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Production. Veneer for aircraft and other war essentials. Aircraft veneers are made in a large Midwest factory. Millions of feet of logs are used each month. The logs in the foreground are American poplar, those in the background are African mahogany. Louisville, Kentucky

Production. Veneer for aircraft and other war essentials. Aircraft ven...

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Conversion. Toy furniture to dies for incendiary bombs. This worker in a small Midwest factory is handling dies for use in producing incendiary bombs. The company, which formerly made doll's furniture, is now operating under subcontract for war production Sivon Machine Company, Painesville, Ohio

Conversion. Toy furniture to dies for incendiary bombs. This worker in...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. Veneer for aircraft and other war essentials. Designing corrugated wood. Aircraft poplar veneer after drying and just before inspection and cutting in a Midwest factory. Louisville, Kentucky

Production. Veneer for aircraft and other war essentials. Designing co...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Conversion. Toy furniture to dies for incendiary bombs. This worker in a small Midwest factory is handling dies for use in producing incendiary bombs. The company, which formerly made doll's furniture, is now operating under subcontract for war production Sivon Machine Company, Painesville, Ohio

Conversion. Toy furniture to dies for incendiary bombs. This worker in...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, workshop, workers, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. Naval gun mounts. Part of a 16 inch naval gun assembly is ground for surface finish in a large Midwest factory producing mounts for big naval guns and torpedo tubes. Westinghouse, Louisville, Kentucky

Production. Naval gun mounts. Part of a 16 inch naval gun assembly is ...

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Aluminum casting. Workers in a large Midwest factory at work on smaller molds and castings made at benches. These are jolt squeeze molding machines for hand work. Those numbered hoppers contain conditioned sand. Aluminum Industries, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. Workers in a large Midwest factory at work on smalle...

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Production. Veneer for aircraft and other war essentials. Fighting planes and boats need this fine mahogany being inspected in a Midwest factory. Inspectors look for so-called windbreaks, minute pin worms and other defects that would disqualify the veneer. Louisville, Kentucky

Production. Veneer for aircraft and other war essentials. Fighting pla...

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Conversion. Automobile industry. The last automobile engines in a large Midwest factory to be completed prior to its conversion to tank production. These engines will be used to fill government orders for spare parts. The Plymouth Company, Chrysler Corporation, Detroit, Michigan

Conversion. Automobile industry. The last automobile engines in a larg...

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Production. Veneer for aircraft and other war essentials. Veneer panels for our combat planes will be made from this half-round log of walnut being withdrawn from the steaming vat of a Midwest factory. Great care must be taken in this vatting operation to raise various species of wood to the temperatures at which they can be cut smoothly. Louisville, Kentucky

Production. Veneer for aircraft and other war essentials. Veneer panel...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, workshop, workers, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A group of men working on a machine. Office of War Information Photograph

A group of men working on a machine. Office of War Information Photogr...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Informa... More

Conversion. Auto body plant. This Negro worker is cleaning wing parts with solvent, a necessary process prior to painting. Location: a large Midwest factory, recently converted from manufacture of automobile bodies to essential war Production. Briggs Manufacturing Company, Detroit, Michigan

Conversion. Auto body plant. This Negro worker is cleaning wing parts ...

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Production. Veneer for aircraft and other war essentials. Veneers for our combat planes are made from these specially selected logs, stored in the yard of a large Midwest factory. The logs on the right are African mahogany from the British Gold Coast. Those on the left are American poplar. Millions of feet of both species are converted monthly into various thicknesses of aircraft veneers. Louisville, Kentucky

Production. Veneer for aircraft and other war essentials. Veneers for ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of lumber, lumberjack workers, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Conversion. Auto body plant. This Negro worker is dipping wing section of an airplane in bath, a necessary process prior to painting. Location: a large Midwest factory, recently converted from manufacture of automobile bodies to essential war production. Briggs Manufacturing Company, Detroit, Michigan

Conversion. Auto body plant. This Negro worker is dipping wing section...

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Conversion. Auto body plant. This Negro worker is dipping the tail section of an airplane in bath, a necessary process prior to painting. Location: a large Midwest factory, recently converted from manufacture of automobile bodies to essential war production. Briggs Manufacturing Company, Detroit, Michigan

Conversion. Auto body plant. This Negro worker is dipping the tail sec...

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Aluminum casting. This special gauge checks diameter of the piston skirt. Made of aluminum, this piston will be used in army jeeps, and is one of the products of a large Midwest factory now converted to manufacture of war essentials. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. This special gauge checks diameter of the piston ski...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a farmer, 1930s, 20th-century great depression era, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Manpower. Americans all. Men of the melting pot work to maintain the freedom that drew them to America. Born in Sweden, Gunnar Svenson operates a layout cupola in a large Midwest factory, helping to build medium tanks for America's fighting forces. Pressed Steel Can Company, Chicago, Illinois

Manpower. Americans all. Men of the melting pot work to maintain the f...

Picryl description: Public domain image of people, meeting, eating, drinking, food, beverage, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Conversion. Auto body plant. This Negro worker is cleaning wing parts with solvent, a necessary process prior to painting. Location: a large Midwest factory, recently converted from manufacture of automobile bodies to essential war Production. Briggs Manufacturing Company, Detroit, Michigan

Conversion. Auto body plant. This Negro worker is cleaning wing parts ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Conversion.Toy furniture to dies for incendiary bombs. The hands that rocks the cradle can also rock the Axis. American women are rapidly taking their places on the industrial front. Here in this small Midwest factory, the owner's wife operates one of the machines making dies for incendiary bombs. Sivon Machine Company, Painesville, Ohio

Conversion.Toy furniture to dies for incendiary bombs. The hands that ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Conversion. Automobile industry. The last automobile engines in a large Midwest factory to be completed prior to its conversion to tank production. These engines will be used to fill government orders for spare parts. The Plymouth Company, Chrysler Corporation, Detroit, Michigan

Conversion. Automobile industry. The last automobile engines in a larg...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. Naval gun mounts. Big naval gun mounts produced in a Midwest factory shipped at a steadily increasing rate to undisclosed destinations. Westinghouse, Louisville, Kentucky

Production. Naval gun mounts. Big naval gun mounts produced in a Midwe...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

A black and white photo of a man working on a machine. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a man working on a machine. Office of War I...

Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War... More

Conversion. Auto body plant. This Negro worker is dipping the tail section of an airplane in bath, a necessary process prior to painting. Location: a large Midwest factory, recently converted from manufacture of automobile bodies to essential war production. Briggs Manufacturing Company, Detroit, Michigan

Conversion. Auto body plant. This Negro worker is dipping the tail sec...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. Veneer for aircraft and other war essentials. Aircraft veneers are made in a large Midwest factory. Millions of feet of logs are used each month. The logs in the foreground are American poplar, those in the background are African mahogany. Louisville, Kentucky

Production. Veneer for aircraft and other war essentials. Aircraft ven...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Conversion. Automobile industry. A welder prepares this giant machine for war work in a large Midwest factory now being converted from automobile to tank production. The Plymouth Company, Chrysler Corporation, Detroit, Michigan

Conversion. Automobile industry. A welder prepares this giant machine ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Conversion. Auto body plant. This Negro worker is dipping wing section of an airplane in bath, a necessary process prior to painting. Location: a large Midwest factory, recently converted from manufacture of automobile bodies to essential war production. Briggs Manufacturing Company, Detroit, Michigan

Conversion. Auto body plant. This Negro worker is dipping wing section...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. Naval gun mounts. Big naval gun mounts produced in a Midwest factory shipped at a steadily increasing rate to undisclosed destinations. Westinghouse, Louisville, Kentucky

Production. Naval gun mounts. Big naval gun mounts produced in a Midwe...

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

Women in industry. Tool production. Eyes averted from the white shower of sparks, this young employee of a drill and tool plant touches the button that welds drills to their shanks. She's one of nearly 1,000 women who have replaced men at the production machines of this Midwest factory. Republic Drill and Tool Company, Chicago, Illinois

Women in industry. Tool production. Eyes averted from the white showe...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a machine, industrial equipment, engine, generator, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Manpower. Americans all. Men of the melting pot work to maintain the freedom that drew them to America. Born in Sweden, Gunnar Svenson operates a layout cupola in a large Midwest factory, helping to build medium tanks for America's fighting forces. Pressed Steel Can Company, Chicago, Illinois

Manpower. Americans all. Men of the melting pot work to maintain the f...

Public domain photograph of manufacturing, industry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A man standing in front of a flock of birds. Office of War Information Photograph

A man standing in front of a flock of birds. Office of War Information...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Conversion.Toy furniture to dies for incendiary bombs. The hands that rocks the cradle can also rock the Axis. American women are rapidly taking their places on the industrial front. Here in this small Midwest factory, the owner's wife operates one of the machines making dies for incendiary bombs. Sivon Machine Company, Painesville, Ohio

Conversion.Toy furniture to dies for incendiary bombs. The hands that ...

Public domain photograph of a woman, female portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man working on something. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a man working on something. Office of War I...

Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Divisi... More

Production. Naval gun mounts. Part of a 16 inch naval gun assembly is ground for surface finish in a large Midwest factory producing mounts for big naval guns and torpedo tubes. Westinghouse, Louisville, Kentucky

Production. Naval gun mounts. Part of a 16 inch naval gun assembly is ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. Veneer for aircraft and other war essentials. Fighting planes and boats need this fine mahogany being inspected in a Midwest factory. Inspectors look for so-called windbreaks, minute pin worms and other defects that would disqualify the veneer. Louisville, Kentucky

Production. Veneer for aircraft and other war essentials. Fighting pla...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. Veneer for aircraft and other war essentials. Veneers for our combat planes are made from these specially selected logs, stored in the yard of a large Midwest factory. The logs on the right are African mahogany from the British Gold Coast. Those on the left are American poplar. Millions of feet of both species are converted monthly into various thicknesses of aircraft veneers. Louisville, Kentucky

Production. Veneer for aircraft and other war essentials. Veneers for ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. Naval gun mounts. Part of a 16 inch naval gun assembly is ground for surface finish in a large Midwest factory producing mounts for big naval guns and torpedo tubes. Westinghouse, Louisville, Kentucky

Production. Naval gun mounts. Part of a 16 inch naval gun assembly is ...

Public domain photograph of 1930s industry, war production in the United States free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Two men are working on a cake with candles. Office of War Information Photograph

Two men are working on a cake with candles. Office of War Information ...

Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War... More

Manpower. Americans all. Being of a different racial strain from Hitler or Hirohito, Guy L. Miles wouldn't stand much chance of survival in an Axis-controlled America. A skilled machine operator who makes parts for medium tanks in a large Midwest factory, he's fighting the fascist fanatics as grimly and intensely as America's men on the fighting fronts. Pressed Steel Can Company, Chicago, Illinois

Manpower. Americans all. Being of a different racial strain from Hitle...

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Aluminum casting. In this large Midwest factory converted to production of war essentials two workmen are pictured boring holes in the base of 37-millimeter armour piercing shot where primers will be inserted. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. In this large Midwest factory converted to productio...

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Aluminum casting. Workers in a large Midwest factory at work on smaller molds and castings made at benches. These are jolt squeeze molding machines for hand work. Those numbered hoppers contain conditioned sand. Aluminum Industries, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. Workers in a large Midwest factory at work on smalle...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Aluminum casting. Brushing and inserting cores into the assembled mold, one of the many delicate operations required of skilled workmen in a large Midwest factory. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. Brushing and inserting cores into the assembled mold...

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A black and white photo of two men in a factory. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of two men in a factory. Office of War Informa...

Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Divisi... More

Production. Naval gun mounts. Part of a 16 inch naval gun assembly is ground for surface finish in a large Midwest factory producing mounts for big naval guns and torpedo tubes. Westinghouse, Louisville, Kentucky

Production. Naval gun mounts. Part of a 16 inch naval gun assembly is ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. 105 millimeter shells. This red-hot billet is undergoing processing in a hydraulic press, where it will be pierced and drawn into the rough shape of an artillery shell. In pre-war days, plumbing fixtures were processed in this Midwest factory (Manitowac Shipyards)

Production. 105 millimeter shells. This red-hot billet is undergoing p...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, workshop, workers, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.