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"The first three!" Give till it hurts - they gave till they died War fund week--One hundred million dollars / / Kidder.

"The first three!" Give till it hurts - they gave till they died War f...

Poster showing three portraits of soldiers, captioned Hay, Enright, and Gresham, against an American flag. Form N.Y. 19 Second War Fund.

Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). This speaker is installed in the steel framework of the ways on which the huge new battleship U.S.S. Alabama is being rushed to completion at a cost of more than 70 million dollars. This super dreadnought will be launched in February, 1942

Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). This speaker is installed in the ste...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a ferris wheel, luna park, attractions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Butte, Montana. Part of Columbia Gardens, an outdoor amusement resort. In 1898, W.A. Clark spent a million dollars to change a barren spot to a park. Every Thursday during the summer, city buses transport children to the park free of charge

Butte, Montana. Part of Columbia Gardens, an outdoor amusement resort....

Picryl description: Public domain image of children of farmers, migrant workers, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The American Red Cross has spent more than a million dollars in caring for Italian refugees who fled before the Hun invasion. But the comfort and safety of the Red Cross refuge has not wiped out the haunted look from this Italian mother's face

The American Red Cross has spent more than a million dollars in caring...

Title and notes from Red Cross caption card. Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: H.E. 24429. Group title: Refugees, Italy. Date based on date of negatives in same range... More

The Million Dollar Stope from which a million dollars worth of silver was taken in Tombstone's initial boom. Stope mining is carried on in timber- supported passages. The passages lead for miles under the surrounding county and connect with other mines. Tombstone, Arizona

The Million Dollar Stope from which a million dollars worth of silver ...

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

Civilian defense. Fire prevention. Fires started by lightning are more common in rural sections than in cities. Country homes and other buildings should be protected by lightning rods. A full 24,000 fires and a loss of 8 1/2 million dollars by lightning were recorded during the last year

Civilian defense. Fire prevention. Fires started by lightning are more...

Public domain photograph of indoor, interior activity, America in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Civilian defense. Fire prevention. Fires caused by faulty electrical wiring and the misuse of electrical equipment cost the United States 26 million dollars last year. A total of 55,000 fires were started by overheated irons, defective lamp cords, overloaded and improperly fused circuits, and other faults in the use or construction of electrical equipment

Civilian defense. Fire prevention. Fires caused by faulty electrical w...

Public domain photograph of indoor, interior activity, America in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Motherless, fatherless, starving--How much to save these little lives? War Fund week--One hundred million dollars--May 20th-27th / / Crisp.

Motherless, fatherless, starving--How much to save these little lives?...

Poster showing a Red Cross nurse among small children, some with French flags, as a woman on her knees hands the nurse an infant. Form N.Y. 20 Second War Fund.

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

N.Y.C. street scenes--million dollar corner, 34th St. & Broadway. Small plot which sold for a million dollars

N.Y.C. street scenes--million dollar corner, 34th St. & Broadway. Smal...

George Grantham Bain Collection. Public domain photograph - city, downtown, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Inflation. In Germany after the last war, it was possible to pay 50 million dollars for a nickel cup of coffee, and 35 million dollars for a $35 suit of clothes. This Berlin woman, realizing that fuel costs money, is starting the morning fire with marks "not worth the paper they are printed on"

Inflation. In Germany after the last war, it was possible to pay 50 mi...

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

FCC told in B.C. programs cost 1000,000,000 million dollars yearly. Washington, D.C., Nov. 17. Testifying at the Federal Communications Investigation of Purported Monopolistic Practices in the Radio Industry today, John F. Royal, NBC Vice President in charge of programs, said the programs carried by NBC cost 1000,000,000 dollars annually. Royal said this figure included programs picked up from foreign stations

FCC told in B.C. programs cost 1000,000,000 million dollars yearly. Wa...

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

Keep this hand of mercy at its work one hundred million dollars : War fund week / / P.G. Morgan.

Keep this hand of mercy at its work one hundred million dollars : War ...

American Red Cross campaign poster promoting the war fund showing large arm coming down from the sky. Form N.Y. 17 Second War Fund. Issued(?) by: American Red Cross.

Butte, Montana. Part of Columbia Gardens, an outdoor amusement resort. In 1898, W.A. Clark spent a million dollars to change a barren spot to a park. Every Thursday during the summer, city buses transport children to the park free of charge

Butte, Montana. Part of Columbia Gardens, an outdoor amusement resort....

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commercial building, downtown, shopping center, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A.F. of L. Head and daughter of Chinese Ambassador to appeal for relief for Chinese Citizens. Washington, D.C., May 13. President William Green of the American Federation of Labor and Miss Yoeh E. Wang, daughter of the Chinese Ambassador, discuss the relief of suffering Chinese civillians, as they prepare to record radio appeals for use throughout the United States. Mr. Green is Honorary Chairman of Labor's Committee for Civilian Relief in China, which has joined with other National Organizations in the United Council for Civilian Relief in China to holds a coast-to-coast "bowl of rice" party to raise at least a million dollars for food, clothing, and medical supplies, 5/13/38

A.F. of L. Head and daughter of Chinese Ambassador to appeal for relie...

A man and a woman sitting on a chair. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Interior of the tool and ie building, Ford River Rouge plant, Dearborn Michigan. Here radically new techniques of mass production have been developed and put in use. Machine tools and dies produced at this plant themselves make mass production easier and more rapid in other factories throughout the country. The building covers 8 12 acres; employs 4,500 skilled workers; equipped with 3 million dollars worth of machinery. Many machinists are being trained for the Navy, here by mechanics, tool and die makers

Interior of the tool and ie building, Ford River Rouge plant, Dearborn...

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

Civilian defense. Fire prevention. The charred wood along the edge of this improperly constructed chimney tells of a fire that could have destroyed a whole building if the fire department had not pulled away lath and plaster, and extinguished it before it could spread. Here the wood construction was built too close to the chimney. In 1941, defective and overheated chimneys caused 58,000 fires and the destruction of 15 million dollars of property

Civilian defense. Fire prevention. The charred wood along the edge of ...

Public domain photograph of indoor, interior activity, America in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Inflation. In Germany after the last war, it was possible to pay 50 million dollars for a nickel cup of coffee, and 35 million dollars for a $35 suit of clothes. This Berlin woman, realizing that fuel costs money, is starting the morning fire with marks "not worth the paper they are printed on"

Inflation. In Germany after the last war, it was possible to pay 50 mi...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Image source: Keystone photo. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United... More

Inflation. In Germany after the last war, it was possible to pay 50 million dollars for a nickel cup of coffee, and 35 million dollars for a $35 suit of clothes. This Berlin woman, realizing that fuel costs money, is starting the morning fire with marks "not worth the paper they are printed on"

Inflation. In Germany after the last war, it was possible to pay 50 mi...

Public domain image of a banknote, paper money, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Panoramic view of Butte, Montana, 1904 : population 60,000, altitude near gov. bldg. 6,000 feet, values taken out of Butte mines over 600 million dollars, the largest mining camp on earth, a model city with all modern institutions and conveniences /

Panoramic view of Butte, Montana, 1904 : population 60,000, altitude n...

Relief shown pictorially. Panoramic view of city of Butte, Montana and suburbs showing foliage, architecture, mining operations within residential areas, and the Rocky Mountains overlooking the town. "Copyright... More

Interior of the tool and ie building, Ford River Rouge plant, Dearborn Michigan. Here radically new techniques of mass production have been developed and put in use. Machine tools and dies produced at this plant themselves make mass production easier and more rapid in other factories throughout the country. The building covers 8 1/2 acres; employs 4,500 skilled workers; equipped with 3 million dollars worth of machinery. Many machinists are being trained for the Navy, here by mechanics, tool and die makers

Interior of the tool and ie building, Ford River Rouge plant, Dearborn...

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

Hold up your end! War fund week - one hundred million dollars / W. B. King.

Hold up your end! War fund week - one hundred million dollars / W. B. ...

Poster showing a Red Cross nurse holding up one end of a stretcher, with the other end extended toward the viewer. Form N.Y. 18 Second War Fund.

Civilian defense. Fire prevention. Fires started by lightning are more common in rural sections than in cities. Country homes and other buildings should be protected by lightning rods. A full 24,000 fires and a loss of 8 12 million dollars by lightning were recorded during the last year

Civilian defense. Fire prevention. Fires started by lightning are more...

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

Treasury Dept. Ofc. of U.S. Treasuer. Reserve vault Cash room packages seen in picture contain over 80 million dollars, [1914]

Treasury Dept. Ofc. of U.S. Treasuer. Reserve vault Cash room packages...

Public domain photograph of Washington DC, 1910s-1920s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

New Tidal Basin bridge under construction in Washington, D.C. The famous cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., may be viewed from a new angle next season when the million-dollar bridge across the Tidal Basin will have been completed. The bridge, which will connect Independence Avenue with the Potomac River Highway above 15th Street, is being built by the engineering firm of Alexander and Repass of Des Moines, Iowa. When completed it will cost more than a million dollars. Photo shows heavy machinery and piers used in early stages of construction

New Tidal Basin bridge under construction in Washington, D.C. The famo...

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

Treasury Dept. Ofc. of U.S. Treasuer. Reserve vault Cash room packages seen in picture contain over 80 million dollars, 1914

Treasury Dept. Ofc. of U.S. Treasuer. Reserve vault Cash room packages...

Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from related neg. LC-F82-410. Copy neg. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the Na... More

Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). This speaker is installed in the steel framework of the ways on which the huge new battleship U.S.S. Alabama is being rushed to completion at a cost of more than 70 million dollars. This super dreadnought will be launched in February, 1942

Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). This speaker is installed in the ste...

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

Inflation. In Germany after the last war, it was possible to pay 50 million dollars for a nickel cup of coffee, and 35 million dollars for a $35 suit of clothes. This Berlin woman, realizing that fuel costs money, is starting the morning fire with marks "not worth the paper they are printed on"

Inflation. In Germany after the last war, it was possible to pay 50 mi...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Image source: Keystone photo. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United... More

Civilian defense. Fire prevention. Roofs made of combustible materials need only a few sparks from nearby chimneys to cause quick-spreading fires that can engulf whole neighborhoods. This old shingle roof is particularly dangerous. Fires caused by sparks on roofs totaled nearly 80,000 during 1941, and caused a loss of 14 million dollars

Civilian defense. Fire prevention. Roofs made of combustible materials...

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

State Automobile Department Where It Is Proposed to Raise 60 Million Dollars for Hard Roads, Springfield, Ill

State Automobile Department Where It Is Proposed to Raise 60 Million D...

No. 18404. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bringing up father. "Mrs. Jiggs, your Uncle Alfalfa died in Australia and left you his entire fortune, it is over a million dollars!" GMcM

Bringing up father. "Mrs. Jiggs, your Uncle Alfalfa died in Australia ...

Four-panel comic strip in which Maggie learns that she has inherited over one million dollars. In the third panel she informs Jiggs, who is working as a laborer holding the scaffold for a painter, and in the fi... More

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

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

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 Million Dollar Stope from which a million dollars worth of silver was taken in Tombstone's initial boom. Stope mining is carried on in timber- supported passages. The passages lead for miles under the surrounding county and connect with other mines. Tombstone, Arizona

The Million Dollar Stope from which a million dollars worth of silver ...

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

DeLand pool. Bits and parts. Casey's machine shop, down by the railroad tracks in De Land, Florida, is one of the strongest members of the Volusia County pool, now starting on its third million-dollars worth of war production without a single rejection. F.W. Casey, owner of the shop, looks over some of the miscellaneous items in his yard from which he makes many of the machines he uses. He's inspecting a woodworking machine with an eye to the pool's next contract. An old dough mixer at the right of the window will supply some parts for the next job

DeLand pool. Bits and parts. Casey's machine shop, down by the railroa...

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

A black and white photo of people in a park. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of people in a park. Office of War Information...

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

New Tidal Basin bridge under construction in Washington, D.C. The famous cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., may be viewed from a new angle next season when the million-dollar bridge across the Tidal Basin will have been completed. The bridge, which will connect Independence Avenue with the Potomac River Highway above 15th Street, is being built by the engineering firm of Alexander and Repass of Des Moines, Iowa. When completed it will cost more than a million dollars. Photo shows heavy machinery and piers used in early stages of construction

New Tidal Basin bridge under construction in Washington, D.C. The famo...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial equipment, workshop, assembly line, factory, power engine, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Banish lonely hours in camp! Help provide libraries filled with books for soldiers A million dollars for a million books for a million men--Leave your money at the public library or at any bank.

Banish lonely hours in camp! Help provide libraries filled with books ...

Poster is text only. Text continues: The Library War Council - appointed by the War Department through the American Library Association - is raising one million dollars during Camp Library Week, Sept. 24-30, to... More

Civilian defense. Fire prevention. Matches are made for only one purpose: to start fires. They start too many accidental fires when they are left, as in this case, near open flames or in other places where they can be set off. They were responsible for 22,000 fires in 1941, and a property loss of over 3 million dollars

Civilian defense. Fire prevention. Matches are made for only one purpo...

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