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Tennessee Valley Authority power and conservation. Fort Loudoun Dam construction. A crew of huskies at work near the cofferdam of the new Fort Loudoun Dam, furthest upsteam of the TVA's main Tennessee River projects. Scheduled for closure and first storage of water early in 1943, this dam will create a 15,000-acre lake reaching fifty-five miles upstream to the city of Knoxville. The reservoir will have a useful storage capacity of 126,000 acre-feet. Power installation of 64,000 kilowatts is authorized, with a possible ultimate of 96,000 kilowatts. Note safety precautions in the form of life preservers on the backs of the men

Tennessee Valley Authority power and conservation. Fort Loudoun Dam co...

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

Bar Harbor, Maine. Civil Air Patrol base headquarters of coastal patrol no. 20. Blowing up "Mae West" life preservers by compressed air for a routine check of safety equipment
Bar Harbor, Maine. Civil Air Patrol base headquarters of coastal patrol no. 20. A flyer's safety equipment consists of a folding crash boat folded up in a zipper bag, "Mae West" life preservers, a Very pistol, a flashlight with red lens, and a container of dye to facilitate detection in the water

Bar Harbor, Maine. Civil Air Patrol base headquarters of coastal patro...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a boat in a harbor, water, fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Lincoln- "I'm sorry to have to drop you, Sambo, but this concern won't carry us both!"

Lincoln- "I'm sorry to have to drop you, Sambo, but this concern won't...

Print shows Abraham Lincoln, in a life preserver labeled "Union", on a storm tossed sea, pushing away an African American man who had been clinging to him; next to them floats a hat with papers labeled "Fremont... 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

A black and white photo of a man handing something to another man - FSA / Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a man handing something to another man - FS...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Help refused / Zimmerman. - coin, public domain photograph

Help refused / Zimmerman. - coin, public domain photograph

Illustration shows a woman labeled "Business Interests" drowning in a pond of silver coins labeled "85 cents"; she is wearing waterwings labeled "Patent Air-Bladder" and "Life Preserver", also "Makeshift Silver... More

Tennessee Valley Authority power and conservation. Fort Loudoun Dam construction. Working inside the sheet steel wall of the cofferdam at the new Fort Loudoun Dam, Furthest upstream of the TVA's main Tennessee River projects. Scheduled for closure and first storage of water early in 1943, this dam will create a 15,000-acre lake reaching fifty-five miles upstream to the city of Knoxville. The reservoir will have a useful storage capacity of 126,000 acre-feet. Power installation of 64,000 kilowatts is authorized, with a possible ultimate of 96,000 kilowatts. Note safety precautions in the form of life preservers strapped to the backs of these workers

Tennessee Valley Authority power and conservation. Fort Loudoun Dam co...

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

Tennessee Valley Authority power and conservation. Fort Loudoun Dam construction. Placing a structural member for the cofferdam at the new Fort Loudoun Dam, furthest upstream of the TVA's main Tennessee River projects. Scheduled for closure and first storage of water early in 1943, this dam will create a 15,000-acre lake reaching fifty-five miles upstream to the city of Knoxville. The reservoir will have a useful storage capacity of 126,000 acre-feet. Power installation of 64,000 kilowatts is authorized, with a possible ultimate of 96,000 kilowatts. Note safety precautions in the form of life preservers strapped to the backs of these workers

Tennessee Valley Authority power and conservation. Fort Loudoun Dam co...

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

Bar Harbor, Maine. Civil Air Patrol base headquarters of coastal patrol no. 20. Blowing up "Mae West" life preservers by compressed air for a routine check of safety equipment

Bar Harbor, Maine. Civil Air Patrol base headquarters of coastal patro...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a gas station, convenience store, 20th-century small town, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of two men shaking hands. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of two men shaking hands. Office of War Inform...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Two scenes aboard the U.S.A.T. St. Mihiel: A group of men leaning over the railing, and a view through a life preserver framing people on the deck below

Two scenes aboard the U.S.A.T. St. Mihiel: A group of men leaning over...

Surrogate available as color laser copy in P&P Reading Room. In album: First rural rehabilitation colonists, Northern Minnesota to Matanuska Valley, Alaska. Sailed from San Francisco, May 1st, 1935; p. 5. Publi... More

Bar Harbor, Maine. Civil Air Patrol base headquarters of coastal patrol no. 20. Major J.B. King, base commander, inspecting "Mae West" life preservers

Bar Harbor, Maine. Civil Air Patrol base headquarters of coastal patro...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

A black and white photo of a man working on a machine. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a man working on a machine. Office of War I...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Two scenes aboard the U.S.A.T. St. Mihiel: A group of men leaning over the railing, and a view through a life preserver framing people on the deck below

Two scenes aboard the U.S.A.T. St. Mihiel: A group of men leaning over...

Surrogate available as color laser copy in P&P Reading Room. In album: First rural rehabilitation colonists, Northern Minnesota to Matanuska Valley, Alaska. Sailed from San Francisco, May 1st, 1935; p. 5. Publi... More

And in the meantime-- / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image

And in the meantime-- / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows Uncle Sam imploring a man labeled "ISCC", sitting on a railroad bridge, to throw a life preserver labeled "Permission to Raise Freight Rates" to a man labeled "The Railroads" drowning in a ri... More

A group of men standing around a table - FSA / Office of War Information Photograph

A group of men standing around a table - FSA / Office of War Informati...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More