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He used to be "A Menace" - now he finds himself a fad / J.S. Pughe.

He used to be "A Menace" - now he finds himself a fad / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows a man labeled "Foreign Socialist" being fêted and toasted by high society; a vignette shows a jail cell full of the types of anarchists who are now being welcomed to America. Illus. in: Puck... More

Safe clothes for women war workers. Inappropriately dressed for a war plant job, Eunice Kimball is interviewed by Earl Metz, Bendix Aviation employment manager. Mr. Metz tells her that though her application may show her fitness for the job, her clothes are completely unfit for it. Those open-toed sandals would be no protection against falling tools or other heavy objects; her fuzzy sweater would catch in machines; and her jewelry would be a constant menace against moving machine parts. "You're hired," he tells Eunice, "but we'll have to put you into a safe uniform before you even enter the shop." Bendix Aviation Plant, Brooklyn, New York

Safe clothes for women war workers. Inappropriately dressed for a war ...

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

National Capitol digs out of snow. Washington, D.C., Jan. 14. Nearly five inches of snow blanketed the city yesterday, followed by sleet. Icy steps made the going to and from the Capitol difficult until workmen arrived this morning and scraped away the menace, 1/14/39

National Capitol digs out of snow. Washington, D.C., Jan. 14. Nearly f...

A black and white photo of people standing on steps in front of a building. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Civilian defense. Fire prevention. The careless smoker causes more fires each year than any other person in the country. He is to blame for 87,000 separate 1941 fires, which resulted in the loss of many lives and the destruction of 14 million dollars of property. Whether he falls asleep with a lighted smoke or is careless in the disposal of burning cigars, cigarettes, or matches, he is always a menace

Civilian defense. Fire prevention. The careless smoker causes more fir...

Picryl description: Public domain image, 19th-century cigarette card, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Cigarette cards are trading cards issued by tobacco manufacturers to stiffen cigarette packaging and... More

A menace to Society. The Padgett family. The entire family including the mother totally illiterate. No one could read or write. The mother does mill work some. Alice, 17 years has steady job. Makes from $5 to $6 a week. Alfred, 13 years now, worked here when he was 12, and in other mills before that. Makes $4 a week. Recently crippled by getting his hand caught in the cogs of a spinning machine. Richard just reached 11. Been working here 1 year; began when he was 10. Makes $2.40 a week. "The work runs him down too." William, 6 years old, nearly blind. Lizzie, 5 years old. Home in utter neglect; filthy and bare. When investigator called the mother had been gone about an hour, leaving a roomer's 3 months old baby in the cradle before an open fire on the hearth, and only two children 5 and 6 years old - one nearly blind, playing around. She came back and fed them a lot of cheap candy. What will Society reap from its neglect of this family? Shaw Cotton Mills. Location: South Weldon, North Carolina.

A menace to Society. The Padgett family. The entire family including t...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The General faces his questioner. Washington, D.C., May 31. Major General George Van Horn Moseley, U.S.A. retired, who appeared before the Dies Committee today to deny any connection with any organizations opposed to Jewry, asserted in his testimony that America is faced with danger of destruction by communists, and that rightists here would fight the menace. When the Committee broke up for an hour's luncheon recess, Moseley and Rhea Whitley, counsel and questioner for the Committee faced each other and had a short heated discussion

The General faces his questioner. Washington, D.C., May 31. Major Gene...

A black and white photo of two men at a table. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Paralysis victim aids fight against menace. Washington, D.C., Jan. 19. Melvin C. Hazen, President of the Board of District of Columbia City Commissioners visited Georgetown Children's House today. Little Hazel Reigle, 5 years old, me the Commissioner at the door and handed him her bank full of pennies to aid the fight to stamp out the disease which struck her--infantile paralysis, 1/19/39

Paralysis victim aids fight against menace. Washington, D.C., Jan. 19....

An old black and white photo of a man and a little girl. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Syphilis Menace to industry : Dont [sic] lose your pay.

Syphilis Menace to industry : Dont [sic] lose your pay.

Poster showing a man directing a ladle of molten metal as it is being poured. Date stamped on verso: Mar 27 1940. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Chris... More

Syphilis Menace to industry : Dont [sic] lose your pay.

Syphilis Menace to industry : Dont [sic] lose your pay.

Poster showing a man directing a ladle of molten metal as it is being poured. Date stamped on verso: Mar 27 1940. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Chris... More

Help crush the menace of the seas - buy liberty bonds / J.L. Grosse.

Help crush the menace of the seas - buy liberty bonds / J.L. Grosse.

Poster showing a bloodied fist holding a knife rising from the sea, in the background is an American ship. Promotional goal: U.S. J8.

L'autre péril. Ne nous endormons pas sur nos lauriers, la tuberculose nous menace, il faut la vaincre

L'autre péril. Ne nous endormons pas sur nos lauriers, la tuberculose ...

A hand is holding a thread that is tied to a knife labeled 'La Tuberculose' suspended over laurel branches. The epidemic of tuberculosis was particularly severe in France and, although it began to decline short... More

San Francisco's mayor wants exclusion act to bar the Japs. Eugene E. Schmitz, labor champion, regards them as a far greater menace than the Chinese. By E. C. Leffingwell. Special correspondence of the Newspaper enterprise association.

San Francisco's mayor wants exclusion act to bar the Japs. Eugene E. S...

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 2, Folder 22a.

The tenement - a menace to all / Keppler.

The tenement - a menace to all / Keppler.

Illustration shows the spirits of alcoholism, opium dens, prostitution, gambling, and street crime, as well as the figure of Death, issuing from a tenement house. Caption: Not only an evil in itself, but the v... More

Concerning a growing menace / Keppler., Political Cartoon

Concerning a growing menace / Keppler., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows President Theodore Roosevelt standing at a flag-draped podium on the right, pointing to two men on the left, each with a foot on a female figure labeled "Law" lying on the ground; one man has... More

A third term menace. Dedicated to James Otis, and Patrick Henry- the orators of the American revolution ... William Kimberley Palmer. Chicopee, Massachusetts, U. S. A. February 1928, A. D.

A third term menace. Dedicated to James Otis, and Patrick Henry- the o...

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 79, Folder 52a.

The true sons of liberty and supporters of the non-importation agreement. Are determined to resent any the least insult or menace offer’d to any one or more of the several, committees appointed by the body at Faneiul-Hall, and chastise any one o

The true sons of liberty and supporters of the non-importation agreeme...

Positive Photostat.; Evans 11097.; Title. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 4 duplicate copies Printed Ephemera Collection;... More

San Francisco's mayor wants exclusion act to bar the Japs. Eugene E. Schmitz, labor champion, regards them as a far greater menace than the Chinese. By E. C. Leffingwell. Special correspondence of the Newspaper enterprise association.

San Francisco's mayor wants exclusion act to bar the Japs. Eugene E. S...

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 2, Folder 22a.