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

A black and white photo of a man working on a train. Office of War Inf...

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

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

A black and white photo of a man working on a train. Office of War Inf...

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

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

A black and white photo of a man on a motorcycle. Office of War Inform...

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

A black and white photo of a couple of people standing in front of a gate. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a couple of people standing in front of a g...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from print in lot and lot catalog card. "Friendship," McLean house, at 3600 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C., torn ... More

Old rails for new shells. Abandoned street car tracks are being pulled up in Washington, D.C., to add badly needed steel to the nation's scrap pile. Although some of the rails will be reused, hundreds of tons will go into steel furnaces to make new war materials. As the rails are anchored firmly, much steel is recovered when they are dug up

Old rails for new shells. Abandoned street car tracks are being pulled...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from print in lot and lot catalog card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Wash... More