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A black and white photo of a group of people - FSA / Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a group of people - 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

Big Hole Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana. Ranchers and cattle buyers eating dinner at ranch. Buyers from the middle west come out to the ranches in the fall to select feeder cattle

Big Hole Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana. Ranchers and cattle buyer...

Public domain photograph of cabinet, furniture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man sitting at a desk. Office of War Information Photograph

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

A black and white photo of a person looking out a window. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a person looking out a window. Office of Wa...

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 Morrison, fireman on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad

William Morrison, fireman on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad

Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rear brakeman standing with a flag behind his train while he waits for a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad passenger train to go by. When it has passed, the freight can get on the main line

Rear brakeman standing with a flag behind his train while he waits for...

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

People boarding a Greyhound bus at a small town between Chicago, Illinois and Cincinnati, Ohio

People boarding a Greyhound bus at a small town between Chicago, Illin...

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, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. As soon as the train is under way, Conductor Cunningham gets to work on his bills and records

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Illinois, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. The train stops for a signal and brakeman Zerkel stands beyond it flagging a train coming up from behind

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.

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. The engine crew brings the engine from the roundhouse and waits for orders for the day

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad between Chicago...

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, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. The train passes another Indiana Harbor Belt train on its way to make a delivery

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

Public domain photograph of train car, engine, locomotive, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A dog that wandered through the open door of a Greyhound bus at a rest stop between Cincinnati, Ohio and Chicago, Illinois. A passenger declined to share his seat with the dog and ejected him

A dog that wandered through the open door of a Greyhound bus at a rest...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

William Morrison, fireman on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad

William Morrison, fireman on the Chicago and Northwestern 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

A girl, who is a cook in a roadside restaurant who plans to leave her job and become a nurse, on a Greyhound bus between Cincinnati, Ohio and Chicago, Illinois. She rides for several miles to her home each night

A girl, who is a cook in a roadside restaurant who plans to leave her ...

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, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. Having inspected the train, the conductor signals the ok with a "fusee"

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.

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. The train to be picked up is in two sections and has to be doubled up

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a coal mine, industrial facility, mining industry, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A group of men standing next to a train. Office of War Information Photograph

A group of men standing next to a train. Office of War Information Pho...

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

Harold Clausen interview conducted by James Patrick Leary, 2011-07-21

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

Richard Rowe interview conducted by Clark Douglas Halker, 2011-07-08

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, 2011-07-13

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

Harold Clausen interview conducted by James Patrick Leary, 2011-07-21

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

Henry Arnold Martens interview conducted by Clark Douglas Halker, 2011-07-26

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

William Sattler interview conducted by Clark Douglas Halker, 2011-07-27

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

Al Bass and Craig Satalic interview conducted by Clark Douglas Halker, 2011-11-22

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

Aboard a trap fishing boat, the fish freezer and the fish buyer. Fish freezers deliver most of their whiting to the Middle West and West. Squid is used for bait, sold at a dollar a barrel. Trap fishermen who manages to earn between eight hundred and one thousand dollars a year considers himself royally successful. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Aboard a trap fishing boat, the fish freezer and the fish buyer. Fish ...

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

Sandlot baseball game. Twin Falls, Idaho. Twin Falls was settled mostly by people from the middle west when water for irrigation was made available to the section. Twin Falls, Idaho

Sandlot baseball game. Twin Falls, Idaho. Twin Falls was settled mostl...

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 between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. The train pulling out of a yard

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad betw...

Public domain photograph of a motel, camp, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Passengers on a Greyhound bus bound for Chicago, Illinois from Cincinnati, Ohio at two a.m.

Passengers on a Greyhound bus bound for Chicago, Illinois from Cincinn...

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, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. Getting his way bills, Conductor Cunningham telephones his own yard-master the number of cars he has to handle and where the delivery is to be made

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 between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. Riding in the caboose can sometimes, on fairly long, fast runs, be very lonely with nothing to do but watch the landscape. The crew of a way-freight making deliveries and pick-ups all the time is kept constantly busy switching cars. Runs such as the one to Clinton are much sought after, and only go to men with the high seniority ratings

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad betw...

Public domain photograph of window, architectural element, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. Fireman Larry Adams

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.

A caboose rolling down the hump to join its train in a classification yard of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad

A caboose rolling down the hump to join its train in a classification ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Barrels of powdered eggs for lend-lease shipment, in a cold storage warehouse of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad

Barrels of powdered eggs for lend-lease shipment, in a cold storage wa...

Public domain image of a train station in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. Everything is clear and the head brakeman gives engineer the "high ball" or signal to start

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad betw...

Public domain photograph of a steam locomotive, train car, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. Every time a train is passed, the rear brakeman of each train steps out on the caboose platform, and if all is well, as in this case, gives the other brakeman the high sign

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.

Cultural Traditions of Ironworkers in America's Upper Midwest: supplementary materials, 2012-06-26

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

William W. Kerwin interview conducted by James Patrick Leary, 2011-07-08

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

Cultural Traditions of Ironworkers in America's Upper Midwest: supplementary materials, 2012-06-26

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

Richard Sisson and Sharon Sisson interview conducted by Clark Douglas Halker, 2011-10-11

Richard Sisson and Sharon Sisson interview conducted by Clark Douglas ...

Sharon, a 25-year veteran iron worker and an Iron Workers Union (IWU) #63 member. Her husband, Richard Sisson, is an even more experienced veteran iron worker. They review their personal background, entry into ... More

Al Bass and Craig Satalic interview conducted by Clark Douglas Halker, 2011-11-22

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

Everett J. Erstad interview conducted by James Patrick Leary, 2011-07-13

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, 2011-07-13

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

Traveling map of the western states, exhibiting the counties, towns and villages, the rail ways, rivers, canals, and lakes and towns & stations on them; engraved by Jos. Beutler.

Traveling map of the western states, exhibiting the counties, towns an...

Detailed map of the north-central states between Ohio and Nebraska.

Map showing the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad, and its connections.

Map showing the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad, and its connections.

Advertising map covering Michigan and vicinity. Shows drainage, cities and towns, railroad land grant, and the railroad network emphasizing the main line. Information on bond sale by Winslow, Lanier & Co., N.Y.... More

A black and white photo of a man standing on a dock, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a man standing on a dock, Great Depression....

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

Cleaning up and burnishing an iron casting. This casting will be used as an indexing feature on a machine that will turn out airplane parts. Plant in middle west. Frederick Colman & Sons, Inc., Detroit, Michigan

Cleaning up and burnishing an iron casting. This casting will be used ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption edited by agency. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division.... More

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. The yardmaster

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.

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. At 8:45 p.m. the train arrives at its destination

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.

A black and white photo of a train conductor. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a train conductor. Office of War Informatio...

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

General view of a yard of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad with the icing platform in the background

General view of a yard of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad with the ic...

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. Part of the train inspection consists of releasing the hand brakes

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. As soon as darkness begins to fall, rear brakeman Louis Zerkel hangs out the red lantern

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Illinois, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. In the background, his train starts to pull out and head-man Lee Hines throws switch to clear the track

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, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. The train entering the yard

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.

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. The train crew, consisting of the conductor and the brakemen, reports at the yard office for their orders of the day

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago...

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man sitting in a room. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a man sitting in a room. 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

Baskets of carrots in cold storage warehouse

Baskets of carrots in cold storage warehouse

Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch stone structure, bridge, or tunnel, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Freight operations on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana. The train going around a curve

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.

A black and white photo of a person sitting in a bus. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a person sitting in a bus. Office of War In...

Annotation on original negative jacket. This image in a jacket marked "Killed" Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washi... More

Bus passengers on their way from Cincinnati, Ohio to Louisville, Kentucky on a Greyhound bus

Bus passengers on their way from Cincinnati, Ohio to Louisville, Kentu...

Public domain photograph of passenger train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Chicago and Northestern Railroad freight train stops before entering the main line to let a passenger train go by

The Chicago and Northestern Railroad freight train stops before enteri...

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s train station, train car, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a person walking on a train track. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a person walking on a train track. Office o...

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 building on the left is the icing plant

The icing station of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad. The brick build...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a train station, railroad tracks, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The icing platform of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad

The icing platform of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s industrial development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Henry Arnold Martens interview conducted by Clark Douglas Halker, 2011-07-26

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

Henry Arnold Martens interview conducted by Clark Douglas Halker, 2011-07-26

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

Henry Arnold Martens interview conducted by Clark Douglas Halker, 2011-07-26

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

Edgar L. Smith interview conducted by James Patrick Leary, 2011-07-07

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

Sandlot baseball game. Twin Falls, Idaho. Twin Falls was settled mostly by people from the middle west when water for irrigation was made available to the section. Twin Falls, Idaho

Sandlot baseball game. Twin Falls, Idaho. Twin Falls was settled mostl...

Public domain photograph of United States agriculture in the 1930s, country, farmer, farm, great depression, migration, dust bowl refugees, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A large boring mill in operation, machining a part for a 105 mm shell machine. Plant in Middle West. Frederick Colman & Sons, Inc., Detroit, Michigan

A large boring mill in operation, machining a part for a 105 mm shell ...

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s US industrial development, Second World War, US war production, indusry, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Switchman resting in the hump office while waiting for the next cut to come over at a yard of the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad

Switchman resting in the hump office while waiting for the next cut to...

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 between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. Reaching a speed of sixty-three miles per hour, the train speeds across northern Illinois

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.

Rear brakeman gets on the caboose and signals engineer that all's well at the rear end of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad freight train

Rear brakeman gets on the caboose and signals engineer that all's well...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train tracks, rail transportation, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A switchman on the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad

A switchman on the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad

Public domain photograph of the United States in the 1930s, portraits, people, events, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Placing charcoal heaters in a refrigerator car of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad

Placing charcoal heaters in a refrigerator car of the Indiana Harbor B...

Public domain photograph of construction site, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Block of ice being sent up an elevator into the storehouse of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad

Block of ice being sent up an elevator into the storehouse of the Indi...

Public domain photograph of working people, Great Depression, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. Rear brakeman Clarence Averill

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad betw...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a person standing in front of a train. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a person standing in front of a train. Offi...

Annotation on original negative jacket. This image in a jacket marked "Killed" Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washi... More

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. As the train goes through a small town, the conductor exchanges high signs with a switch tender

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.

Passengers on a Greyhound bus going from Chicago, Illinois to Cincinnati, Ohio. Most of the standing passengers are local fares going from their farms to town

Passengers on a Greyhound bus going from Chicago, Illinois to Cincinna...

Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The icing platform of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad

The icing platform of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Henry Lichte interview conducted by Clark Douglas Halker, 2011-07-20

Henry Lichte interview conducted by Clark Douglas Halker, 2011-07-20

Henry Lichte was one of the older iron workers interviewed for this project. He recounts his personal background in the city, his career as an iron worker, and some commentary on particular building sites in th... More

David F. Olby interview conducted by James Patrick Leary, 2011-10-29

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

George L. Bunders interview conducted by James Patrick Leary, 2011-07-07

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

Henry Arnold Martens interview conducted by Clark Douglas Halker, 2011-07-26

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

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

Edgar L. Smith interview conducted by James Patrick Leary, 2011-07-07

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

William C. Tanneberg interview conducted by James Patrick Leary, 2011-07-11

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

William C. Tanneberg interview conducted by James Patrick Leary, 2011-07-11

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

Augustine Peplinski interview conducted by James Patrick Leary, 2011-07-12

Augustine Peplinski interview conducted by James Patrick Leary, 2011-0...

Interview focuses on Gus Peplinski's experiences as an ironworker and member of Local 383 Recorded at Gus Peplinski's home, Custer, Wisconsin, July 12, 2011. Cultural Traditions of Ironworkers in America's Uppe... More

Chapman's rail road map of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Minnesota, & Wisconsin.

Chapman's rail road map of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri...

Outline map showing the railroad network and stations along the rail lines. [From published bibliography] Scale ca. 1:1,450,000. "Chas. Shober Lith. 109 Lake St. Chicago." LC Railroad maps, 122 Available also t... More

Map showing the location of the Galena & Chicago Union Railroad with its branches & connections in Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota.

Map showing the location of the Galena & Chicago Union Railroad with i...

Map of the midwestern United States showing drainage, cities and towns, counties, and the railroad network with emphasis on the main line. Chartered January 16, 1836, constructed in 1853. Consolidated into the ... More

Peace issues discussed with president, Washington, D.C. Sept. 30. Delegation from the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom leaving the White House today after discussing peace issues with President Roosevelt. The women plan to campaign during the month of October. In the group, left to right: (front) Miss Dorothy Detzer, recently returned from the world Peace Congress in Brussels; Mrs. Hannah Clothier Hull, President of the League; Dr. Gertrude C. Bussey, of Goucher College; Mrs. Ernest Gruening. Back row, left to right: Mrs. Frank Aydelotte, of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, and Mrs. Mildred S. Olmstead, who just made an expensive trip through the West and Middle West speaking on the need for peace

Peace issues discussed with president, Washington, D.C. Sept. 30. Dele...

A group of women standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man standing on a pier, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a man standing on a pier, Great Depression....

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

Switchman giving the "go ahead" signal on a train in Blue Island Yard of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad

Switchman giving the "go ahead" signal on a train in Blue Island Yard ...

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

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. The rear brakeman signals the engineer to apply and release the brakes as a test. This is the "release" sign

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad betw...

Public domain image of Chicago city buildings, cityscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. The conductor standing on the caboose platform ready to hop off as the train passes the yard office at the end of the trip

Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad betw...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

On arriving at the yard, the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad freight train is left in the receiving yard and the engine is taken to the roundhouse. On its way over there, they stop to let the conductor and brakeman off to go home

On arriving at the yard, the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad freight...

Public domain photograph of a steam locomotive, train car, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man standing on a train track. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a man standing on a train track. Office of ...

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 between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. The crew, with exception of the fireman, chat while waiting for orders to pull out

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.

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