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Hebrew dry measures, Hebrew liquid measures

Hebrew dry measures, Hebrew liquid measures

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Result of terrorist acts & government measures. Search for arms from Jewish freights

Result of terrorist acts & government measures. Search for arms from J...

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Result of terrorist acts & government measures. Military raid for arms on Jaffa Gate section, July 13, '38. Battery of armoured cars in Julian Way

Result of terrorist acts & government measures. Military raid for arms...

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Haifa, result of terrorist acts & government measures. Remains of a burnt Jewish bus, etc. close-up

Haifa, result of terrorist acts & government measures. Remains of a bu...

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Result of terrorist acts & government measures. Army controlling traffic near Citadel [Jerusalem], July 8, 1938

Result of terrorist acts & government measures. Army controlling traff...

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Health measures for low home temperatures. Planning to spend a winter evening at home? Better dress for it the way these attractive government workers do, for homes will be kept to sixty-five degrees this year because of the Federal fuel oil limitation orders. Slacks and warm robes mean comfort under lower temperatures

Health measures for low home temperatures. Planning to spend a winter ...

Fiberglass manufacture, Owens-Corning, Toledo, Ohio. To provide accurate performance data, this engineer is one of many in the physical testing laboratories of Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corporation who measures insulating characteristics of fiberglass materials

Fiberglass manufacture, Owens-Corning, Toledo, Ohio. To provide accura...

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Teixiera family, 50 Lombardt St., New Bedford. Mary J., 11 years; Manuel 10 years. Mother and these two children pick 40 measures a day at 7 cents a measure. See scoops and pail in foreground. There were two out of eighteen workers apparently under 12 and they expected to work several weeks more--losing some weeks of schooling. Location: Falmouth - Plimmey ? Bog, Massachusetts

Teixiera family, 50 Lombardt St., New Bedford. Mary J., 11 years; Manu...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Agriculture. Hine no. 2573. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs D... More

Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1790, Notes and Figures on Weights and Measures

Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1790, Notes and Figures on Weights and Measu...

Notes and Figures on Weights and Measures

In Congress, February 15, 1777 : Resolved, that considering the situation of the New-England states, Congress approve of the measures adopted and recommended by the committee from the four New-England states for the defence of the state of Rhode-Island, and also of the measures to be taken for preventing the depreciation of their currency ...

In Congress, February 15, 1777 : Resolved, that considering the situat...

Signed: By order of Congress, John Hancock, president. Evans 15653 Journals of the Continental Congress, 150 Wheeler, J.T. Maryland, 26 LC copy annotated on verso: A resolve of Congress. That it be recomd. tha... More

A change of men and measures - Cartoon illustration, public domain image.

A change of men and measures - Cartoon illustration, public domain ima...

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Hebrew dry measures, Hebrew liquid measures

Hebrew dry measures, Hebrew liquid measures

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George Brown. Measures a little over 50 inches in height. See also photo #748. Location: Manchester, New Hampshire.

George Brown. Measures a little over 50 inches in height. See also pho...

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Teixiera family, 50 Lombardt St., New Bedford. Mary J., 11 years; Manuel 10 years. Mother and these two children pick 40 measures a day at 7 cents a measure. See scoops and pail in foreground. There were two out of eighteen workers apparently under 12 and they expected to work several weeks more--losing some weeks of schooling. Location: Falmouth - Plimmey [?] Bog, Massachusetts.

Teixiera family, 50 Lombardt St., New Bedford. Mary J., 11 years; Manu...

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Interior of a cutting shed in Maine. Young cutters at work, Clarence, 8 years, and Minnie, 9 years. Photo does not show the salt water in which they often stand, not [i.e., nor?] the refuse they handle. On the low shelf are two of the "boxes" used as measures, and for which they get 5 cents a box. Location: Eastport, Maine.

Interior of a cutting shed in Maine. Young cutters at work, Clarence, ...

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George Skene Keith, 1790, Synopsis of a British System of Equalization of Weights and Measures

George Skene Keith, 1790, Synopsis of a British System of Equalization...

Synopsis of a British System of Equalization of Weights and Measures

[On weights, measures and coins.] Portion of report. [Dated January 10, 1791.

[On weights, measures and coins.] Portion of report. [Dated January 10...

Page Order: Multipage Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 216, Folder 1.

Haifa, result of terrorist acts & government measures. H.M.S. Repulse taken from the docks, marine on guard below British flag

Haifa, result of terrorist acts & government measures. H.M.S. Repulse ...

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Result of terrorist acts & governmen] measures. Main road between Nablus & Jenin barricaded by Arab bands

Result of terrorist acts & governmen] measures. Main road between Nabl...

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Haifa, result of terrorist acts & government measures. H.M.S. Repulse with Haifa in background

Haifa, result of terrorist acts & government measures. H.M.S. Repulse ...

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Production. Diesel engines. An inspector at a Midwest plant measures precision parts that will go into diesel engines being made for the Navy

Production. Diesel engines. An inspector at a Midwest plant measures p...

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Lena Rose, 7 years old. Lives East Falmouth. Picks 6 to 9 measures a day. Manuel Rose, 9 years old. Picks 9 measures. Location: Falmouth [vicinity] - Swift's Bog, Massachusetts.

Lena Rose, 7 years old. Lives East Falmouth. Picks 6 to 9 measures a d...

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Mother and three children - Roderez family, E. Falmouth, Massachusetts. James - 8 years; Manuel 5; Marion, the baby, 4. They pick 28 measures a day. Mother sayd, "We can't pick fast cause the baby is too fussy." Location: Falmouth - Baker Bog, Massachusettsachusetts.

Mother and three children - Roderez family, E. Falmouth, Massachusetts...

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Haifa, result of terrorist acts & government measures. H.M.S. Repulse with Haifa in background

Haifa, result of terrorist acts & government measures. H.M.S. Repulse ...

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Government defense measures on highway leading into Jerusalem from the north, Nablus Road. Closer view of the concrete road tower with British & Arab police & Jewish supernumeraries

Government defense measures on highway leading into Jerusalem from the...

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Scaler who measures and determines extent of rot in logs, Tillamook, Oregon

Scaler who measures and determines extent of rot in logs, Tillamook, O...

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Tennessee Valley Authority power and conservation. Fort Loudoun Dam construction. A pipe fitter measures up and squares up as a new pipeline is fitted at the Fort Loudoun Dam, furthest upstream of the TVA's 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

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

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Fuel oil conservation. An experienced serviceman checks the efficiency of the family heating plant. This man measures the draft, the amount of heat lost through the chimney, and the carbon dioxide content of the flue gases. His work resulted in cutting down fuel consumption more than nineteen per cent. All heating contractors and many coal and fuel-oil dealers are prepared to give this valuable service

Fuel oil conservation. An experienced serviceman checks the efficiency...

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Trampas, New Mexico. Undated painting used as a decoration on the main altar in a church which was built in 1700 and is the best-preserved colonial mission in the Southwest. It is painted in oil on a tin panel and measures 8 x 12 inches

Trampas, New Mexico. Undated painting used as a decoration on the main...

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Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1790, Notes and Figures on Weights and Measures

Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1790, Notes and Figures on Weights and Measu...

Notes and Figures on Weights and Measures

Weights and measures. Washington D.C. Its measures on the House [...] but weights in the House gymnasium that's keeping the members of the 75th session interested these days. Rep. Joe Hendricks, of Florida, is shown building up his muscles with the pulley weights, as Pete Henderson, instructor, looks on

Weights and measures. Washington D.C. Its measures on the House [...] ...

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Peace Society spokesman says 'short of war' plans unjustified unless war is seen. Washington, D.C., May 1. Philip Marshall Brown of the American Peace Society today told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that 'measures short of war' are not justified except as they frankly look forward to eventual war. He added that 'to anticipate by legislation the turn of events and unpredictable complications of future wars would seek only to create confusion, and may involve us...with belligerent nations'

Peace Society spokesman says 'short of war' plans unjustified unless w...

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Two little pickers. Manuel Alvez - 12 years, Marion Alvez, 8 years. She picks 19 measures. He picks 10 measures. Live 320 Water St., New Bedford, Massachusetts. Location: Falmouth - Baker Bog, Massachusettsachusetts.

Two little pickers. Manuel Alvez - 12 years, Marion Alvez, 8 years. Sh...

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Machine performs half a day's manual labor in 5 minutes. Washington, D.C., Dec. 22. H.J. Keegan of the U.S. Bureau of Standards, using the spectrophotometer to determine the different colors in a piece of cloth. It formerly took a man a half a day to make this spectrum analysis but now the machine does it in five minutes. The machine measures the % of light transmitted or reflected at various wave lengths in the visible spectrum

Machine performs half a day's manual labor in 5 minutes. Washington, D...

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"You pay your money and make your choice" Washington, D.C., May 31. A feature of the twenty-eighth National Conference on Weights and Measures which opened in Washington today was display of the many parking meters now in use throughout the country. they range from 1cent to 5cents allowing the parker 20 minutes to half an hour. 49,500 meters are now in use in 56 cities. R.E. Gould, chief of the time section of the National Bureau of Standards, is pictured examining the display, 5/31/38

"You pay your money and make your choice" Washington, D.C., May 31. A ...

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Old Bureau ready to do work of proposed economics agency. Washington, D.C., May 6. Dr. Alexander V. Dye, Director of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Department of Commerce, which has had its appropriation reduced to less than half what it was in 1932, today said his Bureau is ready and able to advise the administration on dangerous economic measures. He made this answer when asked whether his agency could perform the functions which President Roosevelt, in his recent message to Congress on the dangers of monopoly, suggested be given a new agency, to be known as the Bureau of Industrial Economics, 5/6/38

Old Bureau ready to do work of proposed economics agency. Washington, ...

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Government defense measures on highway leading into Jerusalem from the north, Nablus Road. Concrete blocks with concrete road-tower on outskirts of the city

Government defense measures on highway leading into Jerusalem from the...

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Result of terrorist acts & government measures. Army controlling traffic near Citadel, July 8, 1938, looking through Jaffa Gate

Result of terrorist acts & government measures. Army controlling traff...

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Result of terrorist acts & government measures. Military raid for arms on Jaffa Gate section, July 13, '38. Battery of armoured cars in Julian Way

Result of terrorist acts & government measures. Military raid for arms...

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Worker who measures material going into concrete. Shasta Dam, Shasta County, California

Worker who measures material going into concrete. Shasta Dam, Shasta C...

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Science and research. Studies of non-coking coals. William S. Landers, assistant chemical engineer at the Golden, Colorado field station of the U.S. Bureau of Mines, uses precision gas analysis apparatus which measures the properties of gas made in a coke oven. This is important, since gas is a usable by-product of coke. These studies are designed to make western coal more adaptable for coke uses

Science and research. Studies of non-coking coals. William S. Landers,...

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Health measures for low home temperatures. Junior will have to become accustomed to lower temperatures this winter so it's a good idea to give him a physical checkup before cold winds start to howl. A healthy youngster will have no trouble in adjusting to the sixty-five degree maximum recommended by the fuel conservation order. If the child is sickly or subject to colds, keep his own room at seventy degrees

Health measures for low home temperatures. Junior will have to become ...

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Stator frame of the 30,000 kilowatt generator which Westinghouse Electric Company is manufacturing for the Watts Bar Dam of Tennesse Valley Authority (TVA). It is lined with thousands of armature coils, and over 100,000 sheets of laminated iron which serve to conduct the electricity. The stator frame is part of the generator inside of which revolves the rotor or revolving part. The whole frame weighs 425,000 pounds and is shipped in four quarter sections. A worker measures the resistance of the windings. The frame measures 378 inches in diameter

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Stator frame of the 30,000 kilowatt genera...

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Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1790, Notes and Figures on Weights and Measures

Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1790, Notes and Figures on Weights and Measu...

Notes and Figures on Weights and Measures

Governor Stark at White House. Washington, D.C., June 7. Governor Lloyd Stark of Missouri conferred with President Roosevelt today and said the discussion did not touch on the impending vacancy in the Secretaryship of the Navy. Stark said he reported in detail to Mr. Roosevelt on actions of the recent Governor's conference and talked over measures to check fifth column activity in this country

Governor Stark at White House. Washington, D.C., June 7. Governor Lloy...

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S.P. Ferguson with gauge which measures snow and hail

S.P. Ferguson with gauge which measures snow and hail

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Haifa, result of terrorist acts & government measures. H.M.S. Repulse with Haifa in background, silhouette effect against Mt. Carmel

Haifa, result of terrorist acts & government measures. H.M.S. Repulse ...

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Haifa, result of terrorist acts & government measures. H.M.S. Two marines with one British Police patrolling Nazareth Str[eet] in Ha[ifa]

Haifa, result of terrorist acts & government measures. H.M.S. Two mari...

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Result of terrorist acts & government measures. Camp of First Irish Guards at foot of Ebal, close-up of flags, British & regimental

Result of terrorist acts & government measures. Camp of First Irish Gu...

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Government defense measures on highway leading into Jerusalem from the north, Nablus Road. Lorries threading their way through concrete blocks

Government defense measures on highway leading into Jerusalem from the...

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United we stand. Streamer prepared by the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) for use in defense plants throughout the nation. The poster measures 2 X 12 feet. The lettering is red against a white background, with the Great Seal of the U.S. appearing in blue

United we stand. Streamer prepared by the Office of Emergency Manageme...

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Conversion. Copper and brass processing. This sample of brass strip is being tested on a Rockwell Hardness Testing Machine. This test is based upon the depth a steel ball penetrates the metal. A minor load is applied first to hold the ball in position, and then a major load is applied. The dial on the machine measures the depth of the penetration. This test is made to check the physical properties of the metal. Chase Copper and Brass Company, Euclid, Ohio

Conversion. Copper and brass processing. This sample of brass strip is...

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S.P. Ferguson with gauge which measures snow and hail

S.P. Ferguson with gauge which measures snow and hail

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Laura Santos and family, 500 Wichendon Street, Providence. Said 12 years. Picks 20 to 25 measures a day. Is in 4th grade will be here 5 weeks more. Location: Falmouth [vicinity] - Swift's Bog, Massachusetts.

Laura Santos and family, 500 Wichendon Street, Providence. Said 12 yea...

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Mother and three children - Roderez family, E. Falmouth, Massachusetts. James - 8 years; Manuel 5; Marion, the baby, 4. They pick 28 measures a day. Mother says, "We can't pick fast cause the baby is too fussy." Location: Falmouth - Baker Bog, Massachusettsachusetts.

Mother and three children - Roderez family, E. Falmouth, Massachusetts...

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Weights and measures. Washington D.C. Its measures on the House ... but weights in the House gymnasium that's keeping the members of the 75th session interested these days. Rep. Joe Hendricks, of Florida, is shown building up his muscles with the pulley weights, as Pete Henderson, instructor, looks on

Weights and measures. Washington D.C. Its measures on the House ... bu...

A couple of men standing next to each other, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified data on the negative or negative sleeve. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information ... More

Result of terrorist acts & government measures. Camp of First Irish Guards at foot of Ebal

Result of terrorist acts & government measures. Camp of First Irish Gu...

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Haifa, result of terrorist acts & government measures. H.M.S. Incendiary in a Jewish Quarter in Haifa

Haifa, result of terrorist acts & government measures. H.M.S. Incendia...

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Four Freedoms and Arsenal of Democracy posters. The Arsenal of Democracy panel at the National and Civilian Defense Exposition is readied by workmen. Only half the panel is shown here. This and a montage representing the Four Freedoms were designed by Jean Carlu, eminent psoter artist. Each measures 15 x 30 feet and is divided into 2 1/2 foot squares. These panels display a novel new montage technique used only once before. Displayed under the aegis of the Office of Emergency Management (OEM), theyl will be shortly seen at exhibitions in a number of cities from coast to coast

Four Freedoms and Arsenal of Democracy posters. The Arsenal of Democra...

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Nurse training. With migration of large numbers of people to new communities, epidemics are a latent possiblity. In New York City's School of Nursing Residence, advanced students give the Schick and Dick test (for Diphtheria and Scarlet Fever, respectively) to the probationers. By learning to protect her own health, the student nurse gets a vivid lesson in the disease prevention measures she must teach her patients

Nurse training. With migration of large numbers of people to new commu...

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Health measures for low home temperatures. Common sense health rules must prevail in America's homes this winter so that lower room temperatures will entail no health risks. Before bathing youngsters, keep the bathroom door and window closed for an hour so that the room will retain all heat coming from the register. After the bath, see that the youngster wears a sweater for a little while

Health measures for low home temperatures. Common sense health rules m...

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Result of terrorist acts & government measures. Remains of a burnt Jewish passenger bus at Balad-Esh-Sheikh outside Haifa

Result of terrorist acts & government measures. Remains of a burnt Jew...

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Haifa, result of terrorist acts & government measures. H.M.S. Incendiary in a Jewish Quarter in Haifa, gutted doorway

Haifa, result of terrorist acts & government measures. H.M.S. Incendia...

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Cairo's A.R.P at practice and in training. Britain has presented Egypt with the sum of 1,000,000 pounds for the general protection of the city from air attack. All work is carried out by the Ministry of Civil Defence, which in cooperation with police and military authorities has now organized A.R.P measures so well that the city is thoroughly organized to meet any eventuality. Medical services are controlled by Dr. Sidi Bey Araf, director of government hospitals in Egypt and Dr. Fanous, assistant medical liaison officer to the Ministry of Civil Defence. Over 100,000 persons have been trained in auxiliary fire service work and additional training is constantly in progress at the Cairo Fire Brigade Headquarters where a special emergency section exists under the leadership of Steffel Bey. A mobile canteen has been presented to Cairo by the American Red Cross. In the event of air raids it would be used to supply hot drinks and food in bombed area

Cairo's A.R.P at practice and in training. Britain has presented Egypt...

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Student nurses spend many fascinating hours in the laboratory. Attractive young student, above, measures liquid for chemistry experiment

Student nurses spend many fascinating hours in the laboratory. Attract...

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Science and research. Studies of non-coking coals. Research workers at the Golden, Colorado field station of the U.S. Bureau of Mines at a fifty-pound coke oven, which is used to determine if an unknown coal has coking properties. Coal is tested at various temperature levels to determine its adaptability to coking. Left to right: Ralph Maugham, labor foreman; William Landers, assistant chemical engineer; V.F. Parry, supervising engineer. Mr. Landers is shown using an instrument which measures temperature by the color of the heated mass. The bureau is carrying on a project to determine the suitability of western coal for coke operations with the view to supplying war needs of the expanding iron and steel industry of the Western states

Science and research. Studies of non-coking coals. Research workers at...

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Teixiera family, 50 Lombardt St., New Bedford. Mary J., 11 years; Manuel 10 years. Mother and these two children pick 40 measures a day at 7 cents a measure. See scoops and pail in foreground. There were two out of eighteen workers apparently under 12 and they expected to work several weeks more--losing some weeks of schooling. Location: Falmouth - Plimmey [?] Bog, Massachusetts.

Teixiera family, 50 Lombardt St., New Bedford. Mary J., 11 years; Manu...

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A letter from George Nicholas, of Kentucky, to his friend, in Virginia : justifying the conduct of the citizens of Kentucky, as to some of the late measures of the general government; and correcting certain false statements, which have been made in the different states, of the views and actions of the people of Kentucky

A letter from George Nicholas, of Kentucky, to his friend, in Virginia...

In the House of representatives, January 16, 1776. The committee appointed to consider what further measures are necessary to be taken for furnishing hay for the army reported … William Cooper, speaker pro tem. In Council January 20, 1776. Read

In the House of representatives, January 16, 1776. The committee appoi...

Positive Photostat.; Not in Evans.; Stamped on verso: 504. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 2 duplicate copies Printed Eph... More

Map showing location of Flat top, New River, Gauly Lower Measures coal field, West Virginia.

Map showing location of Flat top, New River, Gauly Lower Measures coal...

Incorrect scale cited in LC Civil War maps. Pen-and-ink and pencil on verso of lined paper, mounted on cloth. Includes notes and instructions for draftsman. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H254 Available also thro... More

False weights and measures in the New York custom-house / Gillam.

False weights and measures in the New York custom-house / Gillam.

Illustration shows Customs official Edward L. Hedden holding a balance scale labeled "H.O. Thompson's Pat. Scales" with a man wearing a pin-stripe suit, holding a bottle of "Rum", and with papers extending from... More

Manuel White, father with two children - Johnnie, 7 years - Sylva 12 years. Live on Brook Street, Dighton, Massachusetts. Family picks 72 measures a day at 6 cents. Location: Falmouth - Baker Bog, Massachusettsachusetts.

Manuel White, father with two children - Johnnie, 7 years - Sylva 12 y...

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Working of $3,000,000 map. (2) C.E. Kowalozyk, AAA worker, using a planimetor, which measures the exact acreage in each section of land surface photographed, 7/28/37

Working of $3,000,000 map. (2) C.E. Kowalozyk, AAA worker, using a pla...

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Result of terrorist acts & government measures. Sabotage. Steel telephone post broken down with wires out

Result of terrorist acts & government measures. Sabotage. Steel teleph...

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Government defense measures on highway leading into Jerusalem from the north, Nablus Road. Closer view of the tower & the four obstacle blocks of concrete

Government defense measures on highway leading into Jerusalem from the...

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Government defense measures on highway leading into Jerusalem from the north, Nablus Road. Car threading its way through concrete blocks

Government defense measures on highway leading into Jerusalem from the...

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Government defense measures on highway leading into Jerusalem from the north, Nablus Road. Concrete blocks with concrete road-tower on outskirts of the city

Government defense measures on highway leading into Jerusalem from the...

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Protectors of the Four Freedoms raise Old Glory by the Office of Emergency Management's (OEM) huge Four Freedoms photomontage at the National and Civilian Defense Exposition in Grand Central Palace, New York. This panel, which measures 15 x 30 feet, and another of equal size entitled Arsenal of Democracy were designed by Jean Carlu, eminent poster artist, in accordance with a new technic in montage used only once before. The sections are 2 1/2 feet square. The panels will shortly be seen in a number of other cities

Protectors of the Four Freedoms raise Old Glory by the Office of Emerg...

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Grant County, Oregon. Malheur National Forest. Lumberjack measures "scales" log. He keeps a record of how many and what size logs are cut and estimates board feet which are cut

Grant County, Oregon. Malheur National Forest. Lumberjack measures "sc...

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Tennessee Valley Authority power and conservation. Fort Loudoun Dam construction. A pipe fitter measures up and squares up as a new pipeline is fitted at the Fort Loudoun Dam, furthest upstream of the TVA's 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

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

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Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1790, Notes and Figures on Weights and Measures

Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1790, Notes and Figures on Weights and Measu...

Notes and Figures on Weights and Measures

Leaders of the American Legion meet in Washington to talk national defense. The National Defense Committee of the American Legion met in Washington today to consider the national defense measures now before congress. In the photograph, left to right: (front row) Col. William G. Mitchell of Virginia; Col. Charles B. Robbins, Assistant Secretary of War; Brig. General Roy Hoffman of Oklahoma; chairman; and Brig. General Albert L. Cox of North Carolina.. Back Row, left to right: David L. Shillinglow of Chicago; Dr. C.V. Spour of Benton Harbor, Mich.; and John Thomas Taylor, Vice Chairman of the Legion's National Legislative Committee

Leaders of the American Legion meet in Washington to talk national def...

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Result of terrorist acts & government measures. Irish Guard loading donkies [i.e., donkeys] with ammunition etc. to follow mountain paths [Nablus]

Result of terrorist acts & government measures. Irish Guard loading do...

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A black and white photo of a man standing next to a log. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a man standing next to a log. Office of War...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942). The photographs of the Farm S... More

Health measures for low home temperatures. With less fuel available to heat America's homes, youngsters must have the right kind of inner fuel to keep them warm and healthy in sixty-five degree rooms. A balanced, vitamin-rich diet will aid materially in enabling children to build up resistance to the colder temperatures which will prevail this winter in homes and schools

Health measures for low home temperatures. With less fuel available to...

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[Matthew A. Donohue, inspector of weights and measures for the N. Y. Department of Markets holding a weight used to check scales for accuracy] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Dick De Marsico.

[Matthew A. Donohue, inspector of weights and measures for the N. Y. D...

NYWT&S staff photograph. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

In Provincial congress, Concord, April 12, 1775. Whereas the preservation of our country from slavery, depends under God on an effectual execution of the continental and provincial measures for that purpose. [Resolutions to secure compliance wit

In Provincial congress, Concord, April 12, 1775. Whereas the preservat...

Photographic copy.; Stamped on verso: Mss Division.; On verso: Ac. 373. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 2 duplicate copie... More

Evangelic measures. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Evangelic measures. Book illustration from Library of Congress

No accession number; "1628F" and "Apr. 47" on verso. Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Puck, June.

Hebrew dry measures, Hebrew liquid measures

Hebrew dry measures, Hebrew liquid measures

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Governor Lloyd Stark visits the White House. Washington, D.C., June 7. Governor Lloyd Stark of Missouri, pictured as he left the White House today after a visit with the President. Mr. Stark said he reported in detail to Mr. Roosevelt on the actions of the recent Governor's conference and talked over measures to check fifth column activities in this country

Governor Lloyd Stark visits the White House. Washington, D.C., June 7....

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Soil erosion takes a toll of millions of dollars in the United States annually. The causes of this drain upon productive lands and preventive measures are graphically shown in an exhibit prepared by the Office of Exhibits of the United States Department of Agriculture for exhibition at the sesquicentennial exposition. Florence Bryant, an artist, is shown painting the exhibit

Soil erosion takes a toll of millions of dollars in the United States ...

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Child labor legistlation "very necessary." Washington, D.C., May 18. Katherine [i.e. Katharine] Lenroot, Chief of the Children's Bureau, Department Labor, appeared before the Senate Commerce Committee today as hearing on three child labor measures opened today. Declaring that Child Labor Legislation is "very necessary" Miss Lenroot added "we ought to study the openings under recent Supreme Court decisions to reach a part of the child labor problem," 5/18/1937

Child labor legistlation "very necessary." Washington, D.C., May 18. K...

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Haifa, result of terrorist acts & government measures. H.M.S. Repulse with Haifa in background, silhouette effect against Mt. Carmel

Haifa, result of terrorist acts & government measures. H.M.S. Repulse ...

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Haifa, result of terrorist acts & government measures. H.M.S. 2 Jewish Supernumerary Police patrolling Nazareth road outside Haifa close to Jewish settlements. Haifa Shell Bridge in background

Haifa, result of terrorist acts & government measures. H.M.S. 2 Jewish...

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Result of terrorist acts & government measures. Army controlling traffic near Citadel, July 8, 1938, machine gun in place [Jerusalem]

Result of terrorist acts & government measures. Army controlling traff...

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Result of terrorist acts & government measures. Military raid for arms on Jaffa Gate section, July 13, '38. Battery of armoured cars in Julian Way

Result of terrorist acts & government measures. Military raid for arms...

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Justice to authors and artists. It is proposed to hold a second meeting in the city of New York, to consider further the subject of international copyright, and to concert measures for securing the early establishment of an international copyrig

Justice to authors and artists. It is proposed to hold a second meetin...

Copyright. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 127, Folder 30.

Congressional group asks $80,000,000 for flood control. Washington, D.C., Mar. 7. President Roosevelt today canvassed proposals for flood control measures with a house delegation placing emphasis on need for a program in the Ohio River Valley. The House Delegates asked the president to support and $80,000,000 program for flood control in the Ohio Valley. They are shown as they left the White House, left to right, front: Joseph A. Dixon, Ohio; James G. Folk, Ohio; Eugene P. Crowe, Ind.; G.W. Johnson, West Virginia; Lawrence E. Imhoff, Ohio. In the rear: Peter J. De Muth, PA.; Kent Keller, Ill.; Brent Spencer, KY, 3/7/38

Congressional group asks $80,000,000 for flood control. Washington, D....

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