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Production. Blood transfusion bottles. Housewives in war work "for the duration." Employed by Baxter Laboratories, Glenview, Illinois, these women workers are shown banding bottles used by the armed forces for blood transfusions, plasma, and serum. Evelyn Kohl (left) and Olive Western (right) each have two children; Gladys Eldert (right foreground) has a husband and brother in the Army

Production. Blood transfusion bottles. Housewives in war work "for the...

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

A group of men sitting around a table. Office of War Information Photograph

A group of men sitting around a table. Office of War Information Photo...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an office worker, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Dante Electric Company, Bantam, Connecticut. One of the many small shops throughout the nation making articles of the War Production Program. Here in the women's department of the Dante Electric Company, three workers of the Dante family help in the production of electrical parts for submarines. Mr. Dante just made a slight adjustment on the mechanical screw driver operated by Mrs. Hazel Wheeler. In the center, Mr. Artie Shaw is working on a similar machine, while Mary Dante puts her down for observation duty on the local airplane watching post. Bertha Kreig, of nearby Harwinton, is working at the right rear, while in the right foreground, Mrs. Dante is making an adjustment on a light joiner

Dante Electric Company, Bantam, Connecticut. One of the many small sho...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, salon, office, late 19th-century interior, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bantam, Connecticut. Bantam Lane, looking toward the Warren McArthur plant and the center of town. To the left, now shown, are the new defense housing development and the Dante Electric Shop. In the right foreground is the Bantam theater. Blocked by the house next to the theater is the grocery store of Albert H. Bachman, who came to Bantam two years ago from Torrington; back of this one the tavern of Jack Fabri, and the Washington Supply Company, which deals mainly in feed, grain and coal

Bantam, Connecticut. Bantam Lane, looking toward the Warren McArthur p...

Public domain photograph of electric power plant, generation, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Substitute materials containers. New and old paint containers. Left to right: one-quarter metal can on one-gallon metal can, one-gallon fiber container with metal ends, one-half gallon bottle, one-gallon bottle. In the right foreground is a one-pint glass container

Substitute materials containers. New and old paint containers. Left to...

Public domain photograph of 3d object museum collection, metal, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Production. M-4 tanks. M-4 tanks and M-7 mobile howitzer carriages roll off the production lines of the American Locomotive Company in Schenectady, New York. A portion of an M-7 shows in the right foreground, followed by three M-4's and another M-7

Production. M-4 tanks. M-4 tanks and M-7 mobile howitzer carriages rol...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a tank, military activity, armed forces world wat two, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[A crowd of Japanese soldiers; Chinese coolies in right foreground, Manchuria]

[A crowd of Japanese soldiers; Chinese coolies in right foreground, Ma...

H68989 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood, Nov., 1905. Public domain photograph of procession, parade in Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

1917-1918, reference prints from negatives. River or lake with large tree in right foreground, vertical

1917-1918, reference prints from negatives. River or lake with large t...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Al Smith is given warm greeting by Navy [...] when he calls on Secretary of Navy Adams. Work was practically at a standstill today at the Navy Department in Washington when former Governor Al Smith called on Secretary of the Navy Charles Francis Adams, asking the advice of Navy Engineers in the construction of mooring mast on new Empire State Building in New York. The Happy Warrior is shown besieged by admirers as he left the Navy Building after the conference with the secretary. In the right foreground (with derby) is William F. Kenney, who accompanied former Governor Smith to Washington

Al Smith is given warm greeting by Navy [...] when he calls on Secreta...

A group of men standing around a man in a suit. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Washington, D.C. Scrap salvage campaign, Victory Program. Wholesale junkyard beside siding in rear background. Truck in right foreground is being weighed on platform scale before unloading

Washington, D.C. Scrap salvage campaign, Victory Program. Wholesale ju...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

1917-1918, reference prints from negatives. River or lake with large tree in right foreground, vertical

1917-1918, reference prints from negatives. River or lake with large t...

Annotation: Sold M [i.e. Broderick Co.], 1920. In album: 1917-1918, reference prints from negatives, p. [132]. Item title devised. Print from negative 2124.

[Aerial photograph, taken by a Japanese pilot, of the destruction of Pearl Harbor, Japanese bomber in lower right foreground]

[Aerial photograph, taken by a Japanese pilot, of the destruction of P...

NEA Services photograph. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

Grand and Palace Hotels. Street scene of ruin after San Francisco earthquake of 1906; postal telegraph tent in right foreground

Grand and Palace Hotels. Street scene of ruin after San Francisco eart...

This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Hotels Ca.; Telegraph; Ca. SF Earth; Shelf.

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Overall assembly line for Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. A row of Allison engines reaches back from the right foreground. Under the American flag in the left background is the "Lightning" assembly line, a duplicate of the P-38 line

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Overall assembly line for Lo...

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

Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. Stem assemblies in the right foreground, in front of the ways

Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. Stem assemblies in...

Picryl description: Public domain image related to an industrial revolution, industry history, factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[A crowd of Japanese soldiers; Chinese coolies in right foreground, Manchuria]

[A crowd of Japanese soldiers; Chinese coolies in right foreground, Ma...

H68989 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood, Nov., 1905. Public domain photograph of procession, parade in Russia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Production. Motor torpedo boats (wooden). Frames for motor torpedo boats under construction at a large Southern shipyard. These speedy seventy-eight-foot boats are built of prefabricated parts and sections under roof. When ready for launching and fitting they are moved to nearby water. In the right foreground is the side of a steel tank carrier, one of many being built at this yard. Higgins Industries

Production. Motor torpedo boats (wooden). Frames for motor torpedo boa...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a construction site, industrial or commercial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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

A black and white photo of a man working on a boat. Office of War Info...

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

Contestants and past winners on stage; woman with microphone sits at piano in right foreground.

Contestants and past winners on stage; woman with microphone sits at p...

Forms part of a group of images documenting the annual banquet and beauty pageant sponsored by "The Dominicans of New Jersey," held at "The Fiesta," Route 17, Woodridge, New Jersey.

1917-1918, reference prints from negatives. River or lake with trees in right foreground, horizontal

1917-1918, reference prints from negatives. River or lake with trees i...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Reference prints, 1919-1920, numbers 2133-2377. Stream flowing between grassy banks; Stream with reeds in right foreground

Reference prints, 1919-1920, numbers 2133-2377. Stream flowing between...

In album: Reference prints, 1919-1920, numbers 2133-2377, p. [24]. Item titles devised. Prints from negatives 2181 and 2182.

Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. Beer party in Joe Gladski's cellar. Mr. Gladski is in the right foreground

Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. Beer party in Joe Gladski's cellar. Mr. Glad...

Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

1917-1918, reference prints from negatives. River or lake with trees in right foreground, horizontal

1917-1918, reference prints from negatives. River or lake with trees i...

Annotation: Sold M [i.e. Broderick Co.], 1920. In album: 1917-1918, reference prints from negatives, p. [122]. Item title devised. Print from negative 2113.

Production. Blood transfusion bottles. Housewives in war work "for the duration." Employed by Baxter Laboratories, Glenview, Illinois, these women workers are shown banding bottles used by the armed forces for blood transfusions, plasma, and serum. Evelyn Kohl (left) and Olive Western (right) each have two children; Gladys Eldert (right foreground) has a husband and brother in the Army

Production. Blood transfusion bottles. Housewives in war work "for the...

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

Operations in North Africa by Allied air forces. A light bomber of the South African air force comes in to bomb a large enemy barracks in Mareth village. Low clouds are above the target area. In the right foreground, bombs dropped by the previous aircraft can be seen exploding on the target

Operations in North Africa by Allied air forces. A light bomber of the...

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

The cloister opens its doors. Many of the American Red Cross distributing stations in Roumania were located in monasteries, churches and schools. This shows the scene on the grounds of the 17th century Monastery near Bucharest during the distribution of American food and clothing. Queen Marie is in personal attendance and took an active part in the Red Cross relief work in her country. Note the mild eyed look of wonder on the faces of the two nuns in the right foreground over the invasion of their usually quiet gardens by such a large crowd

The cloister opens its doors. Many of the American Red Cross distribut...

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: ARC. Paris Office. Group title: Supplies. Roumania. On caption card: (11663) Gift... More

Greenbelt, Maryland. Apartment house seen through trees. Federal housing project. In the right foreground is an enclosed community sandpile for young children

Greenbelt, Maryland. Apartment house seen through trees. Federal housi...

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

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

A black and white photo of a factory. Office of War Information Photog...

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

Operations in North Africa by Allied air forces. A light bomber of the South African air force comes in to bomb a large enemy barracks in Mareth village. Low clouds are above the target area. In the right foreground, bombs dropped by the previous aircraft can be seen exploding on the target

Operations in North Africa by Allied air forces. A light bomber of the...

Image source: U.S. Army Air Forces, from Royal Air Force, Washington, D.C. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washingto... More

Greenbelt, Maryland. Apartment house seen through trees. Federal housing project. In the right foreground is an enclosed community sandpile for young children

Greenbelt, Maryland. Apartment house seen through trees. Federal housi...

Picryl description: Public domain image of park architecture, palace, chateau, open space, 18th, and 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a destroyed building. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a destroyed building. Office of War Informa...

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

Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. Stem assemblies in the right foreground, in front of the ways

Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. Stem assemblies in...

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