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Women in war. Machine gun production operators. She carries a torch for the men of America's armed forces! Blonde, twenty-one-year-old Elne Nigholm brazes bolt latch releases for the Army's machine guns in a Midwest plant which has been converted from the manufacture of spark plugs to production of war materials. Two thousand women now work in this plant, with more to be added as production increases. A.C. Spark Plugs

Women in war. Machine gun production operators. She carries a torch fo...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a woman working, women labor, 1940s, economic conditions, home front, world war two, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

War Labor Board: "Little Steel" hearing. Philip Murray, Congress of Industrial Organization leader, speaking at the "Little Steel" hearing held by the War Labor Board, at the Hotel Washington in Washington, D.C., July 1. The hearing arose from a wage in Washington, D.C., July 1. The hearing arose from a wage dispute between union demands and four "Little Steel" companies: Bethlehem Steel, Republic Steel, Youngstown Sheet and Tube, and Inland Steel. The hearing resulted in a fifteen per cent wage increase formula, and set a precedent for future wage adjustments to meet recent increases in the cost of living

War Labor Board: "Little Steel" hearing. Philip Murray, Congress of In...

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Observing work of the busy bee. E.L. Sechrist, associate agriculturist of the bee culture laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture, makes tests of how much work the bees accomplish under different weather conditions be checking the weight of the colonies. During a good honey flow under favorable weather conditions, a colony increases in weight as much as 20 pounds in a single day, 1/20/30

Observing work of the busy bee. E.L. Sechrist, associate agriculturist...

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Detroit, Michigan (vicinity). Chrysler Corportation Dodge truck plant. Spot-welding saves manufacturing time and increases the strength of many important parts of Dodge Army trucks

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

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War Labor Board: "Little Steel" hearing. Philip Murray, Congress of Industrial Organization (CIO) leader, left, and Harold Ruttenberg, research director for United Steel Workers (USW), at the "Little Steel" hearing held by the War Labor Board, at the Hotel Washington in Washington, D.C., July 1. The hearing arose from a wage dispute between union demands and four "Little Steel" companies: Bethlehem Steel, Republic Steel, Youngstown Sheet and Tube, and Inland Steel. The hearing resulted in a fifteen per cent wage increase formula, and set a precedent for future wage adjustments to meet recent increases in the cost of living

War Labor Board: "Little Steel" hearing. Philip Murray, Congress of In...

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War Labor Board: "Little Steel" hearing. Philip Murray, Congress of Industrial Organization (CIO) leader, left, and Harold Ruttenberg, research director for United Steel Workers (USW), at the "Little Steel" hearing held by the War Labor Board, at the in Washington, D.C., July 1. The hearing arose from a wage dispute between union demands and four "Little Steel" companies: Bethlehem Steel, Republic Steel, Youngstown Sheet and Tube, and Inland Steel. The hearing resulted in a fifteen per cent wage increase formula, and set a precedent for future wage adjustments to meet recent increases in the cost of living

War Labor Board: "Little Steel" hearing. Philip Murray, Congress of In...

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Air conditioned hen house is latest. Washington, D.C., Aug. 9. Biddy increases the production of eggs in an air-conditioned hen house, U.S. Department of Agriculture experts have discovered after extensive experiments. The first temperature controlled maternity ward for hens has just been put into operation at the governmental experimental farm here. The hens have voiced their approval by laying more frequently; also a more uniform egg. R.B. Nestler poultry expert, is pictured as he removes the eggs from the automatic chute in the new room. Note the air conditioning apparatus on the ceiling, 8/9/38

Air conditioned hen house is latest. Washington, D.C., Aug. 9. Biddy i...

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War Labor Board: "Little Steel" hearing. Lee Pressman, Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) counselor; Philip Murray, CIO president; and Harold Ruttenberg (speaking), research director, United Steel Workers (USW), at the "Little Steel" hearing held by the War Labor Board at the Hotel Washington in Washington, D.C., July 1. The hearing arose from a wage dispute between union demands and four "Little Steel" companies: Bethlehem Steel, Republic Steel, Youngstown Sheet and Tube, and Inland Steel. The hearing resulted in a fifteen per cent wage increase formula, setting a precedent for future wage adjustments to meet recent increases in the cost of living

War Labor Board: "Little Steel" hearing. Lee Pressman, Congress of Ind...

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Women in war. Machine gun production operators. She carries a torch for the men of America's armed forces! Blonde, twenty-one-year-old Elne Nigholm brazes bolt latch releases for the Army's machine guns in a Midwest plant which has been converted from the manufacture of spark plugs to production of war materials. Two thousand women now work in this plant, with more to be added as production increases. A.C. Spark Plugs

Women in war. Machine gun production operators. She carries a torch fo...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a woman working, women labor, 1940s, economic conditions, home front, world war two, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Synthetic rubber (Ameripol). This worker is standing on a "blowdown" tank, about ready to tap a polymerizer tank at the Akron, Ohio synthetic rubber plant of the B.F. Goodrich Company. The latex blended in the latter tank is stabilized in the "blow downs." A large blending tank increases the uniformity of these synthetic solutions by mixing the contents of seven or eight of these tanks. Goodrich

Synthetic rubber (Ameripol). This worker is standing on a "blowdown" t...

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Science and research. Mineral prospecting. Chemical prospecting for oil becomes more and more important as the war goes on the demand for oil increases. Petroleum engineers call chemical prospecting the first scientific approach to the detection of oil in the earth. The big glass condensers, with which these engineering students are working with a professor of geophysics are used in a soil analysis test. The percentage of wax left as residue at the end of the experiment indicates the nearness of petroleum to the site from which the soil sample was taken. Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado

Science and research. Mineral prospecting. Chemical prospecting for oi...

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Carl's Cafe and lunchroom tent put up about three months ago. Plate lunch increases from twenty-five cents to thirty-five cents and dinners from thirty-five cents to fifty cents. Alexandria, Louisiana

Carl's Cafe and lunchroom tent put up about three months ago. Plate lu...

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Mechanical cutting machine that increases coal production. Old Ben number eight mine. West Frankfort, Illinois (see 26980-D)

Mechanical cutting machine that increases coal production. Old Ben num...

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Conversion. Copper and brass processing. Drawing seamless copper tube. Rough cast tubes tapered at one end to fit through a die are gripped in the tongs of the electric motor-driven vehicle on the drawbench and pulled or "drawn" through the die to be reduced to the desired size. Tubes usually are redrawn many times; each successive "draw" reduces the diameter, and increases the length. Brass tubes need to be annealed or softened between each draw, but copper tubes can be drawn several times without intermediate annealing. The tapered nose of the tubes may be seen just behind the drawbench operator. Chase Copper and Brass Company, Euclid, Ohio

Conversion. Copper and brass processing. Drawing seamless copper tube....

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Senator McCarran ignores salary increase. Washington, D.C., Jan. 8. Senator Pat McCarran designs a series of conferences with the representatives of organizations of government workers and officials of the Labor Dept. Preparatory to drafting a bill for the salary increases for government employees. photo shows, left to right, W.C. Hushing, National Legislative Representative of the A.F. of L.; Senator Pat McCaran; John P. Frey, President of the Medal Trades Union, of the American Federation of Labor

Senator McCarran ignores salary increase. Washington, D.C., Jan. 8. Se...

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Chief of Naval Operations before House Naval Affairs Committee. Washington, D.C., Jan. 31. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. William D. Leahy, as he appeared before the House Naval Affairs Committee today, Leahy told the committee what Japan and Great Britain have completely upset the old 5-5-.3 ratio and unless United States increases its Navy its fleet will soon be insufficient security against attack from overseas. Rep. Carl Vinson of Ga. Chairman of the committee on the right, 1/31/38

Chief of Naval Operations before House Naval Affairs Committee. Washin...

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Synthetic rubber (Ameripol). This worker is standing on a "blowdown" tank, about ready to tap a polymerizer tank at the Akron, Ohio synthetic rubber plant of the B.F. Goodrich Company. The latex blending tank increases the uniformity of these synthetic solutions by mixing the contents of seven or eight of these tanks. Goodrich

Synthetic rubber (Ameripol). This worker is standing on a "blowdown" t...

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Conversion. Copper and brass processing. Drawing seamless copper tube. Rough cast tubes tapered at one end to fit through a die are gripped in the tongs of the electric motor-driven vehicle on the drawbench and pulled or "drawn" through the die to reduce them to the desired size. Tubes usually are redrawn many times; each successive "draw" reduces the diameter, and increases the length. Brass tubes need to be annealed or softened between each draw, but copper tubes can be drawn several times without intermediate annealing. The tapered nose of the tubes may be seen just behind the drawbench operator. The tube is checked with a micrometer after being drawn, to make sure it is the right diameter. The man looking through the short section of tube is inspecting the inner surface for flaws. The Chase Copper and Brass Company, Euclid, Ohio

Conversion. Copper and brass processing. Drawing seamless copper tube....

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