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Wrapping in cloth prevents sticking. Reels of fabric may be stored for a few moments or a few days, wrapped in cloth to prevent it from sticking to itself when rolled up. These reels are brought from storage to machines such as this, in which the fabric is out on a powered bias cutter to exact length for one ply of a tire. This worker is making a layer of two plies, with the cords running at right angles, one laid on top of the other. This layer will later be used by a tire builder in building up the plies of his tire to the required number. Firestone (General Tires), Akron, Ohio

Wrapping in cloth prevents sticking. Reels of fabric may be stored for...

Public domain photograph of 1930s industry, war production in the United States free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Production. Parachute making. Rolls of silk, destined for action as parachutes for the U.S. Air Force, shown here on the laying-out and cutting table of an Eastern manufacturing plant. The folder machine folds layer upon layer of silk for the cutting operation. Pioneer Parachute Company, Manchester, Connecticut

Production. Parachute making. Rolls of silk, destined for action as pa...

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

Barrels make satisfactory storage. Fill a barrel with vegetables or fruit and lay it lengthwise. Cover with a layer of straw, then a layer of dirt, then another layer of straw and a layer of dirt. Put straw in the end of the barrel before putting the cover in place. Dig a ditch around the mounded barrel to serve as a drain

Barrels make satisfactory storage. Fill a barrel with vegetables or fr...

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

Forming the bead with "saucer," this tire builder follows every curve of the tire, shaping and pressing on the new layer. This saucer is matched by another on the far side of the tire which works on the other side at the same time, assuring perfect balance of the finished tire. The saucers may be swiveled in every direction to press the tire at right angles or lightly at a tangent. Firestone (General Tires), Akron, Ohio

Forming the bead with "saucer," this tire builder follows every curve ...

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

Tire building. This tire builder starts the carcass by slipping a layer of fabric onto the tire drum. The layer is made with the seam cut on the bias so that there will be no straight-across strain on the tire seams. The layer fits tightly, and each successive layer is banded to the preceding one by applied pressure. Firestone (General Tires), Akron, Ohio

Tire building. This tire builder starts the carcass by slipping a laye...

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

Raker on a Wisconsin cranberry marsh. With a swinging motion the prongs of the rake are thrust under the lowest layer of berries, and with the left hand, the rake is pulled forward and up, completing the arc. Each raker empties his berries into a box behind him. When full these are carried off by porters. Location: Grand Rapids, Wisconsin. / Photo by courtesy of Mr. Andrew Searles the owner.

Raker on a Wisconsin cranberry marsh. With a swinging motion the prong...

Picryl description: Public domain image of working farmers, agriculture, farm, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Whale blubber sliced from body. The first process in cutting up a humpback whale, in which the chain and cable are attached to the blubber, is shown here. As the cable is wound on the drum by the steam winch, the blanket-like layer of blubber is pulled back as fast as the workman with the "cutting-spade" can cut it loose from the body

Whale blubber sliced from body. The first process in cutting up a hump...

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

Wrapping in cloth prevents sticking. Reels of fabric may be stored for a few moments or a few days, wrapped in cloth to prevent it from sticking to itself when rolled up. These reels are brought from storage to machines such as this, in which the fabric is out on a powered bias cutter to exact length for one ply of a tire. This worker is making a layer of two plies, with the cords running at right angles, one laid on top of the other. This layer will later be used by a tire builder in building up the plies of his tire to the required number. Firestone (General Tires), Akron, Ohio

Wrapping in cloth prevents sticking. Reels of fabric may be stored for...

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. troops in the Caribbean area constructing a single-span stringer bridge of bamboo. They are spreading the mat over the second layer of clay

U.S. troops in the Caribbean area constructing a single-span stringer ...

A black and white photo of two men cutting a dead animal. Great Depression Era, New Mexico

A black and white photo of two men cutting a dead animal. Great Depres...

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

[Occupational portrait of an African American brick layer] / A. C. Platt, Oberlin, O.

[Occupational portrait of an African American brick layer] / A. C. Pla...

Photograph shows the man with tools, facing front. Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV121; occupational, bricklayer, Oberlin, Ohio. "Brick layer" written on back of mount. "Negative preserved" printed... More

Cross section of land showing a very thin layer of soil over a hard stony surface. Brown County, Indiana

Cross section of land showing a very thin layer of soil over a hard st...

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

Barrels make satisfactory storage. Fill a barrel with vegetables or fruit and lay it lengthwise. Cover with a layer of straw, then a layer of dirt, then another layer of straw and a layer of dirt. Put straw in the end of the barrel before putting the cover in place. Dig a ditch around the mounded barrel to serve as a drain

Barrels make satisfactory storage. Fill a barrel with vegetables or fr...

Negative is a near duplicate of LC-USF345-7856-ZA-A. Title and other information from caption card. Negative has no corresponding file print or print in a lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information... More

Rammed earth construction near Birmingham, Alabama. After each three-inch layer has been tamped, another layer is spread in the form and work resumed

Rammed earth construction near Birmingham, Alabama. After each three-i...

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

Point Pleasant, West Virginia. A nearly-completed United States Army mine layer at Marietta Manufacturing Company

Point Pleasant, West Virginia. A nearly-completed United States Army m...

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

[Eskimo building an igloo; completing the first layer of ice blocks]

[Eskimo building an igloo; completing the first layer of ice blocks]

Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress).

Steel alloy manufacture. Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corporation, Brackenridge, Pennsylvania. Refined alloy steel in the electric furnace, ready for casting into ingots. The slag layer on top of the molten steel prevents the hot steel from oxidizing, thereby preserving its high quality. This is an operation that has rarely been photographed

Steel alloy manufacture. Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corporation, Brackenri...

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

Steel alloy manufacture. Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corporation, Brackenridge, Pennsylvania. Refined alloy steel in the electric furnace, ready for casting into ingots. The slag layer on top of the molten steel prevents the hot steel from oxidizing, thereby preserving its high quality. Steel will be drawn off through the spout at the left into ladles in the pit. This is an operation that has rarely been photographed

Steel alloy manufacture. Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corporation, Brackenri...

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Raker on a Wisconsin cranberry marsh. With a swinging motion the prongs of the rake are thrust under the lowest layer of berries, and with the left hand, the rake is pulled forward and up, completing the arc. Each raker empties his berries into a box behind him. When full these are carried off by porters. Location: Grand Rapids, Wisconsin. / Photo by courtesy of Mr. Andrew Searles the owner.

Raker on a Wisconsin cranberry marsh. With a swinging motion the prong...

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

A pit, bank or mound is a good place for storing apples, root crops and cabbage, if the cellar or cave will not hold all of them. Choose a well-drained location. Put a layer of straw on the ground and pile the vegetables on it

A pit, bank or mound is a good place for storing apples, root crops an...

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

Barrels make satisfactory storage. Fill a barrel with vegetables or fruit and lay it lengthwise. Cover with a layer of straw, then a layer of dirt, then another layer of straw and a layer of dirt. Put straw in the end of the barrel before putting the cover in place. Dig a ditch around the mounded barrel to serve as a drain

Barrels make satisfactory storage. Fill a barrel with vegetables or fr...

Title and other information from caption card. Negative has no corresponding print in a lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More inform... More

Spanish-American farmers peeling off layer of fat from slaughtered hog. Chamisal, New Mexico

Spanish-American farmers peeling off layer of fat from slaughtered hog...

Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Centering fabric on the drum. The fabric layer is slipped onto the drum, layer upon layer, by the use of a rod forced between the last layer applied and the one being applied while the wheel is spinning. This rod stretches the new fabric sufficiently to permit the loop to fit snugly in place--clear on the carcass. After the fabric is in approximate position, the tire builder checks it for accuracy by stopping the wheel, bending the overhanging edges over to see that they each overhang the same distance. Firestone (General Tires), Akron, Ohio

Centering fabric on the drum. The fabric layer is slipped onto the dru...

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

Putting layer of waxed paper over tub of butter at the Dairymen's Cooperative Creamery. Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho

Putting layer of waxed paper over tub of butter at the Dairymen's Coop...

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 pit, bank or mound is a good place for storing apples, root crops and cabbage, if the cellar or cave will not hold all of them. Choose a well-drained location. Put a layer of straw on the ground and pile the vegetables on it

A pit, bank or mound is a good place for storing apples, root crops an...

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

Centering fabric on the drum. The fabric layer is slipped onto the drum, layer upon layer, by the use of a rod forced between the last layer applied and the one being applied while the wheel is spinning. This rod stretches the new fabric sufficiently to permit the loop to fit snugly in place--clear on the carcass. After the fabric is in approximate position, the tire builder checks it for accuracy by stopping the wheel, bending the overhanging edges over to see that they each overhang the same distance. Firestone (General Tires), Akron, Ohio

Centering fabric on the drum. The fabric layer is slipped onto the dru...

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

Shaping the tire with "saucers." Spinning discs which are delicately controlled by movable arms smooth out each layer of fabric as it is added to the growing carcass, and curves around the sidewall and bead with considerable pressure. In the center foreground, one of these saucers may be seen as this tire builder maneuvers it around the sharp corner of the tire drum. In the right foreground two others pull across from the center to the edges to smooth out each layer. Firestone (General Tires), Akron, Ohio

Shaping the tire with "saucers." Spinning discs which are delicately c...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory worker, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

Shaping the tire with "saucers." Spinning discs which are delicately controlled by movable arms smooth out each layer of fabric as it is added to the growing carcass, and curves around the sidewall and bead with considerable pressure. In the center foreground, one of these saucers may be seen as this tire builder maneuvers it around the sharp corner of the tire drum. In the right foreground two others pull across from the center to the edges to smooth out each layer. Firestone (General Tires), Akron, Ohio

Shaping the tire with "saucers." Spinning discs which are delicately c...

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

Production. Parachute making. Rolls of silk, destined for action as parachutes for the U.S. Air Force, shown here on the laying-out and cutting table of an Eastern manufacturing plant. The folder machine folds layer upon layer of silk for the cutting operation. Pioneer Parachute Company, Manchester, Connecticut

Production. Parachute making. Rolls of silk, destined for action as pa...

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

Rammed earth construction near Birmingham, Alabama. After each three-inch layer has been tamped, another layer is spread in the form and work resumed

Rammed earth construction near Birmingham, Alabama. After each three-i...

Annotation on original negative jacket. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. More information about the FSA/OWI Collectio... More

Tire building. This tire builder starts the carcass by slipping a layer of fabric onto the tire drum. The layer is made with the seam cut on the bias so that there will be no straight-across strain on the tire seams. The layer fits tightly, and each successive layer is banded to the preceding one by applied pressure. Firestone (General Tires), Akron, Ohio

Tire building. This tire builder starts the carcass by slipping a laye...

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

[Occupational portrait of an African American brick layer] / A. C. Platt, Oberlin, O.

[Occupational portrait of an African American brick layer] / A. C. Pla...

Photograph shows the man with tools, facing front. Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV121; occupational, bricklayer, Oberlin, Ohio. "Brick layer" written on back of mount. "Negative preserved" printed... More

Barrels make satisfactory storage. Fill a barrel with vegetables or fruit and lay it lengthwise. Cover with a layer of straw, then a layer of dirt, then another layer of straw and a layer of dirt. Put straw in the end of the barrel before putting the cover in place. Dig a ditch around the mounded barrel to serve as a drain

Barrels make satisfactory storage. Fill a barrel with vegetables or fr...

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