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The Bliss-Palma idea of equity La idea de equidad de Bliss-Palma.

The Bliss-Palma idea of equity La idea de equidad de Bliss-Palma.

Cartoon shows a figure of Justice with two heads, those of Special Envoy to Cuba Tasker Bliss and President of Cuba Tomás Estrada Palma. Justice holds a scale "Reciprocidad" (Reciprocity.) On the left are weigh... More

RICHARDSON TANDEM BIPLANE HYDROPLANE ON POTOMAC, APRIL, 1916. GEORGE A. GRAY AT CONTROLS. AT LEFT AND RIGHT ARE RICHARDSON BROTHERS WHO BUILT THE PLANE; 2ND FROM LEFT IS THEIR UNCLE, WHOSE IDEA IT WAS

RICHARDSON TANDEM BIPLANE HYDROPLANE ON POTOMAC, APRIL, 1916. GEORGE A...

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

Production. Milling machines and machine castings. A view of the manufacturing area of a large machine tool plant. The finished parts and sub-assemblies stacked in the foreground give some idea of the complexity of machine tools. One average milling machine has about 2000 separate metal parts, most of which require much more skill and care than those of the automobile

Production. Milling machines and machine castings. A view of the manuf...

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Monsignor Spellman shaking hands with Corporal George T. Robinson while touring the Tunisia front. When Archbishop Francis J. Spellman handed a diploma to Robinson at the Fordham University commencement in New York City in 1937, neither had the remotest idea that they would meet again at a United States Air Force fighter base in Tunisia

Monsignor Spellman shaking hands with Corporal George T. Robinson whil...

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Then and now - 1862 and 1882 The stalwart medal - Puck's idea of the design / / G.

Then and now - 1862 and 1882 The stalwart medal - Puck's idea of the d...

Prints shows Ulysses S. Grant in crocodile skin in front of bill posted on wall, "Order No. 11 by U.S. Grant, 1862, excluding Jews from the army," and holding paper which reads "Meeting Chickering Hall, sympath... More

New idea in making wills. Washington, D.C., April 16. Glen Gray leader of the famous Casa Loma orchestra today departed from the 350 year old custom of writing his last will and testament by making a record of the will and having it testified on a photograph record. It is a steel record so his in-laws can't break the will. Left to right: Jim Moran, recorder and witness; H.L. McCormick, attorney and witness; and last Glen Gray talking the will, 4/16/1937

New idea in making wills. Washington, D.C., April 16. Glen Gray leader...

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A suggestion box serves as idea headquarters at the Link Aviation Devices plant, Binghamton, New York. The war production drive headquarters offers national certificates and citations for ideas of outstanding value to the war effort and recommends that plants make awards for meritorious suggestions

A suggestion box serves as idea headquarters at the Link Aviation Devi...

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Then and now - 1862 and 1882 The stalwart medal - Puck's idea of the design / / G.

Then and now - 1862 and 1882 The stalwart medal - Puck's idea of the d...

Prints shows Ulysses S. Grant in crocodile skin in front of bill posted on wall, "Order No. 11 by U.S. Grant, 1862, excluding Jews from the army," and holding paper which reads "Meeting Chickering Hall, sympath... More

Wrapped up in his pet idea / Dalrymple.

Wrapped up in his pet idea / Dalrymple.

Print shows President McKinley wearing a long cape labeled "Protection Monomania", sitting at a desk working on his "Tariff Plans", while ignoring a businessman who offers "Suggestions for Financial Reform"; in... More

[Her idea of scornful elegance]

[Her idea of scornful elegance]

Title from Harper's. (DLC/PP-1932:0040). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Miss Moffett" by Marguerite Merington, Harper's magazine, 96:718 (Apr. 1898).

Maps, plans, restorations, etc. Plan of Gen. Gordon's idea of Golgotha (A) ; Plan of Gen. Gordon's idea of Golgotha (B)

Maps, plans, restorations, etc. Plan of Gen. Gordon's idea of Golgotha...

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Rochester, New York. Mr. Babcock using the suggestion box at the plant to submit an idea for saving time

Rochester, New York. Mr. Babcock using the suggestion box at the plant...

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Keeping score in the war production drive. 2) Like to mop up on these babies? Well, that's the idea. Above is another suggested War Production Board (WPB) device to enable America's factory workers to know the score in their drive to erase these gentlemen. As plant production draws closer to its goal, Awful Adolf, Bungling Benito and Horrors Hirohito begin to disappear from the face of the blackboard as they will presently disappear from the face of the earth

Keeping score in the war production drive. 2) Like to mop up on these ...

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Negro playing marbles on the first warm day in the spring. In this game the players shoot from hole to hole, the same idea as in golf or miniature golf. Eufaula, Oklahoma

Negro playing marbles on the first warm day in the spring. In this gam...

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Civilian protection. It looks like a good idea to this young man, who is about to enter the firehouse and sign up to aid in the defense of his home in case of enemy attack. He hopes his training will be needed, but he would rather be trained unnecessarily than untrained in the event of disaster

Civilian protection. It looks like a good idea to this young man, who ...

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Bob Manchester's The Cracker Jacks a 20th century idea.

Bob Manchester's The Cracker Jacks a 20th century idea.

D12554 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: The Musical Students. Created and "copyright, 1900, by The U.S. Printing Co., Russell-Morgan Print, Cincinnati & New York." No. 4660. Forms part of: Theatrical poster colle... More

RICHARDSON TANDEM BIPLANE HYDROPLAN ON POTOMAC, APRIL, 1916. GEORGE A. GRAY AT CONTROLS. AT LEFT AND RIGHT ARE RICHARDSON BROTHERS WHO BUILT THE PLANE; 2ND FROM LEFT IS THEIR UNCLE, WHOSE IDEA IT WAS

RICHARDSON TANDEM BIPLANE HYDROPLAN ON POTOMAC, APRIL, 1916. GEORGE A....

A group of men standing on top of an airplane. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

In spotlight at House Aircraft Hearing. Rear Admiral Shoemaker, Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, U.S. Navy as he appeared before the House Special Aircraft Committee on February, 14th. Admiral Shoemaker absolutely denied the charges that he "bluepenciled" a statement to be issued under General Pershing's signature, in order to give the American public an erroneous idea of the air bombing tests held off the coasts some months ago against former German battleships

In spotlight at House Aircraft Hearing. Rear Admiral Shoemaker, Chief ...

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Uncle Sam spending $3,000,000 to make one map. Washington D.C. July 28. A huge photographic map which when completed will have cost $3,000,000, is being put together by the Agriculture Adjustment Administration, Department of Agriculture, in Washington. Approximately one-thrid of the entire land surface of the United States is being photographed from the air from a distance of three to five miles up. The idea behind this gigantic job is to determine compliance in the Agricultural Conservation Program, plan soil conservation or Public Works projects, lay out roads, forests and public parks, drainage ditches, dams and lakes and also to seek to improve National Defense. (1) C.E. Kowalczyk, AAA worker, is shown making a stereoscopic examination of the finished photographic prints to determine the relief or elevation of land surface. 7/28/37

Uncle Sam spending $3,000,000 to make one map. Washington D.C. July 28...

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Production. M-4 tanks. Mighty M-4 tanks are flowing in a strong, steady stream from the production lines of our arsenal of democracy. These bogie wheels being assembled in an Eastern plant give some idea of the massive construction of our new land battleships

Production. M-4 tanks. Mighty M-4 tanks are flowing in a strong, stead...

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Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. Two members of a ground crew at Langley Field, Virginia services one of the four powerful engines of a YB-17 bomber. The huge engine nacelle and landing wheel give some idea of the masiveness of this warship of the skies

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. Two members of a ...

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Japanese-American volunteers. From surveyor and civil engineer to buck private in Uncle Sam's army--that's Shuichi "Pete" Sakamoto's idea of success in life. Member of the Engineers' Association of Hawaii and of the University of Hawaii Alumni Association, Sakamoto, thirty-four, married and the father of a two-year-old son undergoes a close examination of his teeth by Captain J.B. Daudelin, who was one of the panel of Army physicians who passed on Kauai's first AJA [Americans of Japanese ancestry] volunteers

Japanese-American volunteers. From surveyor and civil engineer to buck...

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Roosevelt's idea of reorganization / Mirs.

Roosevelt's idea of reorganization / Mirs.

Cartoon showing Vice President Theodore Roosevelt fiercely grinding policemen with mortar and pestle. Illus. from: The Verdict, 1899 March 13, cover.

Women's Press Club skit instructs future first ladies on how to get along. 4. Scene at Hyde Park, supposing that Roosevelt has retired to be squire of Douchess County, when a man from Mars drops in to ask him to be president of the universe. He thinks it a good idea and right away says he will move the Sun a bit to just a little different angle. Roosevelt is Esther Von Waggoner Tufty of Tufty Service, Pat O'Malley of C.A.A. is man from Mars, while Virgila Stphens, of The Washington Time-Herald, is Mrs. Roosevelt

Women's Press Club skit instructs future first ladies on how to get al...

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Labor's idea of elevating itself / J.S. Pughe.

Labor's idea of elevating itself / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows a man labeled "Labor" sitting on a huge firecracker labeled "Capital" which he is igniting with a torch labeled "Strikes" giving off fumes labeled "Discontent" as he puts the flame to a fuse ... More

Now to see perhaps how the idea works out

Now to see perhaps how the idea works out

A large figure of a man, dressed in Asian garb, is labeled "China." He holds an umbrella and a document marked, "My Rights." Beside him on the ground, is an open book entitled, "My Guide--American Ideas." A p... More

Germany's battle cry is "Germany over all" and her Navy drinks to "the day" when she hopes to smash Britain's fleet [...] We must crush this idea of "Germany over all" / Howard & Jones, Ltd., London.

Germany's battle cry is "Germany over all" and her Navy drinks to "the...

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Fighting fire of rice straw stack in rice field near Crowley, Louisiana. Position of fire fighters give an idea of the the intense heat. It was thought someone dropped a box of matches in the thresher

Fighting fire of rice straw stack in rice field near Crowley, Louisian...

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Production. Milling machines and machine castings. Milled, bored and with their V-shaped bearings carefully scraped to provide smooth sliding ways for other parts, this forest of machine tool castings waits at the head of the assembly lines. An idea of the variety of shapes and sizes is evident here

Production. Milling machines and machine castings. Milled, bored and w...

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Roosevelt's idea of reorganization / Mirs.

Roosevelt's idea of reorganization / Mirs.

Cartoon showing Vice President Theodore Roosevelt fiercely grinding policemen with mortar and pestle. Illus. from: The Verdict, 1899 March 13, cover.

Bob Manchester's The Cracker Jacks a 20th century idea.

Bob Manchester's The Cracker Jacks a 20th century idea.

D15212 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: George B. Alexander, the tramp balladist. Created and "copyright, 1900, by The U.S. Printing Co., Russell-Morgan Print, Cincinnati & New York." No. 4742. Forms part of: The... More

"Phooey" to newsmen form Minton. Washington, D.C., Aug. 10. Senator Sherman Minton of Ind. Had a laugh on news cameramen when they covered the Democratic Harmony Dinner in Washington tonight, the dinner was in honor of the new Majority Leader Alben W. Barkley, of KY., with an extra added attraction thrown in such as healing the wounds of the Supreme Court fight, but no cameramen were allowed, as you see, Minton is trying to impress the idea [...]

"Phooey" to newsmen form Minton. Washington, D.C., Aug. 10. Senator Sh...

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

Bob Manchester's The Cracker Jacks a 20th century idea.

Bob Manchester's The Cracker Jacks a 20th century idea.

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Little Hiawatha's idea of Grandpa in Heaven

Little Hiawatha's idea of Grandpa in Heaven

Caricature showing Indian in Heaven, on horseback attacking the U.S. Army, surrounded by firewater, gov't rations, attacking cowboy, killing bear and buffalo, peacepipe, etc. Halftone repro. of drawing by Wilde... More

RICHARDSON TANDEM BIPLANE HYDROPLANE ON POTOMAC, APRIL, 1916. GEORGE A. GRAY AT CONTROLS. AT LEFT AND RIGHT ARE RICHARDSON BROTHERS WHO BUILT THE PLANE; 2ND FROM LEFT IS THEIR UNCLE, WHOSE IDEA IT WAS

RICHARDSON TANDEM BIPLANE HYDROPLANE ON POTOMAC, APRIL, 1916. GEORGE A...

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

The royal barge or caique of the Sultan Unveiled Turkish women row about under the stern of the Sultan's yacht. Shades of Allah what must Mohammet think of this modern flapper idea.

The royal barge or caique of the Sultan Unveiled Turkish women row abo...

Photographs show the Caliph's caïque and women in a caïque passing the Caliph's yacht, probably on the Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. On page: no. 1424 (top imag... More

Patton Explains [...] Rep. Nat Patton (D. of Tex) has an idea he desires to impart to Rep. John J. O'Connor, chairman of the House Lobby hearing at its Thursday session. Patton has been mildly "on the spot" at the hearings since testimony inferred that he had received something more or vastly different from cigars from a Utility lobbiest prior to the first "Death Sentence" holding company vote in the house, 8/1/35

Patton Explains [...] Rep. Nat Patton (D. of Tex) has an idea he desir...

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

Mexican girl sewing in their home. Robstown, Texas. Contrary to the prevalent idea, Mexicans generally are extremely neat and clean even when they live in most crowded conditions

Mexican girl sewing in their home. Robstown, Texas. Contrary to the pr...

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A black and white photo of a truck and some logs. Pie Town, New Mexico. Farm Security Administartion photograph.

A black and white photo of a truck and some logs. Pie Town, New Mexico...

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

Production. Ventura bomber. Along the well-lighted length of the "MacArthur Boulevard" in a large Western aircraft plant are the assembly lines from which a steady stream of Ventura bombers is pouring. This section of one of the lines gives some idea of the rate at which production is moving. Vega Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, California

Production. Ventura bomber. Along the well-lighted length of the "MacA...

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

I've only one idea about the girls and that's to l

I've only one idea about the girls and that's to l

On the seventeenth -- the Irishman's idea of Atlas / K.

On the seventeenth -- the Irishman's idea of Atlas / K.

Illustration shows an old Irish man as Atlas holding aloft a globe that shows "Ireland" as comprising an entire hemisphere, in his other hand he holds a shillelagh. Shamrocks line the sides and bottom of the de... More

Little Ah Wung's idea of Grandpa in Heaven

Little Ah Wung's idea of Grandpa in Heaven

Caricature showing Chinese man in Heaven, on bowl of rice, with opium pipe, surrounded by Chinese food, opium, fantan deck, etc. Halftone repro. of drawing by Wilder, copyrighted by Keppler & Schwarzmann. Illus... More

The net has emptied out. Compare scuppers in pictures 12647-E, 12651-E, and 12640-E to get an idea of quantity of fish in one haul. Provincetown, Massachusetts

The net has emptied out. Compare scuppers in pictures 12647-E, 12651-E...

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"Small business" conference opens in uproar. Washington, D.C., Feb. 2. So great was the confusion at the opening session of the Conference of Small Business Men today that Secretary Roper was pressed into service to get order. Nearly one thousand small business men from 45 states attended and it seemed all of them wanted to get on the speakers platform at once. A good idea of the confusion taking place can be gained from this general scene, 2/2/38

"Small business" conference opens in uproar. Washington, D.C., Feb. 2....

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De Land pool. Bits and parts. With a "know-how" skill developed in thirty-two years experience as a machinist, Fred W. Casey, sub-contractor in the De Land, Florida pool, bends over a heavy lathe as it machines a part for the nation's war machine. Fifty-two-year-old Casey, like many machinists who retired to Florida, chuckles at the idea that machinists in the deep South cannot work to close tolerances

De Land pool. Bits and parts. With a "know-how" skill developed in thi...

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

Rochester, New York. Madison E. Butler, assistant chief inspector for the Stromberg-Carlson Telephone Manufacturing Company, who developed a visual-lamp indicator to test field telephone switchboards and which the U.S. Army Signal Corps claims has saved the equivalent of almost thirty-seven years work, shown at his testing instrument. He received one of the first five "Citations of Individual Production Merit" for his idea which has an outstanding effect on the entire war effort

Rochester, New York. Madison E. Butler, assistant chief inspector for ...

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New York, New York. Mayor La Guardia of New York City autographing the illustration of a cartoon idea he submitted at an exhibition of cartoons concerning lost hours in war production, sponsored by the OWI (Office of War Information)

New York, New York. Mayor La Guardia of New York City autographing the...

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Then and now - 1862 and 1882 The stalwart medal - Puck's idea of the design / / G.

Then and now - 1862 and 1882 The stalwart medal - Puck's idea of the d...

Prints shows Ulysses S. Grant in crocodile skin in front of bill posted on wall, "Order No. 11 by U.S. Grant, 1862, excluding Jews from the army," and holding paper which reads "Meeting Chickering Hall, sympath... More

Royal Lilliputians a new and original idea in comedy : the season's only novelty.

Royal Lilliputians a new and original idea in comedy : the season's on...

Created and "copyright 1900, The U.S. Printing Co., Russell-Morgan Print, Cincinnati & New York." No. 4634. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

Little Rastus's idea of Grandpa in Heaven

Little Rastus's idea of Grandpa in Heaven

Caricature of African American man in Heaven, on slice of watermelon, playing guitar, surrounded by hams, chickens, watermelons, raccoon, possum and bottles of beer. Halftone repro. of drawing by Wilder, copyri... More

Between Tulare and Fresno on U.S. 99. See general caption. Family inspect a house trailer with idea of purchase

Between Tulare and Fresno on U.S. 99. See general caption. Family insp...

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

John Adams pulling out pinon pole from dugout roof. This picture should give a good idea of the construction of the roof of a dugout. Pie Town, New Mexico

John Adams pulling out pinon pole from dugout roof. This picture shoul...

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Production. M-4 tanks. A strong, steady stream of mighty M-4 tanks is flowing from our arsenal of democracy. These heavy steel hulls and bogie-wheel assemblies in an Eastern plant give some idea of the massive construction of our new land battleships

Production. M-4 tanks. A strong, steady stream of mighty M-4 tanks is ...

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.

Fighting fire of rice straw stack in rice field near Crowley, Louisiana. Position of fighters gave an idea of intense heat

Fighting fire of rice straw stack in rice field near Crowley, Louisian...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Petaluma, Sonoma County, California. Putting eggs into an incubator at a hatchery. In 1878, Lyman Ryce, a young Canadian, decided that the country around Petaluma was well adapted to poultry raising and egg production, and founded the industry. He conceived the idea of artificial incubation and lived to see his incubators and brooders used throughout the world

Petaluma, Sonoma County, California. Putting eggs into an incubator at...

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Now that everyone has advanced his little idea explaining their presence / F. Fox. Just one d-- thing after another / Phil Porter.

Now that everyone has advanced his little idea explaining their presen...

In the first of two illustrations a tall man "Mr. Hi Costo Living" and a short man "Mr. L.O. Wages" are singing "We're here because we're here because we're here..."; in the second illustration a man in tattere... More

A group of men sitting on top of a wooden bench. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negatives

A group of men sitting on top of a wooden bench. Great Depression FFSA...

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

A black and white photo of a man kneeling down. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negatives

A black and white photo of a man kneeling down. Great Depression FFSA ...

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Executives who helped to conceive the trailer idea for relieving overcrowded housing conditions in certain defense areas sit in the dining alcove of a trailer on its way to be put into use in Wilmington, North Carolina. The men are, left to right: Charles F. Palmer, cooridnator of Defense Housing, OEM, Major John Walker, Assistant Administrator, Farm Security Administration; James Cramer, Acting Regional Coordinator for Region 1, Division of Defense Housing Coordination; Carl Bradt, Special Assistant to the Coordinator in Charge of Temporary Shelters, Division of Defense Housing Coordination, Office of Emergency Management

Executives who helped to conceive the trailer idea for relieving overc...

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Petaluma, Sonoma County, California. Putting eggs into an incubator at a hatchery. In 1878, Lyman Ryce, a young Canadian, decided that the country around Petaluma was well adapted to poultry raising and egg production and founded the industry. He conceived the idea of artificial incubation and lived to see his incubators and brooders used throughout the world

Petaluma, Sonoma County, California. Putting eggs into an incubator at...

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

War production drive. This graphic display gave the worker in a war production plant an idea of the tremendous hitting power of a gun they were building. Displays like this help the workmen identify their product and themselves with the war and tend to increase the flow of production

War production drive. This graphic display gave the worker in a war pr...

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Conversion. Cash registers to gun magazines. Brass scrap from the production of 20mm fuses is collected and returned to the factory. The large pile of filings and cuttings gives some idea of the volume of production maintained. National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio

Conversion. Cash registers to gun magazines. Brass scrap from the prod...

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Monsignor Spellman shaking hands with Corporal George T. Robinson while touring the Tunisia front. When Archbishop Francis J. Spellman handed a diploma to Robinson at the Fordham University commencement in New York City in 1937, neither had the remotest idea that they would meet again at a United States Air Force fighter base in Tunisia

Monsignor Spellman shaking hands with Corporal George T. Robinson whil...

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Negro playing marbles on the first warm day in the spring. In this game the players shoot from hole to hole, the same idea as in golf or miniature golf. Eufaula, Oklahoma

Negro playing marbles on the first warm day in the spring. In this gam...

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

Production. Ventura bombers. Part of the makings of Ventura bombers that will soon be giving Tokyo, Berlin, and Rome some idea of the strength and efficiency of America's serial battle fleets. A section of the warehouse of a large Western aircraft plant in which various types of fighting and bombing planes are being built. Vega Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, California

Production. Ventura bombers. Part of the makings of Ventura bombers th...

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Health measures for low home temperatures. Junior will have to become accustomed to lower temperatures this winter so it's a good idea to give him a physical checkup before cold winds start to howl. A healthy youngster will have no trouble in adjusting to the sixty-five degree maximum recommended by the fuel conservation order. If the child is sickly or subject to colds, keep his own room at seventy degrees

Health measures for low home temperatures. Junior will have to become ...

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New York, New York. Miss Anna Rosenberg of the War Manpower Commission, at the exhibition of cartoons concerning lost hours in war production, sponsored by the Office of War Information. She is looking at a cartoon, autographed by Mayor La Guardia of New York City, who submitted the idea for this illustration

New York, New York. Miss Anna Rosenberg of the War Manpower Commission...

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

The Union Line before Petersburg, Virginia, during the long siege. This gives a good idea of our Line, which was miles in length, and was thoroughly occupied

The Union Line before Petersburg, Virginia, during the long siege. Thi...

Stereograph showing Union soldiers in fortified trenches. No. 756. Corrected title, date, and photographer from record for original negative. Copyright 1904 by John C. Taylor. Forms part of: Civil War Photogra... More

Negro playing marbles on the first warm day in the spring. In this game the players shoot from hole to hole, the same idea as in golf or miniature golf. Eufaula, Oklahoma

Negro playing marbles on the first warm day in the spring. In this gam...

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Bob Manchester's The Cracker Jacks a 20th century idea.

Bob Manchester's The Cracker Jacks a 20th century idea.

D15212 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: George B. Alexander, the tramp balladist. Created and "copyright, 1900, by The U.S. Printing Co., Russell-Morgan Print, Cincinnati & New York." No. 4742. Forms part of: The... More

"Teaching the young idea." The Boss (who began at 10 years of age, and has been at it for 30 years) showing a beginner (who is apparently 9 or 10) See 169. Location: Morgantown, West Virginia.

"Teaching the young idea." The Boss (who began at 10 years of age, and...

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Galieno. Libretto. Libretto. Italian, published in Venice

Galieno. Libretto. Libretto. Italian, published in Venice

di Matteo Noris ; consacrato all'illustrissimo signor Gio: Giacomo Farsetti nobile veneto. (statement of responsibility) U.S. RISM Libretto Project. Three acts; cover illustration; p. 2-3 not filmed or missing ... More

Galieno. Libretto. Libretto. Italian, published in Venice

Galieno. Libretto. Libretto. Italian, published in Venice

di Matteo Noris ; consacrato all'illustrissimo signor Gio: Giacomo Farsetti nobile veneto. (statement of responsibility) U.S. RISM Libretto Project. Three acts; cover illustration; p. 2-3 not filmed or missing ... More

Galieno. Libretto. Libretto. Italian, published in Venice

Galieno. Libretto. Libretto. Italian, published in Venice

di Matteo Noris ; consacrato all'illustrissimo signor Gio: Giacomo Farsetti nobile veneto. (statement of responsibility) U.S. RISM Libretto Project. Three acts; cover illustration; p. 2-3 not filmed or missing ... More

I've only one idea about the girls and that's to l

I've only one idea about the girls and that's to l

Keeping score in the war production drive. 2) Like to mop up on these babies? Well, that's the idea. Above is another suggested War Production Board (WPB) device to enable America's factory workers to know the score in their drive to erase these gentlemen. As plant production draws closer to its goal, Awful Adolf, Bungling Benito and Horrors Hirohito begin to disappear from the face of the blackboard as they will presently disappear from the face of the earth

Keeping score in the war production drive. 2) Like to mop up on these ...

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

Galieno. Libretto. Libretto. Italian, published in Venice

Galieno. Libretto. Libretto. Italian, published in Venice

di Matteo Noris ; consacrato all'illustrissimo signor Gio: Giacomo Farsetti nobile veneto. (statement of responsibility) U.S. RISM Libretto Project. Three acts; cover illustration; p. 2-3 not filmed or missing ... More

Galieno. Libretto. Libretto. Italian, published in Venice

Galieno. Libretto. Libretto. Italian, published in Venice

di Matteo Noris ; consacrato all'illustrissimo signor Gio: Giacomo Farsetti nobile veneto. (statement of responsibility) U.S. RISM Libretto Project. Three acts; cover illustration; p. 2-3 not filmed or missing ... More

I've only one idea about the girls and that's to l

I've only one idea about the girls and that's to l

I've only one idea about the girls and that's to l

I've only one idea about the girls and that's to l

A Mulish idea - Public domain American sheet music, 1879

A Mulish idea - Public domain American sheet music, 1879

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

A Mulish idea - Public domain American sheet music, 1879

A Mulish idea - Public domain American sheet music, 1879

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Grand Coulee Dam, Columbia Basin Reclamation Project, Wash. A portion of the spillway. A man standing in the lower right hand corner gives an idea of the size

Grand Coulee Dam, Columbia Basin Reclamation Project, Wash. A portion ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power dam, cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Galieno. Libretto. Libretto. Italian, published in Venice

Galieno. Libretto. Libretto. Italian, published in Venice

di Matteo Noris ; consacrato all'illustrissimo signor Gio: Giacomo Farsetti nobile veneto. (statement of responsibility) U.S. RISM Libretto Project. Three acts; cover illustration; p. 2-3 not filmed or missing ... More

Galieno. Libretto. Libretto. Italian, published in Venice

Galieno. Libretto. Libretto. Italian, published in Venice

di Matteo Noris ; consacrato all'illustrissimo signor Gio: Giacomo Farsetti nobile veneto. (statement of responsibility) U.S. RISM Libretto Project. Three acts; cover illustration; p. 2-3 not filmed or missing ... More

Galieno. Libretto. Libretto. Italian, published in Venice

Galieno. Libretto. Libretto. Italian, published in Venice

di Matteo Noris ; consacrato all'illustrissimo signor Gio: Giacomo Farsetti nobile veneto. (statement of responsibility) U.S. RISM Libretto Project. Three acts; cover illustration; p. 2-3 not filmed or missing ... More

Galieno. Libretto. Libretto. Italian, published in Venice

Galieno. Libretto. Libretto. Italian, published in Venice

di Matteo Noris ; consacrato all'illustrissimo signor Gio: Giacomo Farsetti nobile veneto. (statement of responsibility) U.S. RISM Libretto Project. Three acts; cover illustration; p. 2-3 not filmed or missing ... More

Philadelphia, June 12, 1809. Sir, Impressed with an idea, that the importance which attaches to the recent trial of Gen. M. Bright ... I have sedulously sought and have succeeded in obtaining, through Thomas Llyod, a particular report of that tr

Philadelphia, June 12, 1809. Sir, Impressed with an idea, that the imp...

Addressed on back to Thomas Jefferson. Monticello, Va. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portf... More

It's just an idea of my own - Public domain American sheet music 1870-1885

It's just an idea of my own - Public domain American sheet music 1870-...

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

A Mulish idea - Public domain American sheet music, 1879

A Mulish idea - Public domain American sheet music, 1879

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

A Mulish idea - Public domain American sheet music, 1879

A Mulish idea - Public domain American sheet music, 1879

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

To the General Assembly of the State of Maryland. Petition. After a struggle of nearly four years with armed treason, fighting for the overthrow of the nation and the idea upon which it was founded ... the nation has triumphed, having for its gr

To the General Assembly of the State of Maryland. Petition. After a st...

Page Order: Leaflet Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 31, Folder 20.

Little Fritzy's idea of Grandpa in Heaven

Little Fritzy's idea of Grandpa in Heaven

Caricature of a German in Heaven, in mug of beer, playing tuba, surrounded by sauerkraut, sasuages, limburger cheese, hasenpfeffer, pinochle deck, etc. Halftone repro. of drawing by Wilder, copyrighted by Keppl... More

Air raid protection--what to do in your home. This is not the most comfortable place in the world for a refuge, but it has its points. In case of damage to the house, the occupants could get out either through the window at the left or the door at the right. The cellar ceiling is extra braced with iron poles. There is a water supply handy. Take along plenty of magazines, games and other things to help pass the time. A radio is a good idea. Flashlights will be mighty handy if the power goes off. We recommend, however, that this family get a little more out of line from the windows

Air raid protection--what to do in your home. This is not the most com...

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

Galieno. Libretto. Libretto. Italian, published in Venice

Galieno. Libretto. Libretto. Italian, published in Venice

di Matteo Noris ; consacrato all'illustrissimo signor Gio: Giacomo Farsetti nobile veneto. (statement of responsibility) U.S. RISM Libretto Project. Three acts; cover illustration; p. 2-3 not filmed or missing ... More

Galieno. Libretto. Libretto. Italian, published in Venice

Galieno. Libretto. Libretto. Italian, published in Venice

di Matteo Noris ; consacrato all'illustrissimo signor Gio: Giacomo Farsetti nobile veneto. (statement of responsibility) U.S. RISM Libretto Project. Three acts; cover illustration; p. 2-3 not filmed or missing ... More

That's the idea exactly! - Public domain American sheet music

That's the idea exactly! - Public domain American sheet music

That's the idea exactly! - Public domain music sheet scan

That's the idea exactly! - Public domain music sheet scan

Bright idea waltz - Public domain American sheet music

Bright idea waltz - Public domain American sheet music

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