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American wings over Africa. A B-25 medium bomber (foreground) is escorted by a group of A-20 light bombers serving as fighter ships over the North African desert. Their objective was an advance Axis headquarters

American wings over Africa. A B-25 medium bomber (foreground) is escor...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

There was no military objective in this happy Burmese village. The object of the savage Japanese bombing was to create panic and drive the native population on to the roads and into the jungle

There was no military objective in this happy Burmese village. The obj...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Image source: British Ministry of Information? Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overs... More

U.S. forces inflict heavy casualties on Japs in capture of Buna, New Guinea. A 37 mm. gun crew, part of a U.S. Army tank force in New Guinea, fires at an objective at Buna Mission. Empty shells, heaped hurriedly in the foreground, indicate intensity of fire. The action resulted in the complete rout of the foe with heavy losses as the American and Australian troops drove the Japanese from their last stronghold in Papua

U.S. forces inflict heavy casualties on Japs in capture of Buna, New G...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

Fort Benning paratroopers. Among the Army's best utility men are the paratroopers. The soldier of the skies, all set to bail out above Fort Benning, Georgia, leaps into quick effective action as soon as he reaches his objective

Fort Benning paratroopers. Among the Army's best utility men are the p...

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

Fort Benning paratroopers. Paratroopers take only a one-way ride. These soldiers of the skies in training at Fort Benning, Georgia prepare for a flight to an objective which they will reach with precision

Fort Benning paratroopers. Paratroopers take only a one-way ride. Thes...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military training, armed forces fort, camp, exercise activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Labor Secretary arrives for meeting of Council for Industrial Progress. Washington, D.C., Dec. 11. Management and Labor. Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins escorted by John G. Paine, Chairman of the Employers Group in the Berry Industrial-Labor Council, arrives for the meeting of Industry and Labor. Addressing the conference, Mme Perkins predicted that the "upward swing of recovery" will be continued. The Government, she said, will stand by to aid in the accomplishment of this objective

Labor Secretary arrives for meeting of Council for Industrial Progress...

A man and a woman walking down a hall. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Air Force bombs Tripoli. Clouds of smoke tell the story of the successful raid by U.S. Army Air Force bombers on the Spanish mole at Tripoli. Their objective was only the mole and not ships in the harbor. This third picture in a series was taken as the bomber group finished its mission

U.S. Air Force bombs Tripoli. Clouds of smoke tell the story of the su...

Public domain photograph of the 1930s-1940s World War Two, armed forces, military production, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

War production drive poster. "Save, Serve, Suggest." This is one of a series of "Jap-Germ" posters that were spread through the Westinghouse plant at Bloomfield, New Jersey, under the auspices of the labor-management committee. The two-headed figure, the Jap-Germ, was featured in all posters of the series which warned against sabotage and encouraged the objective of the war production drive

War production drive poster. "Save, Serve, Suggest." This is one of a ...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

There was no military objective in this happy Burmese village. The object of the savage Japanese bombing was to create panic and drive the native population on to the roads and into the jungle

There was no military objective in this happy Burmese village. The obj...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

San Antonio, Texas. From a position behind the "front lines", the airborne troopers were rushed to the objective on a split-second schedule to deliver the first blow in a carefully-planned offensive. A jeep is being loaded into a plane as part of this problem

San Antonio, Texas. From a position behind the "front lines", the airb...

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

U.S. Air Force bombs Tripoli. U.S. Army bombers made their first raid on Tripoli recently and returned with this unusal series of pictures showing the results of the raid. Their objective was the Spanish mole at upper left and they were not aiming at ships in the harbor. This photo first in the series was taken at the start of the raid

U.S. Air Force bombs Tripoli. U.S. Army bombers made their first raid ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

American wings over Africa. A B-25 medium bomber (foreground) is escorted by a group of A-20 light bombers serving as fighter ships over the North African desert. Their objective was an advance Axis headquarters

American wings over Africa. A B-25 medium bomber (foreground) is escor...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Labor Non-Partisan League Leaders, Washington, D.C., August 10. Labor's Non-Partisan League held their first convention here today with their first objective: "reelection of President Roosevelt." Here we see Maj. George L. Berry, President of the League, greeting John. L. Lewis, Chairman of the Board, as he arrived. In the center is Sidney Hillman, Secretary-Treasurer

Labor Non-Partisan League Leaders, Washington, D.C., August 10. Labor'...

A black and white photo of two men shaking hands. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Benning paratroopers. Among the Army's best utility men are the paratroopers. The soldier of the skies, all set to bail out above Fort Benning, Georgia, leaps into quick effective action as soon as he reaches his objective

Fort Benning paratroopers. Among the Army's best utility men are the p...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a pilot, aviator, aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

On the way. The forecastle deck of a transport in the Sicilian invasion armada as it moves ahead to its objective. During landing operations, LCVP boats (landing craft, vehicle personnel), carried on davit at the sides of the ship, are swung out to deck level, loaded with troops and supplies and then lowered into the sea

On the way. The forecastle deck of a transport in the Sicilian invasio...

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

Fort Benning paratroopers. Among the Army's best utility men are the paratroopers. The soldier of the skies, all set to bail out above Fort Benning, Georgia, leaps into quick effective action as soon as he reaches his objective

Fort Benning paratroopers. Among the Army's best utility men are the p...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military training, armed forces fort, camp, exercise activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Kiska, Aleutian Islands. Bombs dropping in train from a United States Army Air Force plane on a Jap objective. Our flyers in Alaska relentlessly pursue their assignment to blast the Japs from their Aleutian holdings. This is an unusually clear shot, for the area thereabouts is fog-bound a good deal of the time

Kiska, Aleutian Islands. Bombs dropping in train from a United States ...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

Fort Benning paratroopers. Paratroopers take only a one-way ride. These soldiers of the skies in training at Fort Benning, Georgia prepare for a flight to an objective which they will reach with precision

Fort Benning paratroopers. Paratroopers take only a one-way ride. Thes...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military training, armed forces fort, camp, exercise activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A.F. of L. Pres. endorses Wage-and-Hour bill with reservations. Washington, D.C. June 4. Appearing before the Senate and House Labor Committees today, William Green, President of the American Federation of Labor, gave his limited support to the Black-Connery Wage-and-Hour Bill but at the same time emphasized that the A.F. of L. opposes "general governement wage regulation for men in private industry" The objective of the Black-Connery bill is to curtail sweatshop conditions and the abolition of child labor, 6/4/37

A.F. of L. Pres. endorses Wage-and-Hour bill with reservations. Washin...

A man sitting at a table with a book and hat. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Labor Secretary endorses wage and hour bill. Washington, D.C. June 4. Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, who appeared before the Senate and House Labor Committees today to endorse the Black-Connery Wage and Hour Bill, is pictured with the authors of the legislations, Senator Hugo L. Black of Alabama, and Rep. William P. Connery, Jr. (right) of Massachusetts. Removal of sweatshop conditions and abolition of child labor is the objective of the bill. 6/4/37

Labor Secretary endorses wage and hour bill. Washington, D.C. June 4. ...

A group of people standing around a table. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hamilton W. Wright, center, chief of the Industrial Salvage Branch, Salvage Division, War Production Board, is presented with a handsomely prepared jumbo book by Gordon Lament, right, of New York City, president of the Dairy Industry Supply Association. The book contains copies of the 250 pages of advertising and editorial cooperation contributed by the twenty-two trade publications in the dairy field in connection with special scrap salvage campaign sponsored by the Dairy Industry Supply Association, which covered 30,000 dairy processing firms throughout the country. It is worthy to note that twenty million pounds of critically needed materials were collected against an original objective of a million pounds. Truly a remarkable performance. Eric Webster, left, chief of the General Industrial Equipment Division, WPB, looks on

Hamilton W. Wright, center, chief of the Industrial Salvage Branch, Sa...

Public domain photograph of American trade card, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bombs away! At the proper moment the bombardiers release their load. A salvo, such as this, finds all bombs dropping in a straight line, because each of them continues, for a time, at the same forward speed it had acquired while in the plane's bomb bay. Three miles down below is the target, the objective of this raid. After this salvo, the bombardier may direct the pilot to fly back over the target for another crack at it

Bombs away! At the proper moment the bombardiers release their load. A...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a military aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fort Benning. Parachute troops. Here he comes. A student paratrooper at Fort Benning, Georgia has bailed out of a plane at just the point he figures will let him land at his objective. Just wait a while. He'll be seeing you

Fort Benning. Parachute troops. Here he comes. A student paratrooper a...

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

U.S. Air Force bombs Tripoli. Clouds of smoke tell the story of the successful raid by U.S. Army Air Force bombers on the Spanish mole at Tripoli. Their objective was only the mole and not ships in the harbor. This third picture in a series was taken as the bomber group finished its mission

U.S. Air Force bombs Tripoli. Clouds of smoke tell the story of the su...

Public domain photograph of the 1930s-1940s World War Two, armed forces, military production, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Benning paratroopers. Among the Army's best utility men are the paratroopers. The soldier of the skies, all set to bail out above Fort Benning, Georgia, leaps into quick effective action as soon as he reaches his objective

Fort Benning paratroopers. Among the Army's best utility men are the p...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a pilot, aviator, aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Abraham Lincoln to Joseph Hooker, Wednesday, June 10, 1863 (Lee's army is Hooker's objective)

Abraham Lincoln to Joseph Hooker, Wednesday, June 10, 1863 (Lee's arm...

Proposed poster for car sharing. Artist's rendering of a proposed poster to promote car sharing. The true objective of group riding is the maximum use of the minimum number of cars. Effective group riding only begins with the swapping of rides. As more and more cars are not available for use in the future, the necessity for this transportation cooperation will become increasingly vital

Proposed poster for car sharing. Artist's rendering of a proposed post...

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

Abraham Lincoln to Joseph Hooker, Wednesday, June 10, 1863 (Lee's army is Hooker's objective)

Abraham Lincoln to Joseph Hooker, Wednesday, June 10, 1863 (Lee's arm...