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Production. 105 millimeter shells. In a Midwest foundry where plumbing fixtures were formerly processed, hot billets, soon to become shells, are rolled from a butane gas furnace by a water cooled hook. The red-hot billets will next be transferred to hydraulic presses for further processing (Manitowac Shipyards)

Production. 105 millimeter shells. In a Midwest foundry where plumbing...

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

A black and white photo of two women at a table. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of two women at a table. 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. 105 millimeter shells. One of the many women workers in a Midwest shell plant which formerly made plumbing fixtures, inspects future gifts for the Axis. Her job requires infinite precision and patience, for the inside of every shell must be carefully inspected for flaws which might accidently cause explosions (Manitowac Shipyards)

Production. 105 millimeter shells. One of the many women workers in a ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a woman working, women labor, 1940s, economic conditions, home front, world war two, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a man working in a factory. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a man working in a factory. 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. 105 millimeter shells. Plumbing fixtures came off these assembly lines in peace time, but today Giles Knowles and his fellow workers produce 105 millimeter shells in a Midwest plant now converted 100 percent to war production. Knowles, a minor league baseball pitcher, broke a league record for strike-out; now he's out to break the company record for shell production (Manitowac Shipyards)

Production. 105 millimeter shells. Plumbing fixtures came off these as...

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

A man working on a machine in a factory. Office of War Information Photograph

A man working on a machine in a factory. Office of War Information Pho...

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

A woman working in a factory with a hammer. Office of War Information Photograph

A woman working in a factory with a hammer. Office of War Information ...

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

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. 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.

Production. 105 millimeter shells. Carefully stacked prior to shipment, thousands of shining shells await shipment to the fighting fronts. These 105 millimeter shells were made in a Midwest plant, where plumbing fixtures were manufactured in peace time (Manitowac Shipyards)

Production. 105 millimeter shells. Carefully stacked prior to shipment...

Picryl description: Public domain image of workers, labor, 1940s, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. 105 millimeter shells. In a Midwest foundry where plumbing fixtures were formerly processed, hot billets, soon to become shells, are rolled from a butane gas furnace by a water cooled hook. The red-hot billets will next be transferred to hydraulic presses for further processing (Manitowac Shipyards)

Production. 105 millimeter shells. In a Midwest foundry where plumbing...

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