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Inspections on innards in the pork department. Packing plant, Austin, Minnesota

Inspections on innards in the pork department. Packing plant, Austin, ...

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Always look a gift-horse in the mouth / K.

Always look a gift-horse in the mouth / K.

Illustration shows Nelson W. Aldrich standing next to a horse labeled "Central Bank" which he is apparently offering to Uncle Sam who is inspecting the horse's teeth labeled "Wall St. Interests". Illus. in: Pu... More

Gutzon Borglum and supt. inspecting work on face nose of Washington, Mt. Rushmore, S.D

Gutzon Borglum and supt. inspecting work on face nose of Washington, M...

J11542 U.S. Copyright Office. cf. America's Yesterdays, p. 269. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

Production. Pratt and Whitney airplane engines. Careful inspections between honings assure compliance with rigid standards in making the master piston rods for Pratt and Whitney airplane engines. The superior performance of the engines, in which rods like this are used, depends upon faithful adherence to specifications. Pratt and Whitney Aircraft

Production. Pratt and Whitney airplane engines. Careful inspections be...

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Picryl description: Public domain image of fire insurance plan / map, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of fire insurance plan / map, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fire insurance map, fire insurance plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. Pratt and Whitney airplane engines. Single-row piston rods for Pratt and Whitney airplane engines are cleaned and inspected in a large Eastern plant. These important detail jobs are only a few of a series of systematic inspections. Pratt and Whitney Aircraft

Production. Pratt and Whitney airplane engines. Single-row piston rods...

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Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. New Lockheed P-38 pursuit ships receive final inspections and adjustments on assembly lines outside a large Western aircraft plant. After these operations, the ships will be taken out for routine test flights. If the flights prove satisfactory, the new planes will be ready for delivery to the Army

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. New Lockheed P-38 pursuit sh...

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

"He's driving me nuts - I'm on the verge of blowing my top" Ed. Valtman '62

"He's driving me nuts - I'm on the verge of blowing my top" Ed. Valtma...

Editorial cartoon drawing shows two hairy, muscular, anthropomorphic atomic bombs labeled "U.S. A-Tests" and "Soviet Intransigence" sitting at a table on which is a ringing alarm clock and a paper waiting to be... More

Last inspections of Co. H, 9th Cavalry before leaving for China, San Francisco, Cal., U.S.A.

Last inspections of Co. H, 9th Cavalry before leaving for China, San F...

Stereograph showing soldiers on horseback in a field lining up for inspection. D19037 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 68468. Copyright, 1900, by B. L. Singley.

The thread of life / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

The thread of life / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows the mythological figures of fate in the form of a man (representing Lachesis) labeled "Commercial Lawlessness" sitting with a pile of money on his lap, handing money labeled "Bribery" to a ma... More

A halftrac scout car must show a clean bill of health before the manufacturer turns it over to the Army. Endless inspections of parts and assemblies are made before final inspection of the complete vehicles. White Motor Company, Cleveland, Ohio

A halftrac scout car must show a clean bill of health before the manuf...

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Careful plant inspections assure that each new Army scout car is correct in every detail before it leaves the production line of a large Midwest truck plant. White Motor Company, Cleveland, Ohio

Careful plant inspections assure that each new Army scout car is corre...

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

Capt. Napier inspecting feet of soldiers after days hike near San Antonio. Mexican-U.S. campaign after Villa

Capt. Napier inspecting feet of soldiers after days hike near San Anto...

J213145 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - historical image of Texas, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. New Lockheed P-38 pursuit ships receive final inspections and adjustments on assembly lines outside a large Western aircraft plant. After these operations, the ships will be taken out for routine test flights. If the flights prove satisfactory, the new planes will be ready for delivery to the Army

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. New Lockheed P-38 pursuit sh...

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

Conversion. Beverage containers to aviation oxygen cylinders. Before completion of the fourth and final welding operation in the manufacture of shatterproof oxygen cylinders for high altitude flying, all straps are subjected to physical tests to determine the strength of the weld. Occasional radiographic inspections are made to insure the quality of workmanship after the two halves of the cylinder are brought together in this atomic welding machine and made one unit. Here, the operator has just completed the union and is about to remove the whole cylinder. Firestone, Akron, Ohio

Conversion. Beverage containers to aviation oxygen cylinders. Before c...

Picryl description: Public domain image of workers, labor, 1940s, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. Airplane propellers. Propeller blades that will soon be driving American warplanes are stored after final dimensional inspections at a Hartford, Connecticut, plant. The various blades will later be mounted, in sets of two, three, and four in the mechanism that will permit adjustment of pitch while planes are in action

Production. Airplane propellers. Propeller blades that will soon be dr...

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A criminal combine not confined to Chicago / Ehrhart.

A criminal combine not confined to Chicago / Ehrhart.

Illustration shows on the left, a theater manager is bribing an inspector during an inspection of fire prevention equipment, the specter of the Grim Reaper hovers above; on the right, a female figure labeled "P... More

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. New Lockheed P-38 pursuit ships receive final inspections and adjustments on assembly lines outside a large Western aircraft plant. After these operations, the ships will be taken out for routine test flights. If the flights prove satisfactory, the new planes will be ready for delivery to the Army

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. New Lockheed P-38 pursuit sh...

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

Chicago, Illinois. Rear brakeman checking air in each car as part of his inspections before a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad train pulls out

Chicago, Illinois. Rear brakeman checking air in each car as part of h...

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Army truck manufacture (Dodge). General view of various types of U.S. Army trucks in the large field at the Dodge Lynch Road plant at Detroit, where they are held for various inspections and adjustments before being delivered to the War Department

Army truck manufacture (Dodge). General view of various types of U.S. ...

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

Naval air base, Corpus Christi, Texas. M.M. Bremer, A.M.M, 2nd Class, keeps planes in first class condition at the naval air base in Corpus Christi, Texas. Every plane in use at the base is subjected to frequent and minute inspections by sailors such as this one

Naval air base, Corpus Christi, Texas. M.M. Bremer, A.M.M, 2nd Class, ...

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Chicago, Illinois. Rear brakeman checking air in each car as part of his inspections before a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad train pulls out

Chicago, Illinois. Rear brakeman checking air in each car as part of h...

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Conversion. Beverage containers to aviation oxygen cylinders. Before completion of the fourth and final welding operation in the manufacture of shatterproof oxygen cylinders for high altitude flying, all straps are subjected to physical tests to determine the strength of the weld. Occasional radiographic inspections are made to insure the quality of workmanship and materials after the atomic welding machine has brought the two halves of the cylinder together and made into one unit. The operator, looking through a specially designed dark safety glass, rotates the shell by sight to insure a perfect and uniform union of the two halves. Firestone, Akron, Ohio

Conversion. Beverage containers to aviation oxygen cylinders. Before c...

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Production. Airplane propellers. Arthur Voss checks angles and makes final dimensional inspections of a propeller blade for an American warplane at the Hartford, Connecticut, plant. This blade will later be mounted with others in a hydromatic mechanism that will permit adjustment of pitch while planes are in action

Production. Airplane propellers. Arthur Voss checks angles and makes f...

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Pickings from Puck's vineyard / Hy Mayer.

Pickings from Puck's vineyard / Hy Mayer.

Illustration shows a vignette cartoon with a grape-like bunch of faces at center surrounded by scenes depicting a reading of the news regarding membership in an organization; a composer struggling to write a ne... More

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Another new Lockheed P-38 pursuit ship leaves the main assembly line of a large Western aircraft plant. The station stand has been swept clear and the ship is being lowered away to rest on its own wheels. From here it will be rolled to a test field where propellers will be installed. If trial flights and final inspections prove it satisfactory, the ship will be delivered to the Army

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Another new Lockheed P-38 pu...

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

Production. Airplane propellers. Frank Geary uses an electro-limit gauge at a Hartford, Connecticut, plant to make final inspections of a three-way hydromatic spider that form part of the mechanism which varies the pitch of airplane propeller blades while planes are in action. At this plant propellers are made with combinations of two, three and four blades

Production. Airplane propellers. Frank Geary uses an electro-limit gau...

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Each defense trailer is located on a plot of ground 25 x 50 feet, assuring a fine degree of privacy and room for children to play. Standards set up by the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) Division of Defense Housing for trailers provide a minimum overall length and width to assure the least possible crowding. The trailers are protected from fire and the city's fire bureau regularly conducts inspections. Manager Ackerman and the Lawrence Park Commissioners see to it that the trailer camp is well policed

Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Each defense trailer is located o...

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Production. B-24E (Liberator) bombers at Willow Run. Final touch-ups and inspections are made on a new B-24E (Liberator) bomber after it has received a paint job at Ford's big Willow Run plant. The Liberator is capable of operation at high altitudes and over great ranges on precision bombing missions. It has proved itself an excellent performer in the Pacific, in Northern Africa, Europe and the Aleutians. Ford's Willow Run Plant, Michigan

Production. B-24E (Liberator) bombers at Willow Run. Final touch-ups a...

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A bogy assembly for an Army halftrac scout car takes shape on the production line of an Ohio truck plant. When it's completed it must be able to stand rigid inspections. White Motor Company, Cleveland, Ohio

A bogy assembly for an Army halftrac scout car takes shape on the prod...

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