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Potomac Electric Power Co., manhole and cables. Corroded cable near Firth Sterling Ave. near Anacostia V

Potomac Electric Power Co., manhole and cables. Corroded cable near Fi...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. miscellaneous. Manhole, 10th St. S.W. II

Potomac Electric Power Co. miscellaneous. Manhole, 10th St. S.W. II

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Potomac Electric Power Co. miscellaneous. Manhole crew and truck I

Potomac Electric Power Co. miscellaneous. Manhole crew and truck I

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Potomac Electric Power Co., manhole and cables. Corroded cable near Firth Sterling Ave. near Anacostia II

Potomac Electric Power Co., manhole and cables. Corroded cable near Fi...

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Conservation. Wooden manhole covers. Alfred Jones, Los Angeles County, California, surveyor, explains to Beverly Hoyt the installation of wooden manhole covers in use in the county. Treated to resist termites and decay, each wooden cover save 500 pounds of metal. It may be manufactured without the use of extensive fabricating equipment. A War Production Board (WPB) order prohibits the use of iron and steel for manhole covers

Conservation. Wooden manhole covers. Alfred Jones, Los Angeles County,...

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Potomac Electric Power Co., manhole and cables. Corroded cable near Firth Sterling Ave. near Anacostia III

Potomac Electric Power Co., manhole and cables. Corroded cable near Fi...

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Potomac Electric Power Co., manhole and cables. Detail of PEPCO cable IV

Potomac Electric Power Co., manhole and cables. Detail of PEPCO cable ...

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Conservation. Wooden manhole covers. Strength of the wooden manhole covers installed in Los Angeles County, California, is pointed out to Colonel Carl H. Reeves, superintendent of the Los Angeles County, California, Maintenance Department, by Alfred Jones, county surveyor. Treated to resist termites and decay, each wooden cover saves 500 pounds of metal. It may be manufactured without the use of extensive fabricating equipment. A War Production Board (WPB) order prohibits the use of iron and steel for manhole covers

Conservation. Wooden manhole covers. Strength of the wooden manhole co...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Photographed by Albert Freeman, William Perlitch or Roger Smith. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War ... More

Superior Coal Mines, Sewer Manhole, Horse Thief Canyon, South Superior, Sweetwater County, WY

Superior Coal Mines, Sewer Manhole, Horse Thief Canyon, South Superior...

Significance: Structure I consists of a sewer manhole. The structure is atop a long, linear, west to east trending ridge forming the south side of Horse Thief Draw. The manhole is located approximately 1.25 m... More

Civilian defense. There's not much that is omitted in the equipment of these special gas and electrical emergency trucks. On the floor in front of the trunk are, left to right, the following items: a fitter's kit for repairing small gas leaks; a rubberized blanket for electrical work; an atmosphere testing machine; an inhalator; a Phister fire extinguisher; an air blower ; a lux fire extinguisher kit; a splicer's kit containing insulated hand tools; a fuse kit; a manhole guard rail and a rubber mat for electrical work. The worker at the left is wearing a special mask with a half-hour suplly of oxygen for use where a fresh air hose is not practical. He is also wearing rubber gloves for repair work. The man standing in the center is holding a hand operated manhole pump. The truck and its equipment were on display at Madison Square Garden, New York, as part of the huge civilian defense show held there in October

Civilian defense. There's not much that is omitted in the equipment of...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. miscellaneous. Manhole, 10th St. S.W. I

Potomac Electric Power Co. miscellaneous. Manhole, 10th St. S.W. I

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Potomac Electric Power Co., manhole and cables. Detail of PEPCO cable II

Potomac Electric Power Co., manhole and cables. Detail of PEPCO cable ...

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From Solomon's Pools to Rachels' Tomb. Following ancient aqueducts, Pilate's, Roman (10th legion), Arabic, Turkish and present day piping. Arab aqueduct heavily encased. Looking down the manhole

From Solomon's Pools to Rachels' Tomb. Following ancient aqueducts, Pi...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. miscellaneous. Manhole crew and truck II

Potomac Electric Power Co. miscellaneous. Manhole crew and truck II

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Potomac Electric Power Co., manhole and cables. Detail of PEPCO cable III

Potomac Electric Power Co., manhole and cables. Detail of PEPCO cable ...

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A black and white photo of a man building a brick wall, Texas, during Great Depression

A black and white photo of a man building a brick wall, Texas, during ...

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Laying bricks in construction of manhole at migrant camp at Sinton, Texas

Laying bricks in construction of manhole at migrant camp at Sinton, Te...

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Potomac Electric Power Co., manhole and cables. Detail of PEPCO cable V

Potomac Electric Power Co., manhole and cables. Detail of PEPCO cable ...

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Barrage balloon manufacture. All out for defense! Scrambling out of the zipper-covered "manhole" in the nose of a gigantic barrage balloon, this worker has finished patching, touching up and checking the great bag, and is ready to give the signal to deflate the balloon, pack it and ship it to Uncle Sam's army training fields where balloon squadrons are learning the technique of handling the blimp-sized gas bags. This ship is of the ballonet type. General Tire and Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio

Barrage balloon manufacture. All out for defense! Scrambling out of th...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. miscellaneous. Manhole cover on Euclid St.

Potomac Electric Power Co. miscellaneous. Manhole cover on Euclid St.

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Fill 'er up! Tugging at the large hose, known as the "inflation sleeve", this worker stands inside the "manhole" of a new barrage balloon to guide the sleeve into the opening through which it will pump air to test the giant rubber balloon for leaks. General Tire and Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio

Fill 'er up! Tugging at the large hose, known as the "inflation sleeve...

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Superior Coal Mines, Sewer Manhole, Horse Thief Canyon, South Superior, Sweetwater County, WY

Superior Coal Mines, Sewer Manhole, Horse Thief Canyon, South Superior...

Significance: Structure J is a sewer manhole very similar in appearance to Structure I. The sewer manhole is located atop a broad, linear ridge running from west to east. The ridge served as the south slope o... More

Potomac Electric Power Co., manhole and cables. Corroded cable near Firth Sterling Ave. near Anacostia IV

Potomac Electric Power Co., manhole and cables. Corroded cable near Fi...

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Production. Steam power plant equipment. A workman in a manhole of a high-pressure boiler drum. Steam boilers and other power-house equipment to supplement the hydroelectric installations of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) system are produced in the large Chattanooga shops of the Combustion Engineering Company

Production. Steam power plant equipment. A workman in a manhole of a h...

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Potomac Electric Power Co., manhole and cables. Corroded cable near Firth Sterling Ave. near Anacostia I

Potomac Electric Power Co., manhole and cables. Corroded cable near Fi...

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Superior Coal Mines, Sewer Manhole, Horse Thief Canyon, South Superior, Sweetwater County, WY

Superior Coal Mines, Sewer Manhole, Horse Thief Canyon, South Superior...

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Conservation. Wooden manhole covers. Lifting a wooden manhole cover into place is Colonel Carl H. Reeves, superintendent of the Los Angeles County, California, Maintenance Department. Treated to resist termites and decay, each wooden cover saves 500 pounds of metal. It may be manufactured without the use of extensive fabricating equipment. A War Production Board (WPB) order prohibits the use of iron and steel for manhole covers

Conservation. Wooden manhole covers. Lifting a wooden manhole cover in...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Photographed by Albert Freeman, William Perlitch or Roger Smith. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War ... More

Potomac Electric Power Co. miscellaneous. Manhole, 10th St. S.W. III

Potomac Electric Power Co. miscellaneous. Manhole, 10th St. S.W. III

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A black and white photo of a man making bricks, Texas, during Great Depression

A black and white photo of a man making bricks, Texas, during Great De...

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Conservation. Wooden manhole covers. Strength of the wooden manhole covers installed in Los Angeles County, California, is pointed out to Colonel Carl H. Reeves, superintendent of the Los Angeles County, California, Maintenance Department, by Alfred Jones, county surveyor. Treated to resist termites and decay, each wooden cover saves 500 pounds of metal. It may be manufactured without the use of extensive fabricating equipment. A War Production Board (WPB) order prohibits the use of iron and steel for manhole covers

Conservation. Wooden manhole covers. Strength of the wooden manhole co...

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

Laying bricks in construction of manhole at migrant camp, Sinton, Texas

Laying bricks in construction of manhole at migrant camp, Sinton, Texa...

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

Conservation. Wooden manhole covers. Lifting a wooden manhole cover into place is Colonel Carl H. Reeves, superintendent of the Los Angeles County, California, Maintenance Department. Treated to resist termites and decay, each wooden cover saves 500 pounds of metal. It may be manufactured without the use of extensive fabricating equipment. A War Production Board (WPB) order prohibits the use of iron and steel for manhole covers

Conservation. Wooden manhole covers. Lifting a wooden manhole cover in...

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

Conservation. Wooden manhole covers. Alfred Jones, Los Angeles County, California, surveyor, explains to Beverly Hoyt the installation of wooden manhole covers in use in the county. Treated to resist termites and decay, each wooden cover save 500 pounds of metal. It may be manufactured without the use of extensive fabricating equipment. A War Production Board (WPB) order prohibits the use of iron and steel for manhole covers

Conservation. Wooden manhole covers. Alfred Jones, Los Angeles County,...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Photographed by Albert Freeman, William Perlitch or Roger Smith. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War ... More