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Dillon Mills, Dillon S.C. (Boy) Ransom English--doffs, been in mill 6 years. (Next) Florence Burr--runs 5 sides. In mill 4 years. (Next) Bessie English - 3 sides, 3 years in mill. (Next) Alphie Burr - 2 sides, 1 year in mill. (Next) Lela English, 1 year in mill. 48 inches high. Saturday, Dec. 5, 1908. Location: Dillon, South Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Dillon Mills, Dillon S.C. (Boy) Ransom English--doffs, been in mill 6 ...

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

Some of smaller "hands" on the night shift waiting for the whistle to blow. Whitnel N.C. Cotton Mill. The smallest boy and girl were about 50 inches high. One of the medium sized boys has doffed 4 years,--some at night. Get 60 cents a night. Smallest girl looked 10 years old. Been in mill 2 years. 1/2 year at night. Runs 8 sides part of the time. Photo by flashlight. Location: Whitnel, North Carolina.

Some of smaller "hands" on the night shift waiting for the whistle to ...

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

New White House police must be tall. Six new six-footers have been added to the White House police force by the Congressional Deficiency bill of last December. Regulations require that they be six feet and over. The picture shows Sergeant Dalrymple measuring R.G. Ford, a new officer, measuring 6 feet 2 inches. In the group, left to right: R.G. Ford, P.A. McDuffie, Dick Ballard, W.M. Haywood, P.E. Allen and B.B. Bradley

New White House police must be tall. Six new six-footers have been add...

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

Rammed earth construction near Birmingham, Alabama. A depth of eleven inches is adequate for footings in the Gulf and South Atlantic states

Rammed earth construction near Birmingham, Alabama. A depth of eleven ...

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

Smallest member A.E.F. pickets Capitol. Washington, D.C., May 26. The world's smallest "doughboy", Nicholas Casele, of Newark, N.J., began to picket the U.S. Capitol today and announced he would continue until congress grants him a medal as compensation for his allged illegal draft into the army. Casele served more than a year overseas, fighting in seven major battles. He contends the draft law provided for a minimum height 5 feet 3 inches and 110 pounds of weight while scaled only 4 feet 10 inches and weighed only 104 pounds, 5/26/37

Smallest member A.E.F. pickets Capitol. Washington, D.C., May 26. The ...

A man holding a sign in front of a building. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

West Texas farmer replanting cotton. Had three inches of rain which washed out the first crop. Near Stanton, Texas

West Texas farmer replanting cotton. Had three inches of rain which wa...

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

Detroit, Michigan. New method of making x-ray photographs size 4x5 inches instead of larger. Used at the Herman Kiefer Hospital for Communicable Diseases to show various stages of tuberculosis. The x-ray plate is contained in the apparatus in front of the girl. The apparatus in the foreground contains an x-ray tube

Detroit, Michigan. New method of making x-ray photographs size 4x5 inc...

Public domain photograph of hospital laboratory, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

National Capitol digs out of snow. Washington, D.C., Jan. 14. Nearly five inches of snow blanketed the city yesterday, followed by sleet. Icy steps made the going to and from the Capitol difficult until workmen arrived this morning and scraped away the menace, 1/14/39

National Capitol digs out of snow. Washington, D.C., Jan. 14. Nearly f...

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

Every day you take off gives the Axis a break. Poster distributed by the War Production Board (WPB) plants. The original is 28 1/2 inches by 40 inches and is printed in yellow and black on white. The photograph was taken by Louise Dahl-Wolfe. Copies may be obtained from War Production Drive Headquarters, War Production Board, Washington, D.C.

Every day you take off gives the Axis a break. Poster distributed by t...

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

Cutting screen door stock to measurement. This material is known as 5/4 stock, three inches wide. Screening demonstration. Charles County, La Plata, Maryland

Cutting screen door stock to measurement. This material is known as 5/...

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

Gasoline rationing poster. Poster distributed to gasoline stations and garages to educate motorists on need for fuel rationing. The original, size 20 inches by 28 1/2 inches, is printed in red and black on white and was produced by the Bureau of Publications and Graphics

Gasoline rationing poster. Poster distributed to gasoline stations and...

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

War production drive poster. Poster distributed to war plants to stimulate production. The original comes in two sizes, 28 1/2 inches by 40 inches and 7 1/8 inches by 10 inches and is printed in red, yellow and black on white. It was designed by the artist, Charles Tudor. Copies may be obtained by writing Distribution Section, Office of War Information (OWI), Washington, D.C.

War production drive poster. Poster distributed to war plants to stimu...

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America's petroleum industries pour out fuel and lubricants for the United Nations. Over hills and mountains, across broad rivers and through densely weeded regious runs what the U.S. calls the "Big Inch," the largest oil pipeline in the world, built specially to expedite supplies of oil derivatives to U.S. armed forces and the armies of the United Nations. The pipe line extends from the oil fields of the U.S. southwest state of Texas to the New York City - Philadelphia oil district of the U.S. eastern Atlantic coast, a distance of almost 1,400 miles (2240 kilometers). It is 24 inches in diameter and delivers a daily flow of 300,000 barrels. The picture shows the pipeline in the course of building. A section, before being lowered into the trench built to receive it, has been coated with hot asphalt paint. The completed pipeline cost $95,000,000

America's petroleum industries pour out fuel and lubricants for the Un...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a pipe, pipeline, excavation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Rainbow and complex clouds form after many inches of rain over several days near Stockton, California

Rainbow and complex clouds form after many inches of rain over several...

Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Rainbow and complex clouds form after many inches of rain over several days near Stockton, California

Rainbow and complex clouds form after many inches of rain over several...

Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Newsboy. Little Fattie. Less than 40 inches high, 6 years old. Been at it one year. May 9th, 1910. Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

Newsboy. Little Fattie. Less than 40 inches high, 6 years old. Been at...

An old black and white photo of a boy holding a bunch of papers. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

This little spinner has been in the mill 4 years. She was about 52 inches high and looked not quite 12 years old. Plenty of others there Newton (N.C.) Cotton Mills. Location: Newton, North Carolina.

This little spinner has been in the mill 4 years. She was about 52 inc...

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Doffer boy (about 46 inches high) Kesler Mfg. Co., Salisbury, N.C. After I had taken this, the Superintendent said, "Now take the other extreme," and brought forward another doffer. See photo #428. He said, "We don't object to having folks represent the. Location: Salisbury, North Carolina.

Doffer boy (about 46 inches high) Kesler Mfg. Co., Salisbury, N.C. Aft...

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.

Francis Lance 5 years old, 41 inches high. Sells regularly on Grand Avenue. Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

Francis Lance 5 years old, 41 inches high. Sells regularly on Grand Av...

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

George Brown. Measures a little over 50 inches in height. See also photo #748. Location: Manchester, New Hampshire.

George Brown. Measures a little over 50 inches in height. See also pho...

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

Detroit, Michigan. New method of making x-ray photographs size 4x5 inches instead of larger. Used at the Herman Kiefer Hospital for Communicable Diseases to show various stages of tuberculosis. Lens contained in an apparatus for x-ray photographs

Detroit, Michigan. New method of making x-ray photographs size 4x5 inc...

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

War Manpower Commission poster. Farm labor poster distributed to Department of Agriculture. War boards for display in small town post offices, community centers and other public buildings. The original, size 28 12 inches by 40 inches, is printed in yellow and black on white and is from a photograph by Carola Gregor who specializes in outdoor photography of children and youth. Copies of the poster may be obtained by writing to the War Manpower Commission, Washington, D.C

War Manpower Commission poster. Farm labor poster distributed to Depar...

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

Office of War Information Poster. Poster distributed by OWI to war plants, post offices, schools, taverns, public buildings, etc. The original comes in four sizes: 40 inches x 56 inches, 28 inches x 40 inches, 22 inches x 28 inches, 14 inches x 20 inches, and is printed in red, blue, black, and orange on white. Copies may be obtained from U.W. Information Center, 1400 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington D.C.

Office of War Information Poster. Poster distributed by OWI to war pla...

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

Poster. "If You Talk Too Much." Poster produced by the Office of War Information (OWI) for distribution to naval districts, airlines, bus depots and railroad stations. The original is 14 1/2 inches by 20 inches and is from a Kodachrome photograph by Sarra. Copies may be obtained from the Bureau of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information, Washington, D.C.

Poster. "If You Talk Too Much." Poster produced by the Office of War I...

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Poster. Do with less--so they'll have enough. Poster released by the Office of War Information to bars and taverns, high schools, hotels, libraries, war plants, post offices. The original comes in three sizes: 22 inches x 28 inches, 28 inches x 40 inches, 21 7/8 inches x 23 7/8 inches and is printed in full color. Copies may be obtained from Division of Public Inquiries, OWI, 14th and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Poster. Do with less--so they'll have enough. Poster released by the O...

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Newsboy. Little Fattie. Less than 40 inches high, 6 years old. Been at it one year. May 9th, 1910. Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

Newsboy. Little Fattie. Less than 40 inches high, 6 years old. Been at...

An old photo of a little boy holding a bunch of papers. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Lick telescope, length 57 feet, diameter of object glass 36 inches, total weight 40 tons / W.J. Morgan & Co. Lith. Cleveland, O.

The Lick telescope, length 57 feet, diameter of object glass 36 inches...

Print shows an interior view of the Lick Observatory with the Lick telescope mounted on a large stand and being manipulated by a man standing on the top level, with a man sitting on a small moveable platform be... More

Tommy Hawkins, 5 year old newsie, 40 inches high. Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

Tommy Hawkins, 5 year old newsie, 40 inches high. Location: St. Louis...

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Eureka Cotton Mills. John Madison, 11 years old; 53 inches high. Beginning to sweep. Floyd Root, 10 years old. 50 inches high . Helps cousin spin every day after school. Witness S.R. Hine. Location: Chester, South Carolina.

Eureka Cotton Mills. John Madison, 11 years old; 53 inches high. Begin...

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

A spinner in Cycle Cotton Mill, Newton, N.C. She was 49 inches high. Been there "bout 2 years." 50 operatives and there were 10 children that looked to be under 12 years of age. Location: Newton, North Carolina.

A spinner in Cycle Cotton Mill, Newton, N.C. She was 49 inches high. B...

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

Little Fannie, 7 years old, 48 inches high, helps sister in Elk Mills. Her sister (in photo) said, "Yes, she he'ps me right smart. Not all day but all she can. Yes, she started with me at six this mornin'." These two belong to a family of 19 children. Location: Fayetteville, Tennessee.

Little Fannie, 7 years old, 48 inches high, helps sister in Elk Mills....

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

Tommy Hawkins, 5 year old newsie 40 inches high. Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

Tommy Hawkins, 5 year old newsie 40 inches high. Location: St. Louis,...

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

Detroit, Michigan. New method of making x-ray photographs size 4x5 inches instead of larger. Used at the Herman Kiefer Hospital for Communicable Diseases to show various stages of tuberculosis. An x-ray tube.

Detroit, Michigan. New method of making x-ray photographs size 4x5 inc...

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Detroit, Michigan. New method of making x-ray photographs size 4x5 inches instead of larger. Used at the Herman Kiefer Hospital for Communicable Diseases to show various stages of tuberculosis. The patient is placed in front of a flurescent screen and this screen is photographed on ordinary photographic film by means of a lens of larger aperture

Detroit, Michigan. New method of making x-ray photographs size 4x5 inc...

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Office of War Information poster. Poster distributed by the OWI at public buildings, streetcars, theatres, movie houses, etc. The original comes in several sizes: forty inches by fifty-six inches, twenty-eight inches by forty inches, twenty-two inches by twenty-eight inches, and seven inches by eleven inches and is printed in multi-colors. The poster was drawn by artist David Stone Martin. Copies may be obtained from Division of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information, 1400 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.

Office of War Information poster. Poster distributed by the OWI at pub...

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

Forging die block. A Long Island manufacturer of a variety of forgings is seeking complete tool and die shop facilities for the production of a number of forging die blocks similar to the item illustrated. The die forging blocks vary in size from two by four by six inches to eight by ten by twelve inches in general. Facilities capable of turning out large quantities--fifty to several hundred weekly--are desired

Forging die block. A Long Island manufacturer of a variety of forgings...

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

A Detroit manufacturer of aircraft engines is seeking automatic screw machine facilities for the manufacture of ninety-six items of steel and bronze aircraft engine hardware in quantities from fourteen thousand to two-hundred thousand and in diameters from one-quarter to one and one-half inches. Three of the items are illustrated. Top left, bolt; top right, retainer; bottom, cylinder head stud

A Detroit manufacturer of aircraft engines is seeking automatic screw ...

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

War production drive poster. Poster distributed to war plants to stimulate production. The original comes in two sizes, 28 12 inches by 40 inches and 7 18 inches by 10 inches and is printed in red, yellow and black on white. It was designed by the artist, Charles Tudor. Copies may be obtained by writing Distribution Section, Office of War Information (OWI), Washington, D.C

War production drive poster. Poster distributed to war plants to stimu...

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

War Production Board (WOB) poster. Poster distributed to war plants, designed by the Office of War Information (OWI) from a photograph by Valentino Sarra. The original comes in three sizes: 7 1/8 inches by 10 inches, 14 1/4 inches by 20 inches, and 28 1/2 by 40 inches. Colors: yellow and black on white. Copies may be obtained from Central Distribution Service, Office for Emergency Management (OEM), 1509 14th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

War Production Board (WOB) poster. Poster distributed to war plants, d...

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

Houses for Britain. Living room (twelve feet, eleven inches by eleven feet seven inches) in a model of prefabricated, temporary, emergency dwellings of the type which it is planned to ship to Great Britain under lend-lease. Detail of windows, two open and two fixed. All glass to be supplied in England

Houses for Britain. Living room (twelve feet, eleven inches by eleven ...

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A Little "Shaver," Indianapolis Newsboy, 41 inches high. Said he was 6 years old. Aug., 1908. Wit., E. N. Clopper. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.

A Little "Shaver," Indianapolis Newsboy, 41 inches high. Said he was 6...

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A record moose, head 69? inches, killed in Alaska by Dall De Weese?, Canon City, Colo., 1887?

A record moose, head 69? inches, killed in Alaska by Dall De Weese?, C...

Man holding moose antlers. Photo copyrighted by Fricke & Co., Canon City, Colo. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: BI; Photog. I.; Hunting Moose; Shelf.

In the plains area most of the annual ten inches of rain comes in torrents. Custer County, Montana. They create gullies and sheet erosion

In the plains area most of the annual ten inches of rain comes in torr...

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

War Production Board poster. Poster produced by the WPB for distribution to war industry plants, especially factories producing tanks or parts of tanks. The original is 28 12 inches by 40 inches and is printed in full color. It was designed by the OWI from a painting by C.C. Beall. Copies may be obtained from Central Distribution Service. Office of Emergency Management, 1516 14th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C

War Production Board poster. Poster produced by the WPB for distributi...

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

Office of War Information poster. Poster distributed by the OWI to war plants, recreation halls, libraries, schools, post offices, taverns, etc. The original comes in two sizes: twenty-eight inches by forty inches and twenty-two inches by twenty-eight inches and is printed in full color. Copies may be obtained from United States Information Center, 1400 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.

Office of War Information poster. Poster distributed by the OWI to war...

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

Make it right--They'll make it fight. Poster distributed by War Production Board (WPB) to war plants. The original is 22 inches x 28 inches and is printed in red and blue. Copies are obtainable from War Production Drive Headquarters, 1210 Raleigh Hotel, Washinton, D.C.

Make it right--They'll make it fight. Poster distributed by War Produc...

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s US industrial development, Second World War, US war production, indusry, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

War Production Board poster. Poster produced by the WPB for distribution to shipyards. The original is 28 1/2 inches by 40 inches and is printed in full color. It was designed by the Office of War Information (OWI) from a painting by C.C. Beall. Copies may be obtained from Central Distribution Service, Office of Emergency Management (OEM), 1516 14th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C.

War Production Board poster. Poster produced by the WPB for distributi...

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

Detail of bottom corner of screen door before applying screen. The bottom piece is 5/4 by 6 inches while the side pieces are 5/4 by 3 inches. Screening demonstration. Charles County, La Plata, Maryland

Detail of bottom corner of screen door before applying screen. The bot...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a construction site, wooden frame, timber, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

War alarm clocks. 1,700,000 of them will be produced this year to meet demand that was normally 12,000,000. Will be distributed by all pre-war alarm clock manufacturers. War alarms are of the hand-wound type, not nearly as durable as pre-war models. The case, about 6 x 6 x 2 1/2 inches, is of molded pressed wood and paper pulp. Mechanism contains only about 1/10 ounce brass and 6 1/2 ounce of steel, compared to pre-war average use in the low-priced alarm clocks of 6 and 13 ounces respectively. For this reason, and since the programmed supply for the year will barely cover the needs of workers in directly war-essential occupations, War Production Board (WPB) has requested that no one buy a war alarm unless it satisfies real need, not merely want, wish, or whim

War alarm clocks. 1,700,000 of them will be produced this year to meet...

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Trampas, New Mexico. Undated painting used as a decoration on the main altar in a church which was built in 1700 and is the best-preserved colonial mission in the Southwest. It is painted in oil on a tin panel and measures 8 x 12 inches

Trampas, New Mexico. Undated painting used as a decoration on the main...

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Complex clouds form after many inches of rain over several days near Stockton, California

Complex clouds form after many inches of rain over several days near S...

Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Sadie Pfeifer, 48 inches high, has worked half a year. One of the many small children at work in Lancaster Cotton Mills. Nov. 30, 1908. Location: Lancaster, South Carolina. / L.W. [Hine]

Sadie Pfeifer, 48 inches high, has worked half a year. One of the many...

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.

Sadie Pfeifer, 48 inches high, has worked half a year. One of the many small children at work in Lancaster Cotton Mills. Nov. 30, 1908. Location: Lancaster, South Carolina. / L.W. [Hine]

Sadie Pfeifer, 48 inches high, has worked half a year. One of the many...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, workshop, workers, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Lick telescope, length 57 feet, diameter of object glass 36 inches, total weight 40 tons / W.J. Morgan & Co. Lith. Cleveland, O.

The Lick telescope, length 57 feet, diameter of object glass 36 inches...

Print shows an interior view of the Lick Observatory with the Lick telescope mounted on a large stand and being manipulated by a man standing on the top level, with a man sitting on a small moveable platform be... More

Tom Sayers, champion of England born at Pimlico near Brighton, Sussex 1826, height 5 ft. 8 inches, lowest feichting weight 10 st. 10 lbs / / lith. by Cameron & Walsh, 32 & 34 John St., N.Y.

Tom Sayers, champion of England born at Pimlico near Brighton, Sussex ...

Print shows Tom Sayers, full-length portrait, facing right, in boxing stance. Includes list of fights with opponent's name and date of bout. 680 U.S. Copyright Office. Entered according to Act of Congress in t... More

Miss Rosa D. Stone at Pan-Amer. bldg. holding a piece of Guayacan wood, 30'' in diameter which weighs 23 oz. while the Balsa wood with 402 sq. inches of surface weighs the same. Balsa is a recent importation from Latin Amer. and is used as substitute for cork. Already popular not only as filler for life-preservers but as stopper for the modern flask [Washington, D.C.]

Miss Rosa D. Stone at Pan-Amer. bldg. holding a piece of Guayacan wood...

A black and white photo of a woman standing on a sidewalk. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Largest perfect sphere of crystal in world now in National Museum. The National Museum in Washington has been presented with a perfect sphere of flawless crystal, believed to be the largest in the world. It is 12 and seve and seven eighths inches in diameter and weighs 106 pounds. Captain George Johnson, of the museum guards, is shown in photograph

Largest perfect sphere of crystal in world now in National Museum. The...

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

Trout flown to President Roosevelt. Washington, D.C., May 21. Erdorn W. Wood, 57 year old sportsman went to Mystery Pond, New Hampshire, swished 29 trout from its 75-foot dept and started to Washington and President Roosevelt with the catch. His newly constructed glass-bottomed boat drifted on the pond during a rain storm, while Wood, depending solely on fly-casting, hooked the Presidential meal. The trout measured from 9 to 16 inches. Left to right: Spencer Treherne, the pilot; Marvin McIntyre, Secretary to the President who received the fish for the President; and Erdorn Wood, the fisherman, 5/21/1937

Trout flown to President Roosevelt. Washington, D.C., May 21. Erdorn W...

Two men standing next to each other holding a box. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Detroit, Michigan. New method of making x-ray photographs size 4x5 inches instead of larger. Used at the Herman Kiefer Hospital for Communicable Diseases to show various stages of tuberculosis. The x-ray plate is contained in the apparatus in front of the girl. The apparatus in the foreground contains an x-ray tube

Detroit, Michigan. New method of making x-ray photographs size 4x5 inc...

Public domain photograph of hospital laboratory, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Office of War Information poster. Poster distributed by the OWI to taxi cabs, streetcars, restaurants, taverns, public buildings, etc. The original is in three sizes: seven inches by ten inches, fourteen inches by twenty inches, twenty-eight inches by forty inches and is printed in red and black on white. Copies may be obtained from Office of War Information, 1400 Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C.

Office of War Information poster. Poster distributed by the OWI to tax...

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

Aluminum. Reynolds Metal Company, Louisville, Kentucky. "Strong alloy" aluminum ingots, approximately six inches square, are loaded into the heating furnace where they are heated to 800 degree Fahrenheit before rolling operations

Aluminum. Reynolds Metal Company, Louisville, Kentucky. "Strong alloy"...

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.

A New York City watch manufacturer, making clocks for airplanes, is seeking automatic screw machine facilities for the manufacture of twenty-thousand to thirty-thousand small clock gears. Material: high carbon steel, oil hardened. Dimentsions: O.D. .3685 inches; diameter at base of teeth. .3355 inches; Thirty-six teeth, depth, .0165 inches; thickness, .046 inches; diameter center hole, .1 inches

A New York City watch manufacturer, making clocks for airplanes, is se...

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Anaconda smelter, Montana. Anaconda Copper Mining Company. The Symons crusher which reduces ore in size from a maximum of four inches to one inch before it is sent to the 20,000 ton ore storage bins

Anaconda smelter, Montana. Anaconda Copper Mining Company. The Symons ...

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

Young Ratler. rising 4 years old, a handsome dark bay, about 15 hands and 3 inches high, will stand and cover mares this season, ... William R. Maddox. Washington, March 10, 1834.

Young Ratler. rising 4 years old, a handsome dark bay, about 15 hands ...

No. 13 fountain, 8 feet 7 inches high

No. 13 fountain, 8 feet 7 inches high

Photograph showing ornamental ironwork 3-tiered fountain. F1781 U.S. Copyright Office. Illus. in: Illustrated catalogue, ornamental iron fountains / J.W. Fiske, manufacturer of ornamental iron fountains, c1875, p. 3.

A Saturday ball game. Springstein Mills, Chester, S.C. Boy with glove, Malcom Rogers. (See photo 329). Next to him - Ben Deaton--12 years old. 52 inches high. Weaver. Runs 6 looms at $1.00 a day. 2 years in mill. I asked him if it wasn't hard work. "Hardest part if it is I have to stretch so much to reach up." (Tallest boy) John Lewis--12 years old. 1 yr. in mill. Weaves--4 looms. Got 40 cents to start. 60 cents now a day. Brother and father in mills. Nov. 28/08 Witness Sara R. Hine. Location: Chester, South Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

A Saturday ball game. Springstein Mills, Chester, S.C. Boy with glove,...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an 18th-19th century military conflict, armed forces, infantry, militia, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

(Tallest) Sam Bigham, Eureka Cotton Mills. Been in mill 10 years. (Next) Washey Dover--Been in 3 years. (Next) Lloyd Barnado--2 years in mill. (Smallest) Ernst Floyd--10 years old, 52 inches high. Been in mill 2 years. Spins--60 cents a day. Witness S.R. Hine. Location: Chester, South Carolina.

(Tallest) Sam Bigham, Eureka Cotton Mills. Been in mill 10 years. (Nex...

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8 P.M. Harry Laudeman, 13 years old. Has sold papers for 7 years. Brother, Morris, 7 years old 46 inches high. Beginning. Hartford, Conn. Location: Hartford, Connecticut.

8 P.M. Harry Laudeman, 13 years old. Has sold papers for 7 years. Brot...

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Francis Lance, 5 years old, 41 inches high. Sells regularly on Grand Avenue. He jumps on and off moving cars at risk of life. Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

Francis Lance, 5 years old, 41 inches high. Sells regularly on Grand A...

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Postmaster General receives largest postcard sent through mails. [...] postcard ever sent through the mails was delivered [...]eneral Harry S. New today as an invitation to [...]ening of the Bicennial Conference of the National [...] Post office clerks in Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 5. [...]red 24 by 36 inches and required one dollar in postage. Left to right: Postmaster General New; Thomas F. [...] retary National Federation of Postoffice Clerks; President of the federation and G.K. Mulvey, carrier [...] the card

Postmaster General receives largest postcard sent through mails. [...]...

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First of fair sex to obtain motorcycle license in Capital. Washington, D.C., Sept. 15. Although she weights only 88 pounds--one-third of the machine she rides, Mrs. Sally Halterman is the first woman to be granted a license to operate a motorcycle in the District of Columbia. She is 27 years old and 4 feet, 11 inches tall. Immediately after receiving her permit, Mrs. Halterman was initiated into the D.C. Motorcycle Club - the only girl ever to be accorded this honor

First of fair sex to obtain motorcycle license in Capital. Washington,...

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And now the educated hog. The office of exhibits, Department of Agriculture has prefected the "educated hog." It talks, n'everything. The talking is done by means of concealed phonograph records and the action is accomplished by means of compressed air. The hog tells those interested all about the damage done to members of his family by the roundworm and as the roundworm gets to work the hogs are deflated by the letting of compressed air. This model, 4 feet 6 inches high will be exhibited the first week in December at the live stock show in Chicago

And now the educated hog. The office of exhibits, Department of Agricu...

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A small airplane is flying over a field. War Production FSA/OWI Photograph

A small airplane is flying over a field. War Production FSA/OWI Photog...

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New fathometer used at full speed. Washington, D.C., May 7. Dr. Herbert Grove Dorsey of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey has invented an instrument to secure the precise measurement. The machine sends a sound, pitched so high that it is above audibility, traveling thru the water a known speed, the sound hits the bottom and returns as an echo at 20 times per second. The fathometer is so accurate that a change in depth of three inches can be detected. the indications are made by a flash from a neon tube, viewed thru a rotating disc, the flash of light appearing to stand still and the depth is read as easily as a clock. The instrument indicator is installed in the pilot house (at the top of the machine) and the transceiver (the disc at the right of the machine [?]) is located in the hull of the ship, 5/7/1937

New fathometer used at full speed. Washington, D.C., May 7. Dr. Herber...

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Poster. A careless word...a needless sinking. Poster distributed by the Office of War Information to hotels, schools, war plants, libraries, terminals, recreational halls, office buildings. The original comes in three sizes: 40 inches x 56 inches, 28 inches x 40 inches, and 22 inches x 28 inches and is printed in full color against a dark background. Copies may be obtained from the Division of Public Inquiries, OWI, 14th and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Poster. A careless word...a needless sinking. Poster distributed by th...

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Poster. Let's give him enough and on time. Poster produced by Army Ordnance War Department and distributed to labor-management committees in war plants. The original is 28 1/2 inches by 40 inches and is from a full color painting by Norman Rockwell, famous illustrator. Copies may be obtained from War Production Drive Headquarters, War Production Board (WPB), Washington, D.C.

Poster. Let's give him enough and on time. Poster produced by Army Ord...

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War Production Board (WPB) safety poster. Safety poster produced by the WPB for distribution to war plants. The original poster is available in two sizes: 28 1/2 x 40 inches and 28 1/2 x 20 inches. Of the larger size, 50,000 have been printed. Of the smaller size, 175,000. Colors are black and red. Requests should be sent to the Distribution Section, Office of War Information (OWI), Washington, D.C.

War Production Board (WPB) safety poster. Safety poster produced by th...

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War Manpower Commission poster. Farm labor poster distributed to Department of Agriculture. War boards for display in small town post offices, community centers and other public buildings. The original, size 28 1/2 inches by 40 inches, is printed in yellow and black on white and is from a photograph by Carola Gregor who specializes in outdoor photography of children and youth. Copies of the poster may be obtained by writing to the War Manpower Commission, Washington, D.C.

War Manpower Commission poster. Farm labor poster distributed to Depar...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farmer, 1930s, 20th-century dust bowl era, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Poster. If It'll Save a Second It's a Great Idea. War Production Board poster. Poster distributed by WPB war plants. The original is twenty-eight and one half by forty inches, and is printed in full color. Copies are obtainable from War Production Drive Headquarters, 1210 Raleigh Hotel, Washington, D.C.

Poster. If It'll Save a Second It's a Great Idea. War Production Board...

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Green hops are spread thirty-two inches deep in the drying room of kiln. Yakima County, Washington

Green hops are spread thirty-two inches deep in the drying room of kil...

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Conversion. Electric shaver plant. This New England whose normal product is electric dry shavers is now turning out parts for machine tools which will find their place in the war production effort. This bank of Norton grinders which formerly ground motor shafts are now grinding small parts for tools. Tolerances on the war work are only .002 inches whereas the former work demanded much closer tolerances up to .0002 inches. The conversion was accomplished by putting on new grinding wheels, by minor changes in the head and by increasing the feed of the cutting solution. Schick Inc., Stamford, Connecticut

Conversion. Electric shaver plant. This New England whose normal produ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, workshop, workers, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Office of Civilian Defense poster. Poster distributed by the Office of Civilian Defense to magazines and regional offices. The original is 23 inches by 28 34 inches and is printed in sepia on white. A limited number of copies are available from Distribution Section of Civilian Defense, Room 8, Dupont Circle Building, Washington, D.C

Office of Civilian Defense poster. Poster distributed by the Office of...

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

War production drive poster. Poster distributed by the Ordnance Department, U.S. Army, to labor management committees. The original, size 28 1/2 inches by 40 inches, may be obtained from war production drive headquarters, War Production Board (WPB), Washington, D.C.

War production drive poster. Poster distributed by the Ordnance Depart...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

War production drive poster. Poster distributed by the War Production Board (WPB) to war plants, restaurants, hotels, American Legion posts. The original is 14 14 inches by 20 inches and is printed in red, yellow, black, blue, and green on white. Copies be obtained from Bureau of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information (OWI), 1400 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C

War production drive poster. Poster distributed by the War Production ...

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

Johnnie Yellow, a young Polish berry picker on Bottomley farm, Rock Creek, near Baltimore, Md. Says he is 10 years old and has gone to Biloxi, Miss. for 9 years (with family) and has worked there in winter and here in summer for three years. He is stunted, being only about 39 inches high. Ma[n]y of these children are stunted. Location: Baltimore, Maryland.

Johnnie Yellow, a young Polish berry picker on Bottomley farm, Rock Cr...

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A Little "Shaver," Indianapolis Newsboy, 41 inches high. Said he was 6 years old. Aug., 1908. Wit., E. N. Clopper. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.

A Little "Shaver," Indianapolis Newsboy, 41 inches high. Said he was 6...

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No. 41 fountain, bronzed, 10 feet 4 inches high

No. 41 fountain, bronzed, 10 feet 4 inches high

Photograph showing ornamental ironwork fountain with putti and cranes on the pedestal. F1781 U.S. Copyright Office. Illus. in: Illustrated catalogue, ornamental iron fountains / J.W. Fiske, manufacturer of orn... More

Poster: What Nazis think of German-Americans. Poster distributed by the OWI to German-American clubs. The original is 22 inches x 28 inches and is printed in black and white on red. Copies are obtainable from Division of Public Inquiry, Office of War Information, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Poster: What Nazis think of German-Americans. Poster distributed by th...

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Poster distributed by Office of War Information to libraries, theatres, office buildings, post offices, terminals, bowling alleys, bars and taverns. The original comes in two sizes: 28 inches x 40 inches and 22 inches x 28 inches, and is printed in red, white, and blue. Copies are obtainable from Division of Public Inquiries, OWI, 14th and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C

Poster distributed by Office of War Information to libraries, theatres...

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

War Manpower Commission poster. Poster distributed by the WMC to war plants, labor organizations, churches, libraries, high schools and colleges. The original is 28 1/2 inches by 40 inches and is printed in red, white and blue, on black and white. It was designed from a photograph by Howard Liberman, staff photographer, Office of War Information. Copies may be obtained from the Office of War Information (OWI), Bureau of Public Inquiries, 1400 Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C.

War Manpower Commission poster. Poster distributed by the WMC to war p...

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Americans will always fight for liberty. Poster distributed by Office of War Information to hotels, schools, war plants, libraries, terminals, recreational halls, office buildings. The original comes in three sizes: 40 inches x 56 inches, 28 inches x 40 inches and 22 inches x 26 inches and is printed in full color against a dark background. Copies may be obtained from Division of Public Inquiries, OWI, 14th and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Americans will always fight for liberty. Poster distributed by Office ...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Rubber track cross plates, length thirteen inches

Rubber track cross plates, length thirteen inches

Picryl description: Public domain image of a military person with a firearm, machine gun, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Giant tire manufacturer. This husky workman, standing six feet four inches tall, looks small indeed as he uses air pressure to clean the lid of the world's largest vulcanizing unit in an Eastern tire plant. The top section of this mold being prepared to vulcanize a large bullet-sealing gasoline tank, weighs sixteen tons and can also be used to vulcanize tires over ten feet in diameter

Giant tire manufacturer. This husky workman, standing six feet four in...

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

Conversion. Electric shaver plant. This Norton type C six-inch semi-automatic cylindrical grinder in a New England plant used to grind motor shafts for the firm's normal production of electric dry shavers. It is now grinding spring collets which are used in turning machines to hold the work being turned. Such machines are vitally needed for the war production effort. The conversion of the machine was accomplished by replacing the one-inch vitrified aluminum oxide wheel shown here with a three-inch wheel and by enlarging the feed of the cutting solution. Tolerances on this war work are only .002 inches as compared with the tolerances on the normal production of .0002 inches (see pix #D-2974). Schick Inc., Stamford, Connecticut

Conversion. Electric shaver plant. This Norton type C six-inch semi-au...

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

War Production Board (WOB) poster. Poster distributed to war plants, designed by the Office of War Information (OWI) from a photograph by Valentino Sarra. The original comes in three sizes: 7 18 inches by 10 inches, 14 14 inches by 20 inches, and 28 12 by 40 inches. Colors: yellow and black on white. Copies may be obtained from Central Distribution Service, Office for Emergency Management (OEM), 1509 14th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C

War Production Board (WOB) poster. Poster distributed to war plants, d...

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

U.S. Army poster. Distributed by the U.S. Army to war plants. The original is 28 12 inches x 40 inches and is printed in full color. Copies are obtainable from Division of Public Inquiry, Office of War Information (OWI), 14th and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C

U.S. Army poster. Distributed by the U.S. Army to war plants. The orig...

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

Victory Gardens--for family and country. Victory Gardeners should learn the importance of cultivating around plants, such as these young cabbages, at regular intervals. Soil should be loosened to a depth of two or three inches so that plants may obtain maximum food

Victory Gardens--for family and country. Victory Gardeners should lear...

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Hattie Hunter, spinner in Lancaster Cotton Mills, S.C. 52 inches high, worked in mill for 3 years. Gets 50 cents a day. Dec. 1, 1908. Location: Lancaster, South Carolina. / L.W. [Hine]

Hattie Hunter, spinner in Lancaster Cotton Mills, S.C. 52 inches high,...

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Doffer boy (about 46 inches high) Kesler Mfg. Co., Salisbury, N.C. After I had taken this, the Superintendent said, "Now take the other extreme," and brought forward another doffer. See photo #428. He said, "We don't object to having folks represent the. Location: Salisbury, North Carolina.

Doffer boy (about 46 inches high) Kesler Mfg. Co., Salisbury, N.C. Aft...

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.

United States of America. I collector of the district of Newburyport, do hereby certify, that an American seaman, aged years, or thereabouts, of the heighth of feet, inches has this day produced to me proof in the manner directed in the act inti

United States of America. I collector of the district of Newburyport, ...

Dated in mss Mar. 25, 1808. 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 48, Folder 15a.

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