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Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). "The sweetest lady I ever met.. Dear Mother, I won't forget." So reads this pillow, sent Mrs. Smuda by her youngest son now at camp. But unlike Whistler's immortalized parent, the mother of the Smuda family spends little time in an armchair. She's much too busy working for Uncle Sam at the Frankford Arsenal and taking active care of her home and family after hours

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). "The sweetest lady I ever met.. Dear Mother...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of the 1930s - 1940s, woman, female portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Markings are carried on a label pasted on the handle of a glass plug gauge, which replace steel gauges at the Frankford Arsenal. Markings on other gauges are produced by acid etching. Glass gauges are lighter and cheaper than steel, permit greater visibility in inspection, are not as much affected by room temperatures and heat of operators' hands, are not corroded by perspiration, need no protection against rusting, do not acquire burrs that would change the effective sizes. They can save the annual use of 250 tons of critical tool steel in government arsenals alone

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Markings are carried on a ...

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

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 265, Northeast corner Farley Road & Mellon Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 265, Northeast corner Farley Road & Me...

Significance: Building 265 is associated with the multitude of small structures scattered throughout the grounds of Frankford Arsenal, the U.S. Army's principal manufacturer of small arms ammunition. Survey nu... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 148, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 148, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadel...

Significance: One of a series of magazines at Frankford Arsenal, the building was the U.S. Army's principal manufacturer of ammunition throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Constructed in 19... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 106, South of Tacony Street between Bridge Street & tracks of former Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 106, South of Tacony Street between Br...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 251, Northeast corner Hagner Road & Walbach Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 251, Northeast corner Hagner Road & Wa...

Significance: Constructed as a storehouse, Building 251 is associated with the large-scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal that resulted from the United States' entry into World War I. Survey number: HAER PA-74... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 308, North side Laidley Road between Walbach & Eakin Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 308, North side Laidley Road between W...

Significance: Building 308 is associated with the large scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal, the U.S. Army's principal manufacturer of small arms ammunition, during World War II. Survey number: HAER PA-74-AE ... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 68, Southeast corner of Walbach Street & Benet Road, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 68, Southeast corner of Walbach Street...

Significance: Building 68, constructed as a fuze loading house, is associated with the expansion of Frankford Arsenal during World War II. Used as a laboratory after 1946, the building is also associated with ... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 206, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 206, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadel...

Significance: Building 206 was constructed in 1918 as a cart house and is associated with the large-scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal in its relation with the United States' entry into World War I. Survey n... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 206, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 206, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadel...

Significance: Building 206 was constructed in 1918 as a cart house and is associated with the large-scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal in its relation with the United States' entry into World War I. Survey n... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 312, Northeast corner of Walbach Street & Monroe Road, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 312, Northeast corner of Walbach Stree...

Significance: Building 312 is associated with the extensive infrastructure of roads, utilities and services that supported the principal functions of Frankford Arsenal, the U.S. Army's principal manufacturer of... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 40, South of Tacony Street between Bridge Street & tracks of former Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 40, South of Tacony Street between Bri...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 66, North of Benet Road & east of Walbach Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 66, North of Benet Road & east of Walb...

Significance: This small magazine is peripherally associated with the development and testing of ammunition and arms at Frankford Arsenal, the U.S. Army's principal manufacturer of small arms ammunition. Surve... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 151, East side Dearborn Street, north of Craig Road, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 151, East side Dearborn Street, north ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Frankford (Preparative) Friends Meeting House, Corner of Unity & Waln Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford (Preparative) Friends Meeting House, Corner of Unity & Waln ...

Significance: The original portion of the Frankford Preparative Friends Meeting House was erected in 1775-76, making it the oldest Friends meeting house in Philadelphia. Although the construction of meeting hou... More

Frankford (Preparative) Friends Meeting House, Corner of Unity & Waln Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford (Preparative) Friends Meeting House, Corner of Unity & Waln ...

Significance: The original portion of the Frankford Preparative Friends Meeting House was erected in 1775-76, making it the oldest Friends meeting house in Philadelphia. Although the construction of meeting hou... More

Free Library of Philadelphia, Thomas Holme Branch, 7810 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Free Library of Philadelphia, Thomas Holme Branch, 7810 Frankford Aven...

Significance: Completed in 1906, the Thomas Holme Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia was the fifth of twenty-five branch libraries built through an endowment from industrialist-turned-philanthropist And... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 223, South side Hagner Road between Mellow & Ripley Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 223, South side Hagner Road between Me...

Significance: Constructed as a railroad loading platform, Building 223 is associated with the large-scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal that resulted from the United States' entry into World War I. Survey num... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 223, South side Hagner Road between Mellow & Ripley Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 223, South side Hagner Road between Me...

Significance: Constructed as a railroad loading platform, Building 223 is associated with the large-scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal that resulted from the United States' entry into World War I. Survey num... More

Frankford Elevated, 52100-5400 Frankford Avenue (guideway & stations), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Elevated, 52100-5400 Frankford Avenue (guideway & stations),...

Significance: The Frankford Elevated is significant as an early twentieth-century mass transit system in Philadelphia that had significant local elevated includes structures and station buildings that are repre... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 213-214, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 213-214, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Phi...

Significance: Building 213, constructed in 1903 as a box and packing shop, and Building 214, constructed in 1918 as a small arms ammunition storehouse, are connected buildings associated with the expansion of f... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 301, Southeast corner of Hagner Road & Thomas Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 301, Southeast corner of Hagner Road &...

Significance: Building 301 was constructed as the principal power plant for Frankford Arsenal, the U.S. Army's main supplier of ammunition throughout the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The buil... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 242-246A, South side Craig Road between Eakin & Walbach Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 242-246A, South side Craig Road betwe...

Significance: These nine buildings are part of a thirteen-building complex associated with the original and most elemental purpose of Frankford Arsenal, the production and storage of powder and munitions for th... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 242-246A, South side Craig Road between Eakin & Walbach Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 242-246A, South side Craig Road betwe...

Significance: These nine buildings are part of a thirteen-building complex associated with the original and most elemental purpose of Frankford Arsenal, the production and storage of powder and munitions for th... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 29, Southeast corner of Mellon Street & Mordecai Road, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 29, Southeast corner of Mellon Street ...

Significance: This building, almost wholly rebuilt in 1939, reflects the continued development of Frankford Arsenal as the U.S. Army's principal supplier of ammunition, sights, and fire control instruments. S... More

Tacony, Neighborhood is bounded by Delaware River, Cottman Avenue, Magee Street, & Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Neighborhood is bounded by Delaware River, Cottman Avenue, Mag...

Significance: The area within the City of Philadelphia known as "Tacony" is historically significant for its mid-nineteenth-century foundation as the southern terminus of the Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad, ... More

Assembling fuses--Frankford Arsenal, Frankford, Pennsylvania

Assembling fuses--Frankford Arsenal, Frankford, Pennsylvania

Women working in arsenal. No. 35813. U.S. Army, Industrial Service Section photo.

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

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). Like any other grandmother, skilled worker Eva Smuda enjoys the "children's hour" each day. And her work at the Frankford Arsenal never leaves her too tired for those games of make-believe with five-year-old Barbara

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). Like any other grandmother, skilled worker ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). "The sweetest lady I ever met.. Dear Mother, I won't forget." So reads this pillow, sent Mrs. Smuda by her youngest son now at camp. But unlike Whistler's immortalized parent, the mother of the Smuda family spends little time in an armchair. She's much too busy working for Uncle Sam at the Frankford Arsenal and taking active care of her home and family after hours

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). "The sweetest lady I ever met.. Dear Mother...

Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War... More

Mrs. Smuda's son. The man with the gun. It's Private Edwin Smuda at army camp "somewhere in the South." In addition to being a prize fighting man, one of Private Smuda's claims to fame is his widowed, fifty-five-year-old mother who works six days a week in the Frankford, Pennsylvania arsenal tapering cartridges for 50mm machine gun shells. Mrs. Smuda is one of that great army of American women who work just as hard for victory as their sons on the front lines

Mrs. Smuda's son. The man with the gun. It's Private Edwin Smuda at ar...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military personnel, conscription, group of people in uniform, armed forces, infantry, war activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). The widowed mother of six grown children, Eva Smuda (right) keeps young with the daughter, son-in-law and grandchild who live with her. The little girl is five-year-old Barbara Bennett, whose father, opposite, works with Mrs. Smuda at the Frankford Arsenal

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). The widowed mother of six grown children, E...

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

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Brigadier General H.F. Safford, Chief of theProduction Service Branch, Ordnance Department, examines an exhibit of standard types of new glass gauges which replace steel gauges at the Frankford Arsenal. Glass gauges are lighter and cheaper than steel, permit greater visibility in inspection, are not as much affected by room temperatures and heat of operators' hands, are not corroded by perspiration, need no protection against rusting, do not acquire burrs that would change the effective sizes. They can save the annual use of 250 tons of critical tool steel in government arsenals alone

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Brigadier General H.F. Saf...

Public domain photograph of the 1930s-1940s World War Two, armed forces, military production, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Checking an inside diameter of a cartridge case with one of the glass gauges which replace steel gauges at the Frankford Arsenal. Glass gauges are lighter and cheaper than steel, permit greater visibility in inspection, are not as much affected by room temperatures and heat of operators' hands, are not corroded by perspiration, need no protection against rusting, do not acquire burrs that would change the effective sizes. They can save the annual use of 250 tons of critical tool steel in government arsenals alone

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Checking an inside diamete...

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

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. A steel plug gauge, since replaced by a glass gauge at the Frankford Arsenal, is shown checking an inside diameter of a cartridge case. Glass gauges are lighter and cheaper than steel, permit greater visibility in inspection, are not as much affected by room temperatures and heat of operators' hands, are not corroded by perspiration, need no protection against rusting, do not acquire burrs that would change the effective sizes. They can save the annual use of 250 tons of critical tool steel in government arsenals alone

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. A steel plug gauge, since ...

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

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 254-255, Montgomery Street, between Hagner & Craid Roads, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 254-255, Montgomery Street, between H...

Significance: Buildings 254-255 are two of the many small sheds and warehouses scattered throughout the grounds of Frankford Arsenal, the U.S. Army's principal manufacturer of small arms ammunition. Survey num... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 59, Southeast corner Mordecai Road & Ripley Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 59, Southeast corner Mordecai Road & R...

Significance: Building 59 is associated with the expansion of Frankford Arsenal during World War II. It is one of many small storage facilities located throughout the arsenal, the U.S. Army's principal manufac... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 267, Southwest corner Craig Road & Eakin Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 267, Southwest corner Craig Road & Eak...

Significance: Building 267 is associated with the continued growth of Frankford Arsenal, the U.S. Army's principal manufacturer of small arms ammunition. Survey number: HAER PA-74-BR Building/structure dates:... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 318, West Eakin Street between Hagner & Munroe Roads, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 318, West Eakin Street between Hagner ...

Significance: Building 318 is associated with the many small structures scattered throughout the grounds of the Frankford Arsenal, the U.S. Army's principal manufacturer of small arms ammunition. Survey number... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 106, South of Tacony Street between Bridge Street & tracks of former Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 106, South of Tacony Street between Br...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Frankford Elevated, Pratt Street Station, 5200-5201 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Elevated, Pratt Street Station, 5200-5201 Frankford Avenue, ...

Significance: The station is significant for its association with an early twentieth-century transit system in Philadelphia that had a significant local impact on the patterns of growth and development in the c... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 206, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 206, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadel...

Significance: Building 206 was constructed in 1918 as a cart house and is associated with the large-scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal in its relation with the United States' entry into World War I. Survey n... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 240, Northeast corner Hagner Road & Clay Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 240, Northeast corner Hagner Road & Cl...

Significance: The earliest portions of Building 240 were constructed in the 1860s as a powder magazine. The building is thus associated with one of the most basic functions of Frankford Arsenal, the production... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 211, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 211, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadel...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 211, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 211, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadel...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 35, South of Tacony Street between Bridge Street & tracks of former Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 35, South of Tacony Street between Bri...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 221, Northeast corner of Mellon Street & Farley Road, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 221, Northeast corner of Mellon Street...

Significance: Constructed as a small arms ammunition shop in 1937-1939, Building 221 is associated with the continued growth of Frankford Arsenal during the twentieth century. Survey number: HAER PA-74-X Buil... More

Frankford (Preparative) Friends Meeting House, Corner of Unity & Waln Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford (Preparative) Friends Meeting House, Corner of Unity & Waln ...

Significance: The original portion of the Frankford Preparative Friends Meeting House was erected in 1775-76, making it the oldest Friends meeting house in Philadelphia. Although the construction of meeting hou... More

Frankford (Preparative) Friends Meeting House, Corner of Unity & Waln Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford (Preparative) Friends Meeting House, Corner of Unity & Waln ...

Significance: The original portion of the Frankford Preparative Friends Meeting House was erected in 1775-76, making it the oldest Friends meeting house in Philadelphia. Although the construction of meeting hou... More

Frankford (Preparative) Friends Meeting House, Corner of Unity & Waln Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford (Preparative) Friends Meeting House, Corner of Unity & Waln ...

Significance: The original portion of the Frankford Preparative Friends Meeting House was erected in 1775-76, making it the oldest Friends meeting house in Philadelphia. Although the construction of meeting hou... More

Free Library of Philadelphia, Thomas Holme Branch, 7810 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Free Library of Philadelphia, Thomas Holme Branch, 7810 Frankford Aven...

Significance: Completed in 1906, the Thomas Holme Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia was the fifth of twenty-five branch libraries built through an endowment from industrialist-turned-philanthropist And... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 38A, West side Rodman Street between Benet Road & Worth Road, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 38A, West side Rodman Street between B...

Significance: Building 38A is associated with the twentieth century development and expansion of Frankford Arsenal, the U.S. Army's principal manufacturer of small arms ammunition. Survey number: HAER PA-74-AM... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 238, Northeast corner of Clay Street & Hagner Road, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 238, Northeast corner of Clay Street &...

Significance: Building 238 is indicative of Frankford Arsenal's continued importance as the center of the United States Army's munitions-oriented research and design activities. Survey number: HAER PA-74-Z Bu... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 223, South side Hagner Road between Mellow & Ripley Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 223, South side Hagner Road between Me...

Significance: Constructed as a railroad loading platform, Building 223 is associated with the large-scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal that resulted from the United States' entry into World War I. Survey num... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 223, South side Hagner Road between Mellow & Ripley Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 223, South side Hagner Road between Me...

Significance: Constructed as a railroad loading platform, Building 223 is associated with the large-scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal that resulted from the United States' entry into World War I. Survey num... More

Frankford Elevated, 52100-5400 Frankford Avenue (guideway & stations), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Elevated, 52100-5400 Frankford Avenue (guideway & stations),...

Significance: The Frankford Elevated is significant as an early twentieth-century mass transit system in Philadelphia that had significant local elevated includes structures and station buildings that are repre... More

Frankford Elevated, 52100-5400 Frankford Avenue (guideway & stations), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Elevated, 52100-5400 Frankford Avenue (guideway & stations),...

Significance: The Frankford Elevated is significant as an early twentieth-century mass transit system in Philadelphia that had significant local elevated includes structures and station buildings that are repre... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 213-214, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 213-214, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Phi...

Significance: Building 213, constructed in 1903 as a box and packing shop, and Building 214, constructed in 1918 as a small arms ammunition storehouse, are connected buildings associated with the expansion of f... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 213-214, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 213-214, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Phi...

Significance: Building 213, constructed in 1903 as a box and packing shop, and Building 214, constructed in 1918 as a small arms ammunition storehouse, are connected buildings associated with the expansion of f... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 213-214, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 213-214, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Phi...

Significance: Building 213, constructed in 1903 as a box and packing shop, and Building 214, constructed in 1918 as a small arms ammunition storehouse, are connected buildings associated with the expansion of f... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 301, Southeast corner of Hagner Road & Thomas Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 301, Southeast corner of Hagner Road &...

Significance: Building 301 was constructed as the principal power plant for Frankford Arsenal, the U.S. Army's main supplier of ammunition throughout the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The buil... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 242-246A, South side Craig Road between Eakin & Walbach Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 242-246A, South side Craig Road betwe...

Significance: These nine buildings are part of a thirteen-building complex associated with the original and most elemental purpose of Frankford Arsenal, the production and storage of powder and munitions for th... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 242-246A, South side Craig Road between Eakin & Walbach Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 242-246A, South side Craig Road betwe...

Significance: These nine buildings are part of a thirteen-building complex associated with the original and most elemental purpose of Frankford Arsenal, the production and storage of powder and munitions for th... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 29, Southeast corner of Mellon Street & Mordecai Road, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 29, Southeast corner of Mellon Street ...

Significance: This building, almost wholly rebuilt in 1939, reflects the continued development of Frankford Arsenal as the U.S. Army's principal supplier of ammunition, sights, and fire control instruments. S... More

Tacony, Neighborhood is bounded by Delaware River, Cottman Avenue, Magee Street, & Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Neighborhood is bounded by Delaware River, Cottman Avenue, Mag...

Significance: The area within the City of Philadelphia known as "Tacony" is historically significant for its mid-nineteenth-century foundation as the southern terminus of the Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad, ... More

Tacony, Neighborhood is bounded by Delaware River, Cottman Avenue, Magee Street, & Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Neighborhood is bounded by Delaware River, Cottman Avenue, Mag...

Significance: The area within the City of Philadelphia known as "Tacony" is historically significant for its mid-nineteenth-century foundation as the southern terminus of the Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad, ... More

Griffith-Peale House, 8100 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Griffith-Peale House, 8100 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphi...

Significance: Attractive small home of 1800 period. Survey number: HABS PA-1761

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Inspecting a gear with a  steel ring, since replaced by a glass gauge at the Frankford Arsenal. Glass gauges are lighter and cheaper than steel, permit greater visibility in inspection, are not as much affected by room temperatures and heat of operators' hands, are not corroded by perspiration, need no protection against rusting, do not acquire burrs that would change the effective sizes. They can save the annual use of 250 tons of critical tool steel in government arsenals alone

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Inspecting a gear with a ...

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

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Brigadier General H.F. Safford, Chief of Production Service Branch, Ordnance Department, examines an exhibit of standard types of new glass gauges which replace steel gauges at the Frankford Arsenal. Glass gauges are lighter and cheaper than steel, permit greater visibility in inspection, are not as much affected by room temperatures and heat of operators' hands, are not corroded by perspiration, need no protection against rusting, do not acquire burrs that would change the effective sizes. They can save the annual use of 250 tons of critical tool steel in government arsenals alone

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Brigadier General H.F. Saf...

Public domain photograph of the 1930s-1940s World War Two, armed forces, military production, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 233, South side Craig Road between Building Nos. 201 & 202, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 233, South side Craig Road between Bui...

Significance: Building 233 is associated with the continued use of Frankford Arsenal as an important U.S. Army post during the decades following World War II. Survey number: HAER PA-74-BG Building/structure d... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 43, Southeast corner of Mordecai Road & Mellon Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 43, Southeast corner of Mordecai Road ...

Significance: Building 43 is associated with the continued use of Frankford Arsenal as an important U.S. Army post during the decades following World War II. Survey number: HAER PA-74-AN Building/structure da... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 251, Northeast corner Hagner Road & Walbach Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 251, Northeast corner Hagner Road & Wa...

Significance: Constructed as a storehouse, Building 251 is associated with the large-scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal that resulted from the United States' entry into World War I. Survey number: HAER PA-74... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 251, Northeast corner Hagner Road & Walbach Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 251, Northeast corner Hagner Road & Wa...

Significance: Constructed as a storehouse, Building 251 is associated with the large-scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal that resulted from the United States' entry into World War I. Survey number: HAER PA-74... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 308, North side Laidley Road between Walbach & Eakin Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 308, North side Laidley Road between W...

Significance: Building 308 is associated with the large scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal, the U.S. Army's principal manufacturer of small arms ammunition, during World War II. Survey number: HAER PA-74-AE ... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 141-143, South side Worth Road between Eakin & Walbach Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 141-143, South side Worth Road betwee...

Significance: Constructed in 1941 as a chemical warehouse, Buildings 141, 141A, 142, 1424A, and 143 are associated with the large-scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal, the U.S. Army's principal manufacturer of ... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 312, Northeast corner of Walbach Street & Monroe Road, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 312, Northeast corner of Walbach Stree...

Significance: Building 312 is associated with the extensive infrastructure of roads, utilities and services that supported the principal functions of Frankford Arsenal, the U.S. Army's principal manufacturer of... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 240, Northeast corner Hagner Road & Clay Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 240, Northeast corner Hagner Road & Cl...

Significance: The earliest portions of Building 240 were constructed in the 1860s as a powder magazine. The building is thus associated with one of the most basic functions of Frankford Arsenal, the production... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 240, Northeast corner Hagner Road & Clay Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 240, Northeast corner Hagner Road & Cl...

Significance: The earliest portions of Building 240 were constructed in the 1860s as a powder magazine. The building is thus associated with one of the most basic functions of Frankford Arsenal, the production... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 40, South of Tacony Street between Bridge Street & tracks of former Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 40, South of Tacony Street between Bri...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 46, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 46, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelp...

Significance: Building 46, constructed in 1915 as a tin shop, is associated with the large scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal that resulted from the United States' entry into World War I. Served as the instr... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 35, South of Tacony Street between Bridge Street & tracks of former Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 35, South of Tacony Street between Bri...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Frankford (Preparative) Friends Meeting House, Corner of Unity & Waln Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford (Preparative) Friends Meeting House, Corner of Unity & Waln ...

Significance: The original portion of the Frankford Preparative Friends Meeting House was erected in 1775-76, making it the oldest Friends meeting house in Philadelphia. Although the construction of meeting hou... More

Frankford (Preparative) Friends Meeting House, Corner of Unity & Waln Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford (Preparative) Friends Meeting House, Corner of Unity & Waln ...

Significance: The original portion of the Frankford Preparative Friends Meeting House was erected in 1775-76, making it the oldest Friends meeting house in Philadelphia. Although the construction of meeting hou... More

Free Library of Philadelphia, Thomas Holme Branch, 7810 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Free Library of Philadelphia, Thomas Holme Branch, 7810 Frankford Aven...

Significance: Completed in 1906, the Thomas Holme Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia was the fifth of twenty-five branch libraries built through an endowment from industrialist-turned-philanthropist And... More

Free Library of Philadelphia, Thomas Holme Branch, 7810 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Free Library of Philadelphia, Thomas Holme Branch, 7810 Frankford Aven...

Significance: Completed in 1906, the Thomas Holme Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia was the fifth of twenty-five branch libraries built through an endowment from industrialist-turned-philanthropist And... More

Pennypack Creek Bridge, Spanning Pennypack Creek at Frankford Avenue (U.S. Route 13), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Pennypack Creek Bridge, Spanning Pennypack Creek at Frankford Avenue (...

Significance: This three-span stone arch bridge is the oldest surviving roadway bridge in America. It was originally an important crossing along part of the King's Highway connecting Philadelphia to Bristol - o... More

Pennypack Creek Bridge, Spanning Pennypack Creek at Frankford Avenue (U.S. Route 13), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Pennypack Creek Bridge, Spanning Pennypack Creek at Frankford Avenue (...

Significance: This three-span stone arch bridge is the oldest surviving roadway bridge in America. It was originally an important crossing along part of the King's Highway connecting Philadelphia to Bristol - o... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 213-214, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 213-214, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Phi...

Significance: Building 213, constructed in 1903 as a box and packing shop, and Building 214, constructed in 1918 as a small arms ammunition storehouse, are connected buildings associated with the expansion of f... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 242-246A, South side Craig Road between Eakin & Walbach Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 242-246A, South side Craig Road betwe...

Significance: These nine buildings are part of a thirteen-building complex associated with the original and most elemental purpose of Frankford Arsenal, the production and storage of powder and munitions for th... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 305, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 305, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadel...

Significance: Building 305 is associated with the continued growth of Frankford Arsenal during the twentieth century. Survey number: HAER PA-74-AD Building/structure dates: 1944 Initial Construction

Tacony, Neighborhood is bounded by Delaware River, Cottman Avenue, Magee Street, & Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Neighborhood is bounded by Delaware River, Cottman Avenue, Mag...

Significance: The area within the City of Philadelphia known as "Tacony" is historically significant for its mid-nineteenth-century foundation as the southern terminus of the Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad, ... More

Frankford Arsenal. Turning shell parts on a turret lathe

Frankford Arsenal. Turning shell parts on a turret lathe

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 at war (Mrs. Smuda). A full-time job at the Frankford Arsenal and a full-time job of housekeeping and still this modern American mother finds time to play with grandchildren

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). A full-time job at the Frankford Arsenal an...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty during the Great Depression, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). There's a war to be won, but there's work to be done at home, and this modern warrior-mother enjoys taking a hand in household duties. Tonight, she's washing the supper dishes while her daughter Genevieve dries

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). There's a war to be won, but there's work t...

Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War... More

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). There's a war to be won, but there's work to be done at home, and this modern warrior-mother enjoys taking a hand in household duties. Tonight, she's drying the supper dishes while her daughter Genevieve washes

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). There's a war to be won, but there's work t...

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

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Checking an inside diameter of a cartridge case with one of the glass gauges which replace steel gauges at the Frankford Arsenal. Glass gauges are lighter and cheaper than steel, permit greater visibility in inspection, are not as much affected by room temperatures and heat of operators' hands, are not corroded by perspiration, need no protection against rusting, do not acquire burrs that would change the effective sizes. They can save the annual use of 250 tons of critical tool steel in government arsenals alone

Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Checking an inside diamete...

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

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 310, Southwest corner Eakin Street & Munroe Road, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 310, Southwest corner Eakin Street & M...

Significance: Building 310 is associated with the continued use of Frankford Arsenal as a U.S. Army facility during the mid-twentieth century. Survey number: HAER PA-74-BT Building/structure dates: 1949 Initi... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 72, West side Walbach Street north of Benet Road, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 72, West side Walbach Street north of ...

Significance: This peripheral building is associated with the continued use of Frankford Arsenal as a major military research and design facility after World War II. Survey number: HAER PA-74-AP Building/stru... More

Frankford Elevated, Pratt Street Station, 5200-5201 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Elevated, Pratt Street Station, 5200-5201 Frankford Avenue, ...

Significance: The station is significant for its association with an early twentieth-century transit system in Philadelphia that had a significant local impact on the patterns of growth and development in the c... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 251, Northeast corner Hagner Road & Walbach Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 251, Northeast corner Hagner Road & Wa...

Significance: Constructed as a storehouse, Building 251 is associated with the large-scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal that resulted from the United States' entry into World War I. Survey number: HAER PA-74... More

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