in the island of Guadaloupe, when in Posses...

Title also in French. Library has two impressions, one with 1907 stamp and another with 1914 stamp. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Grignion.

Perspective view of his majesty's land forces going in flat boats to take possession of the north gate of the city and Punto Castle...

Perspective view of his majesty's land forces going in flat boats to t...

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

Great Battle of Murfreesboro, Tenn. - Jany, 2nd 1863: between the Union Forces, under Genl. Rosecrans, and the Rebel Army under General Bragg

Great Battle of Murfreesboro, Tenn. - Jany, 2nd 1863: between the Unio...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 2796

State of the British and French colonies in North America : with respect to number of peoples, forces, forts, Indians, trade and other advantages ... in two letters to a friend

State of the British and French colonies in North America : with respe...

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Capture of Roanoke Island, Feby. 8th 1862: By the federal forces, under Command of Genl. Ambrose E. Burnside, and gunboats under Commodore L.M. Goldsborough

Capture of Roanoke Island, Feby. 8th 1862: By the federal forces, unde...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 0903

The landing of his majesty's forces, under the command of the Rt. Honbl. ye Earl of Albermarle, on the island of Cuba

The landing of his majesty's forces, under the command of the Rt. Honb...

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Mason. First words of title not recorded on shelflist card

Plan of Fort Meigs' and its environs : compricing [sic] the operations of the American forces, under Genl. W.H. Harrison, and the British Army and their allies, under Genl. Proctor and Tecumseh /

Plan of Fort Meigs' and its environs : compricing [sic] the operations...

Ms. pictorial map showing troop positions during the Siege of Fort Meigs, Perrysburg (Ohio), 1813. Pen-and-ink and watercolors. Text, descriptive notes, and poem are mechanically printed on the sheet. Brittle, ... More

Declaration by Sir William Howe, Commander in Chief of the British forces. Sir William regrets the calamities .... August 27, 1777.

Declaration by Sir William Howe, Commander in Chief of the British for...

Map of the sourthern and border states, showing the actu alpositions [sic] of the national and rebel forces, and of the blockading fletes [sic] and vessels, the positions of the various fortifications that have been erected, and the localities of all the important battles that have been fought during the present war

Map of the sourthern and border states, showing the actu alpositions [...

Scale 1:3,220,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 6 From Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper [Oct. 26, 1861]. Map includes railroads, rivers, towns, names and boundaries of states, and some relief by hachures. I... More

Position occupied by Hancock's forces July, 2nd

Position occupied by Hancock's forces July, 2nd

View along the Emmittsburg Road, showing copse of trees where Generals Hancock and Dana were wounded, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). No. 526.

As the Japanese bayonets draw nearer to Port Arthur, Russian forces make more desperate [?] for safety

As the Japanese bayonets draw nearer to Port Arthur, Russian forces ma...

Print shows Japanese bayonets puncturing a wall and Russian ships attempting to break through the wall on the other side of the room to make their escape. Signed on block by artist in lower left, includes chop... More

Lord Kitchner's trumpeter in 1915, Pvt. Frank Inman of Australian Imp. [i.e., Imperial] Forces. Mr. Inman trumpeting at Anzac Day services of April 25th, '40

Lord Kitchner's trumpeter in 1915, Pvt. Frank Inman of Australian Imp....

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FIRST DIVISION, A.E.F. AMERICAN EXPIDITIONARY FORCES. SECRETARY BAKER IN SILK HAT; GENERAL PERSHING; WOMAN AS 'LIBERTY'; GENERAL MARCH

FIRST DIVISION, A.E.F. AMERICAN EXPIDITIONARY FORCES. SECRETARY BAKER ...

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FIRST DIVISION, A.E.F. AMERICAN EXPIDITIONARY FORCES. UNION STATION PLAZA, PERSHING ARRIVING

FIRST DIVISION, A.E.F. AMERICAN EXPIDITIONARY FORCES. UNION STATION PL...

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FIRST DIVISION, A.E.F. AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES. MISCELLANEOUS VIEWS OF PARADE

FIRST DIVISION, A.E.F. AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES. MISCELLANEOUS VI...

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FIRST DIVISION, A.E.F. AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES. MISCELLANEOUS VIEWS OF PARADE

FIRST DIVISION, A.E.F. AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES. MISCELLANEOUS VI...

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American Forces in Germany, Maÿen, 1920

American Forces in Germany, Maÿen, 1920

Photograph shows U.S. Army personnel riding horseback through the countryside in Mayen, Germany. Mounted on cardboard with photograph no. 1601.

Terror methods used to create riots in labor strikes., Washington, D.C. Sept. 23. Professional strike-breaker, undercover agent and industrial guard, E.J. McDade, appeared before the Senate Committee investigating espionage in labor relations today and told how guards used live steam on striking workers, also of the time when a fence was charged with electricity and other terroristic methods used to place blame on labor leaders to result in increasing the "guard" forces. McDade said he had been in the employ of the Railway Audit and Inspection Co. on several jobs

Terror methods used to create riots in labor strikes., Washington, D.C...

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Sudan. Omdurman. The battle field of 1898. Kitchner's forces against the Mahdi's successors

Sudan. Omdurman. The battle field of 1898. Kitchner's forces against t...

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U.S. Army Forces in New Guinea. U.S. soldiers with their equipment are brought ashore in a landing barge from a transport of Buna, New Guinea, during the Allied offensive that drove the Japanese out of Papua

U.S. Army Forces in New Guinea. U.S. soldiers with their equipment are...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

With the free French forces in the Western Desert: A "poilu" taking a drink after dinner

With the free French forces in the Western Desert: A "poilu" taking a ...

Note on photograph: A Free French Brigade on service in the Middle East comprises Foreign Legion French Colonial troops and other Free French units under the command of General De Larminat and General Koenig. T... More

One year of reciprocal aid. Food is probably the most important contribution of Australia to the supplies of the U.S. armed forces stationed in the Pacific. She sent shiploads to our beleaguered men at Bataan and has increased her contributions as the size of our forces has grown. The U.S. ships practically no food to our troops in Australia and New Zealand. The Americans are supplied on the spot, and the space thus freed in our ships is used for tanks, planes and amunitions

One year of reciprocal aid. Food is probably the most important contri...

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Arrival in Palestine of Mr. Antony [i.e., Anthony] Eden. Gen[eral] view of A.I.F. [i.e., Australian Imperial Forces] camp of Qustina

Arrival in Palestine of Mr. Antony [i.e., Anthony] Eden. Gen[eral] vie...

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Arrival in Palestine of Mr. Antony [i.e., Anthony] Eden. Eden inspecting A.I.F. [i.e., Australian Imperial Forces] troops, long lines of soldiers

Arrival in Palestine of Mr. Antony [i.e., Anthony] Eden. Eden inspecti...

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Quaker State Refining Company, Oil City, Pennsylvania. These are the solution and vacuum towers of the Quaker State refinery at Oil City, Pennsylvania. This refinery is working at full capacity to assure our military forces of ample supplies of the high-grade lubricants needed to operate ships, guns, tanks, and planes

Quaker State Refining Company, Oil City, Pennsylvania. These are the s...

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These are the solution and vacuum towers of the Quaker State Refinery, at Oil City, Pennsylvania. This refinery is working at full capacity to assure our military forces of ample supplies for the high-grade lubricants needed to operate ships, guns, tanks, and planes

These are the solution and vacuum towers of the Quaker State Refinery,...

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Rubber in storage. Number one U.S. stockpile. Crude rubber stored at points throughout the country is ample for all the needs of our armed forces. Boxes and bales weighing 250 pounds are stored in heating and thawing rooms to bring them to the proper temperature for processing

Rubber in storage. Number one U.S. stockpile. Crude rubber stored at p...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a basement, underground, lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). These are some of the 26,000 men whose hands are fashioning powerful new additions to Uncle Sam's rapidly expanding naval forces. A few miles away at the yards of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, other thousands are also coming off their shifts. This scene is typical of dozens of shipyards throughout the nation. Shipyard workers have a lot to smile about, for invariably they have done their work so well and efficiently that production is ahead of schedule

Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). These are some of the 26,000 men who...

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Fort Benning. Armored forces. Names like "Hell Buggy" and "Wildcat" are painted on the helmets of these armored force trainees lined up for chow at Fort Benning, Georgia. As long as a soldier can eat and give disrespectful names to his equipment, he's going along alright

Fort Benning. Armored forces. Names like "Hell Buggy" and "Wildcat" ar...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military training, armed forces fort, camp, exercise activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fort Knox. Bridge construction trucks. Engineer units of the armored forces use special trucks like this for tansporting and placing treadway bridges. Equipped with winches and crane members, these vehicles make quick work of laying bridge sections on pontons. This particular truck is in use at Fort Knox, Kentucky, where soldiers are being trained in the use of armored equipment

Fort Knox. Bridge construction trucks. Engineer units of the armored f...

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Fort Knox. M-4 tanks and crews. A new M-4 tank and a halftrac scout car practice coordination of activities in the school for the armored forces at Fort Knox, Kentucky. This M-4, with its strong welded hull and superior firepower, is welcomed by the "tankers" who man it as a notable addition to our fighting equipment

Fort Knox. M-4 tanks and crews. A new M-4 tank and a halftrac scout ca...

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Production. Electric power. Panel boards at Vega Aircraft Plant. Here the flow of electric power to thousands of machines and hand power tools is controlled. These boards play an important part in the production of planes for our armed forces. Vega Aircraft Corporation

Production. Electric power. Panel boards at Vega Aircraft Plant. Here ...

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Fort Benning. Tank forces. What the Axis has to face. A medium tank (M-3) and a capable American crew make an effective fighting combination. The training course at Fort Benning, Georgia is graduating smart and proficient soldiers for the armored forces

Fort Benning. Tank forces. What the Axis has to face. A medium tank (M...

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

Women in war. Agricultural workers. With the nation's manpower swelling the ranks of the armed forces, women must step into many new occupations in both urban and rural life. These women harvest hands in Rochelle, Illinois, are helping the national welfare by picking the summer asparagus crop

Women in war. Agricultural workers. With the nation's manpower swellin...

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.

From the left: Colonel Roy R. Gerfen, training inspector; Major General Alexander M. Patch, Jr., commander of the united forces in New Caledonia; Brigadier General E.B. Sebree, assistant to the division commander and commanding the mobile force; Lieutenant Colonel Homewood. Colonel Gerfen is gathering material for a report to Washington on training methods in New Caledonia

From the left: Colonel Roy R. Gerfen, training inspector; Major Genera...

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Conversion. Watch cases to war production. Squaring away for war Production. When the last batch of watch cases goes down the line of punch presses at a Kentucky factory, the trained operator will begin turning out compass cases, radio parts and small carbine machine gun parts for our armed forces. Note safety cords on all except second worker. He's die maker seting up a new job. Wadsworth Watch Company, Louisville, Kentucky

Conversion. Watch cases to war production. Squaring away for war Produ...

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

Conversion. Pianos to airplane motors. Norwegian-born Edward Groe has been employed by a Chicago piano factory since 1909, regulating keys of electric organs. With the plant's conversion to the production of trainer-plane motors, this master mechanic has discarded instruments of peace, such as this electric organ, for weapons of war. He now regulates pneumatic motors of trainer planes which are used for instruction of America's flying forces. Gulbransen Company

Conversion. Pianos to airplane motors. Norwegian-born Edward Groe has ...

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Fort Benning. Armored forces personnel. Soldier of the armored forces. After he has completed his training at Fort Benning, Georgia, he'll know a lot of new ways to put the heat on the Axis

Fort Benning. Armored forces personnel. Soldier of the armored forces....

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Agriculture. Women on farms. Induction of much of America's manpower into the armed forces brings increased activity to U.S. farmer's wives, who, like Mrs. Harold Sontag of Maple Park, Illinois, finds the day all too short for the completion of her many chores. With one of her youngsters to help, she's tending the chicken feeder

Agriculture. Women on farms. Induction of much of America's manpower i...

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Dayton, Ohio. Men of the Army Air Forces medical services, learning how to remove a "casualty" to the ambulance post ready for a speedy trip to a waiting transport which will evacuate the wounded

Dayton, Ohio. Men of the Army Air Forces medical services, learning ho...

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Sewing leather facing over seam of a coat, for the Armed forces(?), at the Aero Leather Coat Company / Gruber.

Sewing leather facing over seam of a coat, for the Armed forces(?), at...

Photograph shows employee of Aero Leather Coat Company of Beacon, New York, working with a sewing machine to produce a leather garment for the U.S. Army. No. D010659. Corresponding negative: LC-USE6-D-010659. ... More

Fort Benning. Machine gunners, armored forces. Plenty of trouble for the Axis in this combination. Machine gunner of a halftrac scout car and a .30 caliber Browning

Fort Benning. Machine gunners, armored forces. Plenty of trouble for t...

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Production. Electric power. Huge transformers feed power to thousands of machines and hand power tools at Vega Aircraft Plant. By reducing electrical current to the voltages proper for plant use, these transformers play an important part in the production of planes for our armed forces. Vega Aircraft Corporation

Production. Electric power. Huge transformers feed power to thousands ...

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Fort Benning armored forces. Uncle Sam's drivers of the armored forces are the world's best. This man at the wheel of a halftrac car in the Fort Benning, Georgia training are knows how to tool through all kinds of tough going

Fort Benning armored forces. Uncle Sam's drivers of the armored forces...

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Aluminum casting. Application of parting compound to unfinished mold, another step in the making of valuable aluminum parts for America's armed forces. Destination of the finished aluminum products is kept secret--but they'll probably end up as jeeps or airplane engine parts. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. Application of parting compound to unfinished mold, ...

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U.S. forces inflict heavy casualties on Japs in capture of Buna, New Guinea. On the beach of Buna Mission, last point of Japanese resistance in the Papuan section of New Guinea, the bodies of slain Japanese soldiers lie a few steps from their shattered landing boat. The Japanese suffered heavy losses in this engagement and eventually were completely routed by American and Australian forces

U.S. forces inflict heavy casualties on Japs in capture of Buna, New G...

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Reciprocal aid. British equipment plays an important part in supplying U.S. Army Air Forces in Britain. Here a British "Bowser" staffed by American airmen is used for refueling a plane

Reciprocal aid. British equipment plays an important part in supplying...

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

Lease lend loadings. Awaiting shipment abroad, this truck contains a mobile dental laboratory for Australian forces in Egypt. From the pier, it will be rolled on to a barge, then hoisted on ship along with similar equipment exported on a lend lease basis

Lease lend loadings. Awaiting shipment abroad, this truck contains a m...

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Enemy air equipment and installations took a heavy pounding from bombers of the United States Army Air Forces as they pursued Marshal Erwin Rommel's retreating Afrika Korps through Libya and Tripoli to the Tunisian coast. This was once a hangar at Castel Benito Airdrome

Enemy air equipment and installations took a heavy pounding from bombe...

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Moore Field, Mission (vicinity), Texas. The lead ship in a formation of P-40's peeling off for the "attack" in a practice flight at the Army Air Forces advanced flying school. Selected aviation cadets are given transition training in these fighter planes before receiving their pilot's wings

Moore Field, Mission (vicinity), Texas. The lead ship in a formation o...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a military aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Women in essential services. Women are employed as railroad workers by the Southern Pacific Company in San Francisco. With increasing numbers of men leaving their jobs for the armed forces, women are stepping into new and essential work vital to civilian life

Women in essential services. Women are employed as railroad workers by...

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Field baking outfit. A unit developed by the Quartermaster Corps, Army Service Forces. In line with the increasing importance of airborne operations, lighter materials have gone into quartermaster equipment in recent months. Shown in demonstrations of equipment held by United States Army Air Forces

Field baking outfit. A unit developed by the Quartermaster Corps, Army...

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Rear view showing how after end of fuselage opens to the complete height and width of the interior, which is square. This newest transport of the United States Army Air Forces is in the 50,000 pound class, and in its weight and bulk carrying capacity it will enable the air transport of ninety percent of the heavy equipment of a standard triangular infantry division. Shown at a demonstration of equipment held by United States Army Air Forces

Rear view showing how after end of fuselage opens to the complete heig...

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

A black and white photo of a display of pine trees. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a display of pine trees. Office of War Info...

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

Installation of the United States Office of War Information (OWI) exhibit of original drawings and paintings by artists now in the armed forces. Preview, before shipping to Australia, held at the office of the Overseas Picture Division in the Auditor's Building

Installation of the United States Office of War Information (OWI) exhi...

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Andrew Jackson with the Tennessee forces on the Hickory Grounds (Ala) A.D. 1814 / Breuker & Kessler lith., Philada.

Andrew Jackson with the Tennessee forces on the Hickory Grounds (Ala) ...

Andrew Jackson, full-length portrait, on horseback, facing slightly right, in uniform, holding hat in right hand. Library has two impressions, one hand-colored and one b&w.

Death of General Lyon: At the head of his troops while successfully charging the rebel forces, at the Battle of Wilsons Creek, Missouri, Aug. 10th 1861

Death of General Lyon: At the head of his troops while successfully ch...

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Reverend H.P. Wright, principal chaplain to the forces in the Crimea & Reverend Messieurs Wallace, Sykes, Parson, H.A. Taylor, Boudier, Parker, Preston & Crozier

Reverend H.P. Wright, principal chaplain to the forces in the Crimea &...

Reverend Henry Press Wright posed with William Sykes, H.A. Taylor, J.G. Boudier, E.G. Parker, J.A. Crozier, and other chaplains in front of building.

Battle of Dranesville, Virginia, December 20th, between the national forces commanded by Generals McCall and Ord, and a superior rebel force led by General Stewart - rout of the rebels with heavy loss / from a sketch by our special artist.

Battle of Dranesville, Virginia, December 20th, between the national f...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1862 Jan. 11, opposite p. 128.

[And before Mr. Port could rally his forces, they had entered the carriage and had driven away]

[And before Mr. Port could rally his forces, they had entered the carr...

Title devised by cataloger. (DLC/PP-1932:0033). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "The Uncle of an Angel," Harper's magazine, 81:414 (Aug. 1890).

According to the ideas of our missionary maniacs, the Chinaman must be converted, even if it takes the whole military and naval forces of the two greatest nations of the world to do it / Dalrymple.

According to the ideas of our missionary maniacs, the Chinaman must be...

Print shows a British missionary with a bag labeled "£ for Foreign Missions" at his feet and an American missionary with a bag labeled "$" at her feet, preaching to a Chinese man; at the far left are soldiers o... More

FIRST DIVISION, A.E.F. AMERICAN EXPIDITIONARY FORCES. UNION STATION PLAZA, PERSHING ARRIVING

FIRST DIVISION, A.E.F. AMERICAN EXPIDITIONARY FORCES. UNION STATION PL...

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FIRST DIVISION, A.E.F. AMERICAN EXPIDITIONARY FORCES. MILITARY POLICE AT CAPITOL

FIRST DIVISION, A.E.F. AMERICAN EXPIDITIONARY FORCES. MILITARY POLICE ...

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FIRST DIVISION, A.E.F. AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES. PERSHING AND BAKER AT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

FIRST DIVISION, A.E.F. AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES. PERSHING AND BAK...

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[Encampment of shanties built by Brooklyn veterans in the Bonus Expeditionary Forces in Washington, D.C.]

[Encampment of shanties built by Brooklyn veterans in the Bonus Expedi...

Original negative no. LC-H823-1461. Forms part of: Events in Washington, D.C. (Library of Congress). Exhibited: American Treasures of the Library of Congress, 2004-2005.

Infantryman with halftrack, a young soldier of the armed forces, holds and sights his Garand rifle like an old timer, Fort Knox, Ky. He likes the piece for its fine firing qualities and its rugged, dependable mechanism.

Infantryman with halftrack, a young soldier of the armed forces, holds...

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Y.M.C.A. Hostel in J'lem. [i.e., Jerusalem] for the men of H.M. Forces

Y.M.C.A. Hostel in J'lem. [i.e., Jerusalem] for the men of H.M. Forces

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Arrival in Palestine of Mr. Antony [i.e., Anthony] Eden. Mr. Antony [i.e., Anthony] Eden with men & officers of the A.I.F. [i.e., Australian Imperial Forces], speaking with General ... A.I.F.

Arrival in Palestine of Mr. Antony [i.e., Anthony] Eden. Mr. Antony [i...

Picryl description: Public domain image of the British Empire armed forces, 19th-20th century war and military conflict, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

It was workers such as these Chinese peasants who finally seem to have convinced the Janpaese that aerial bombing alone will never halt traffic over the Bruma Road. As soon as a bomb falls, or as soon as a cloudburst washes out a section of this miraculous road, hundreds of Chinese peasants are somehow immediately on hand to repair the damage and keep the vital supplies moving on to the Chinese armies and guerrilla forces, which have been bearing the weight of the fight against fascism for years longer than any European nation

It was workers such as these Chinese peasants who finally seem to have...

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U.S. forces establish bases in Liberia. These American soldiers stationed in Liberia, Africa, are guarding a dock where supplies are being unloaded. The thatched hut in the background is a repair shop. Chiefly Negro units, the American forces are constructing bridges, improving roads, building air bases and strengthening fortification in this vital sector. The Liberian Republic was founded in 1821 by Negro freedmen under American auspices

U.S. forces establish bases in Liberia. These American soldiers statio...

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One year of reciprocal aid. Complete facilities for publication of the daily newspaper "Stars and Stripes" for and by the American armed forces in the European theatre are supplied without charge by the British government. They range from ticker facilities to newsprint. Staff Sergeant Ben F. Price of Iowa, photo and make-up editor, is here working out the make-up in the London Times composing room

One year of reciprocal aid. Complete facilities for publication of the...

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U.S. forces establish bases in Liberia. Private Napoleon Edward Taylor, first member of the U.S. forces to land in Liberia at the request of the African Negro republic, explains how a sub-machine gun, or "Tommy gun," works. Liberia was originally founded in 1821 by Negro freedmen under American auspices. The American forces, chiefly composed of Negro units, are constructing bridges, improving roads, building air bases and strengthening fortifications throughout the country. Edwin Barclay the Republic's President, welcomed the American soldiers by saying "The future of Liberia is inextricably bound up in the victory of those nations fighting for the Four Freedoms annouced by President Franklin D. Roosevelt."

U.S. forces establish bases in Liberia. Private Napoleon Edward Taylor...

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Sewing leather facing over seam of a coat for the armed forces at the Aero Leather Coat Company Incorporated

Sewing leather facing over seam of a coat for the armed forces at the ...

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