Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad betw...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an office worker, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
A black and white photo of a man with glasses. 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
Icing a car at the icing platform of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
Public domain photograph of America during the Great Depression, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...
Picryl description: Public domain image of industrial or agricultural worker, 1930s, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less
Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...
Picryl description: Public domain image of workers, labor, 1940s, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad betw...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, railroad structure, train viaduct, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
The icing platform of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
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
Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad betw...
Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Colton's railroad & township map, western states compiled from the Uni...
Detailed map of the north-central states framed in decorative borders indicating drainage, state, county, and township boundaries, cities and towns, canals, roads, railroads, and proposed railroads. [From publi... More
Harold Clausen interview conducted by James Patrick Leary, 2011-07-21
Interview with Harold "Pork" Clausen focuses on his experiences as an ironworker. His wife, Sharon, joins in at the end of the recording session. The audio interview is in two parts: file afc2011062_00168_sr01 ... More
Walter Ritch interview conducted by Clark Douglas Halker, 2011-07-20
Wally Ritch is a retired ironworker from Local 63, who also leads the retirees club for the Local. In the interview, we cover his background, his entrance in the trade, his career, changes in safety, and his vi... More
William C. Tanneberg interview conducted by James Patrick Leary, 2011-...
Concerns Tanneberg's experiences as an ironworker and, subsequently, a blacksmith, with some brief information about his labor in the engine room of a Great Lakes freighter. Recorded at Bill Tanneberg's worksho... More
Richard Rowe interview conducted by Clark Douglas Halker, 2011-07-08
Richard Rowe, a business agent for Iron Workers Union (IWU) Local #63, discusses his background, his entrance into the iron working trade, his involvement in the IWU, labor history, and the current state of org... More
Everett J. Erstad interview conducted by James Patrick Leary, 2011-07-...
Interview with ironworker Everett J. Erstad at his home in Oregon, Wisconsin. The audio is in 2 parts: Part 1 (sr01) includes the bulk of the interview with Everett Erstad and his experiences as an ironworker w... More
Bird's eye view of junction of the Ohio & Mississippi Rivers, showing ...
Scale not given. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 1.5 Panoramic map looking south from Vienna, Illinois, to Holly Springs, Mississippi. Waverly, Tennessee, is on the left and Poplar Bluff, Missouri, is on the righ... More
![Defends actions. Washington, D.C., March 16. J.J. Pelley, President of American Railroads, denied before the Senate Rail Finance Inquiry today charges of Fred Sargent, President of the Northwestern Railroad, that the Association had used unfair tactics in "squeezing" the trunk line railroads of the middle west. Pelley told the committee his association afforded [...] cooperation to all the railroads, 3/1/38](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvZGVmZW5kcy1hY3Rpb25zLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMtbWFyY2gtMTYtamotcGVsbGV5LXByZXNpZGVudC1vZi1hbWVyaWNhbi1yYWlscm9hZHMtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "Defends actions. Washington, D.C., March 16. J.J. Pelley, President of American Railroads, denied before the Senate Rail Finance Inquiry today charges of Fred Sargent, President of the Northwestern Railroad, that the Association had used unfair tactics in \"squeezing\" the trunk line railroads of the middle west. Pelley told the committee his association afforded [...] cooperation to all the railroads, 3/1/38")
Defends actions. Washington, D.C., March 16. J.J. Pelley, President of...
A black and white photo of a man in a suit. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A Greyhound bus driver loading baggage at a small town between Chicago...
Public domain photograph of freight train, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A black and white photo of a man sitting in a chair. Office of War Inf...
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
Switchman giving the "go ahead" signal on an Indiana Harbor Belt Railr...
Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
A blank billboard between Chicago, Illinois and Cincinnati, Ohio as se...
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Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad betw...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Illinois, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
An Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway train carrying stock cars lea...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train tracks, rail transportation, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
A caboose rolling down the hump to join its train in a classification ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train tracks, rail transportation, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of workers, war production, aircraft, airfield, the 1930s -1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...
Picryl description: Public domain image of workers, labor, 1940s, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Switching several cars of military trucks
Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train cars, railroad tracks, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
A black and white photo of a man walking in the snow. Office of War In...
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
The icing station of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad. The brick build...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a train station, railroad tracks, railway depot, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
A black and white photo of a train in the snow. Office of War Informat...
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
William McGleam interview conducted by Clark Douglas Halker, 2011-07-2...
William "Bill" McGleam, IWU Local 63, talks about his background, his start as an iron worker, his career in the trade, labor unions, important building sites, and changes in the trade. The Local IWU 63 headqua... More
Richard Rowe interview conducted by Clark Douglas Halker, 2011-07-08
Richard Rowe, a business agent for Iron Workers Union (IWU) Local #63, discusses his background, his entrance into the iron working trade, his involvement in the IWU, labor history, and the current state of org... More
Harold Clausen interview conducted by James Patrick Leary, 2011-07-21
Interview with Harold "Pork" Clausen focuses on his experiences as an ironworker. His wife, Sharon, joins in at the end of the recording session. The audio interview is in two parts: file afc2011062_00168_sr01 ... More
John Ryan interview conducted by Clark Douglas Halker, 2011-07-27
John Ryan discusses his background, his entrance into the ironworkers trade, important sites he has worked on in Chicago, unions, strikes, the labor-management situation in Chicago, jokes and ritual. The audio ... More
Harold Clausen interview conducted by James Patrick Leary, 2011-07-21
Interview with Harold "Pork" Clausen focuses on his experiences as an ironworker. His wife, Sharon, joins in at the end of the recording session. The audio interview is in two parts: file afc2011062_00168_sr01 ... More
Everett J. Erstad interview conducted by James Patrick Leary, 2011-07-...
Interview with ironworker Everett J. Erstad at his home in Oregon, Wisconsin. The audio is in 2 parts: Part 1 (sr01) includes the bulk of the interview with Everett Erstad and his experiences as an ironworker w... More
Indiana, Illinois, Missouri & Iowa with parts of adjoining states.
Scale 1:1,267,200; 20 statute miles to an in. Hand colored. Shows railroads and indicates mileage between stations and state, county, and township boundaries. LC Railroad maps, 121 Available also through the Li... More
A black and white photo of a man standing on a pier, possibly related ...
Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More
Aboard a trap fishing boat, the fish freezer and the fish buyer. Fish ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Grain elevator and mill at a railroad siding of the Indiana Harbor Bel...
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
Mr. E. S. Devine, fireman on the Indiana Harbor Belt and Michigan Cent...
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Passengers on a Greyhound bus bound for Chicago, Illinois from Cincinn...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...
Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Grain elevator and mill at a railroad siding of the Indiana Harbor Bel...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a coal mine, industrial facility, mining industry, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Icing a car at the icing platform of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
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
Looking toward the hump of the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad. In the fo...
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
Conductor of a departing Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad train ...
Additional number crossed out on negative Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More informatio... More
A rural landscape as seen from a bus, between Chicago, Illinois and Ci...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of workers, war production, aircraft, airfield, the 1930s -1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Kansas & Nebraska Historic map, Library of Congress
Also shows Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indian Territory. Relief shown by hachures. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1856, by Morse & Gaston in the Clerks Offic... More
Cultural Traditions of Ironworkers in America's Upper Midwest: supplem...
This supplementary material folder contains 33 fieldwork photographs taken by Clark Douglas Halker documenting display and exhibit materials at the 2011 Iron Workers Union National Convention in Chicago. It als... More
Edgar L. Smith interview conducted by James Patrick Leary, 2011-07-07
Concerns Smith's life and career as an ironworker, especially as a member of Wisconsin-based Local 383. Car and trucks whoosh by since Smith lives next to a highway, also birds twitter while enjoying feeders ne... More
Cultural Traditions of Ironworkers in America's Upper Midwest: supplem...
This supplementary material folder contains 33 fieldwork photographs taken by Clark Douglas Halker documenting display and exhibit materials at the 2011 Iron Workers Union National Convention in Chicago. It als... More
George L. Bunders interview conducted by James Patrick Leary, 2011-07-...
Interview concerns Bunders' working life as an ironworker with Local 383. Recorded at Bunders' home, Madison, Wisconsin, July 7, 2011. Cultural Traditions of Ironworkers in America's Upper Midwest : Archie Gree... More
Richard Rowe interview conducted by Clark Douglas Halker, 2011-07-08
Richard Rowe, a business agent for Iron Workers Union (IWU) Local #63, discusses his background, his entrance into the iron working trade, his involvement in the IWU, labor history, and the current state of org... More
Al Bass and Craig Satalic interview conducted by Clark Douglas Halker,...
Craig Satalic and Al Bass, both officials for Iron Workers Union (IWU) Local 1, review their entrance into and history in the trade, the importance of the union, the apprenticeship program, labor relations in C... More
Cultural Traditions of Ironworkers in America's Upper Midwest: supplem...
This supplementary material folder contains 33 fieldwork photographs taken by Clark Douglas Halker documenting display and exhibit materials at the 2011 Iron Workers Union National Convention in Chicago. It als... More
Everett J. Erstad interview conducted by James Patrick Leary, 2011-07-...
Interview with ironworker Everett J. Erstad at his home in Oregon, Wisconsin. The audio is in 2 parts: Part 1 (sr01) includes the bulk of the interview with Everett Erstad and his experiences as an ironworker w... More
Al Bass and Craig Satalic interview conducted by Clark Douglas Halker,...
Craig Satalic and Al Bass, both officials for Iron Workers Union (IWU) Local 1, review their entrance into and history in the trade, the importance of the union, the apprenticeship program, labor relations in C... More
Harold Clausen interview conducted by James Patrick Leary, 2011-07-21
Interview with Harold "Pork" Clausen focuses on his experiences as an ironworker. His wife, Sharon, joins in at the end of the recording session. The audio interview is in two parts: file afc2011062_00168_sr01 ... More
A black and white photo of a man in overalls - FSA / Office of War Inf...
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
Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...
Public domain photograph of a cabin interior, small room, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A westbound Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad diesel freight trai...
Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train tracks, rail transportation, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
A black and white photo of two men working on a train. 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
Edgar L. Smith interview conducted by James Patrick Leary, 2011-07-07
Concerns Smith's life and career as an ironworker, especially as a member of Wisconsin-based Local 383. Car and trucks whoosh by since Smith lives next to a highway, also birds twitter while enjoying feeders ne... More
Harold Clausen interview conducted by James Patrick Leary, 2011-07-21
Interview with Harold "Pork" Clausen focuses on his experiences as an ironworker. His wife, Sharon, joins in at the end of the recording session. The audio interview is in two parts: file afc2011062_00168_sr01 ... More
Cultural Traditions of Ironworkers in America's Upper Midwest: supplem...
This supplementary material folder contains 33 fieldwork photographs taken by Clark Douglas Halker documenting display and exhibit materials at the 2011 Iron Workers Union National Convention in Chicago. It als... More
Everett J. Erstad interview conducted by James Patrick Leary, 2011-07-...
Interview with ironworker Everett J. Erstad at his home in Oregon, Wisconsin. The audio is in 2 parts: Part 1 (sr01) includes the bulk of the interview with Everett Erstad and his experiences as an ironworker w... More
Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an office worker, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
A soldier sleeping in the baggage rack on a Greyhound bus going from C...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an office worker, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Inside the ice storehouse of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad. It has ...
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A girl, who is a cook in a roadside restaurant but plans to leave her ...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Making up an Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad train
Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad betw...
Picryl description: Public domain image of railway tracks, train station, railroad building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Robert Ledwith interview conducted by Clark Douglas Halker, 2011-08-13
Ledwith is the business manager for IWU #46 in New York City. During the interview, we discuss his personal background, entry into the iron trade, the history of the Local and iron workers in New York City, his... More
Cultural Traditions of Ironworkers in America's Upper Midwest: supplem...
This supplementary material folder contains 33 fieldwork photographs taken by Clark Douglas Halker documenting display and exhibit materials at the 2011 Iron Workers Union National Convention in Chicago. It als... More
James Robert Keane interview conducted by Clark Douglas Halker, 2013-0...
James "Jimmy" Keane, a prominent figure on the Irish music scene in Chicago and Ireland, discusses his career as an iron worker and member of Local 1 of the Iron Workers International Union. Keane, who was inju... More
William Sattler interview conducted by Clark Douglas Halker, 2011-07-2...
William "Bill" Sattler, Iron Workers Union Local 63, discusses his background, early work as an iron worker, his career in the trade, life as union leader, memorable jobs, and also provided photographs of some ... More
Everett J. Erstad interview conducted by James Patrick Leary, 2011-07-...
Interview with ironworker Everett J. Erstad at his home in Oregon, Wisconsin. The audio is in 2 parts: Part 1 (sr01) includes the bulk of the interview with Everett Erstad and his experiences as an ironworker w... More
Everett J. Erstad interview conducted by James Patrick Leary, 2011-07-...
Interview with ironworker Everett J. Erstad at his home in Oregon, Wisconsin. The audio is in 2 parts: Part 1 (sr01) includes the bulk of the interview with Everett Erstad and his experiences as an ironworker w... More
Map showing the position of Chicago in connection with the North West ...
Map of the north-central United States, east of the Mississippi River, showing the railroad network. Scale ca. 1:2,800,000. LC Railroad maps, 115 Description derived from published bibliography. Inset: Illinois... More
Hunter succeeds Aubrey Williams in WPA. Washington, D.C., Jan. 18. How...
A black and white photo of a man sitting at a desk. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Twin Falls, Idaho is one of the main agricultural buying and distribut...
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
Big Hole Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana. Cattle buyers on ranch. B...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a rural farming landscape, agriculture, farm animals, livestock, farmers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
General view of a yard of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad with the ic...
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
Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...
Public domain photograph of attic, house frame, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train tracks, rail transportation, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
A black and white photo of a man sitting at a desk. Office of War Info...
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
Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...
Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Inside the ice storehouse of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad. It has ...
Public domain photograph of indoor, interior activity, America in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bureau, office furniture, desk, chair, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad betw...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train tracks, rail transportation, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Henry Arnold Martens interview conducted by Clark Douglas Halker, 2011...
Two interviews were done with Henry "Bud" Martens. Both were recorded on July 26, 2011. Part 1 (38:39) is longer and more general and concerns his upbringing, early iron worker career, welding, the trade, and s... More
John Ryan interview conducted by Clark Douglas Halker, 2011-07-27
John Ryan discusses his background, his entrance into the ironworkers trade, important sites he has worked on in Chicago, unions, strikes, the labor-management situation in Chicago, jokes and ritual. The audio ... More
William W. Kerwin interview conducted by James Patrick Leary, 2011-07-...
Interview focuses on Bill Kerwin's experiences as an ironworker with Local 383. Recorded at Bill Kerwin's home, Waunakee, Wisconsin, July 8, 2011. Cultural Traditions of Ironworkers in America's Upper Midwest :... More
Henry Arnold Martens interview conducted by Clark Douglas Halker, 2011...
Two interviews were done with Henry "Bud" Martens. Both were recorded on July 26, 2011. Part 1 (38:39) is longer and more general and concerns his upbringing, early iron worker career, welding, the trade, and s... More
David F. Olby interview conducted by James Patrick Leary, 2011-10-29
Interview focuses on David Olby's experiences as an ironworker, including accounts of his dad, DeWain Olby, also an ironworker, with additional accounts of deer hunting, David's work in a sawmill and doing carp... More