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[Diagram of interferometer and four mirrors mounted on stone floating in mercury, which disproved existence of luminiferous ether and its role in the transmission of eletromagnetic waves; with surrounding text]

[Diagram of interferometer and four mirrors mounted on stone floating ...

Illus. and text in: On the relative motion of the earth and the luminous aether / Albert A. Michelson and Edward W. Morley. In Philosophical magazine, 5th ser., vol. 24, Dec. 1887, p. 454. Published in: The tra... More

Labor Department and CIO at President's coal dispute conference. Washington, D.C., May 9. As the two month old labor dispute of the coal fields moved from New York to the National Capitol today, when the president made a move to settle the differences in the role of mediator, John L. Lewis, President of the C.I.O., charging responsibility for the dispute upon the Labor Department and the administration, Francis Perkins, Secretary of Labor and James Dewey, Labor Department conciliator blaming the operators, all entered the White House this morning to try to settle the dispute before an acute shortage of coal occurs

Labor Department and CIO at President's coal dispute conference. Washi...

A black and white photo of three men and a woman. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gertrude Hoffmann, scantily-dressed for role in opera, "Salome"

Gertrude Hoffmann, scantily-dressed for role in opera, "Salome"

With head of John the Baptist. Photo copyrighted by F.C. Bangs, N.Y. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. Index; Opera; PI; Shelf. Sources checked: www; Websters.

Photograph of Adolph Bolm in the role of Amoun in Cleopatre, 1909

Photograph of Adolph Bolm in the role of Amoun in Cleopatre, 1909

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Photograph of Nijinsky in the title role of the ballet Petrouchka, 1911

Photograph of Nijinsky in the title role of the ballet Petrouchka, 191...

Picryl description: Public domain image related to dance, musical, theater, performance, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Famous handshaker in new role. Washington, D.C., Sept. 9. After greeting precallers at the White House executive office last 36 years, Lieut. Ernest M. Lar[...] has retired and accepted a post in charge [...] deposit vaults for a local bank. 'Larry' has probably greeted more famous people than any other[?] person in the world. Before coming to the Wh[...] during the first Roosevelt Administration he [...] for four years a member of the Metropolitan Police Force

Famous handshaker in new role. Washington, D.C., Sept. 9. After greeti...

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Three Thirds of a Nation. Phil Dorn, film and radio actor, takes the mike to do his role on the War Production Board (WPB) radio program Three Thirds of a Nation, presented Wednesdays on the Blue Network

Three Thirds of a Nation. Phil Dorn, film and radio actor, takes the m...

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

"The devil passes" Satan in a new role.

"The devil passes" Satan in a new role.

Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "The Devil Passes" at the Musart Theatre, showing a hooded figure superimposed over the image of a man. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library... More

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Manpower. Americans all. Born in Rumania, George Sackwar is doing what he can to shoot up the Axis - not with a gun but with the radial drill on which he makes parts for medium tanks. One of many hundreds of loyal, foreign-born Americans who work in this large Midwest tank plant, Sackwar is proud of his role in the war. "Maybe I'm too old to fight," he says, "but I'm giving our soldiers something to fight with." Pressed Steel Can Company, Chicago, Illinois

Manpower. Americans all. Born in Rumania, George Sackwar is doing what...

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

Detroit, Michigan (vicinity). Chrysler Corporation Dodge truck plant. A determined and efficient patriot is this veteran war worker. He plays an important role in keeping army trucks rolling to the combat areas

Detroit, Michigan (vicinity). Chrysler Corporation Dodge truck plant. ...

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

[Actor in the role of a granddaughter in the Peking Opera]

[Actor in the role of a granddaughter in the Peking Opera]

Digital file provided by donor. Gift; Jean E. Norwood; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:207).

Talma, rôle de Manlius - Public domain graphic arts, Library of Congress

Talma, rôle de Manlius - Public domain graphic arts, Library of Congre...

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Charon. [Architectural rendering on verso].

Mary Garden, 1874-1967, full length, dressed for operatic role

Mary Garden, 1874-1967, full length, dressed for operatic role

Facing right, in sequined gown. Photo coyprighted by Mishkin, N.Y. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. Index; Opera; PI; Shelf.

Frank Farnum coaching Pauline Starke. And now the Charleston is moving into the movies! Pauline Starke will introduce it to the movie public at large when in the role of a chorus girl in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's "A Little bit of Broadway", she performs it on the screen. Frank Farnum, originator of the step, gave her first-hand (or foot) instructions

Frank Farnum coaching Pauline Starke. And now the Charleston is moving...

Washington, D.C. area. National Photo Company Collection. Poorer copy of this image has been photographed as LC-USZ62-63993.

Manpower. Former actress now aircraft worker. From central casting to aircraft casting! Erstwhile child star of the silent picture days, auburn-haired Dorothy Langdon now inspects airplane engine parts in a Detroit war plant. Known as "Baby Dorothy Phelps" of the silents, and heart interest of western thrillers in the middle thirties, Miss Langdon joined America's army of women war workers early this year. With a husband in the Army, the twenty-six-year-old beauty finds her new role in life eminently satisfying. "I'm really doing something," she says. "I got tired of just playing at doing something." In addition to her forty-eight hour work week at the inspection table, Miss Langdon still finds time to study drafting at night

Manpower. Former actress now aircraft worker. From central casting to ...

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The stories they've told! Another load of RKO Radio typewriters is turned in to the government for war work. Somewhere in the lot is Maureen O'Harra's personal typewriter which she added to the pile before she would pose in the picture. The machines come from the script department where each one has played its role in recording countless memorable senes for screenplays. Taking time off between the shooting of scenes at the RKO Studios in Hollywood, Miss O'Harra helped collect more than seventy typewriters for future use by the Army, Navy, and Marines

The stories they've told! Another load of RKO Radio typewriters is tur...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of the 1930s - 1940s, woman, female portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Abraham Lincoln to Isaac N. Arnold, Wednesday, May 25, 1864 (Arnold's role in the suppression of the Chicago Times)

Abraham Lincoln to Isaac N. Arnold, Wednesday, May 25, 1864 (Arnold's...

[Lotta Crabtree, full-length portrait in costume for a theatrical role, smoking a cigar]

[Lotta Crabtree, full-length portrait in costume for a theatrical role...

Full length, standing, smoking cigar, facing right. Date and photographer based on close similarity to other photos in the BIOG FILE.

Augusta in the rôle of the Bayadere / Henri Heidemans 1837 ; N. Currier's Lith.

Augusta in the rôle of the Bayadere / Henri Heidemans 1837 ; N. Currie...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 0336

Making-up for a new rôle / Dalrymple.

Making-up for a new rôle / Dalrymple.

Print shows David B. Hill dressed as a hayseed with hat and feather labeled "I am a Popocrat", a fake beard labeled "Populism", and a button labeled "16 to 1" on his vest; he is holding a feather labeled "I am ... More

Mary Garden, 1874-1967, full length, dressed for operatic role

Mary Garden, 1874-1967, full length, dressed for operatic role

Facing right, holding shawl. Photo coyprighted by Mishkin, N.Y. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. Index; Opera; PI; Shelf.

Former White House officer in new role. Washington, D.C., Sept. 9. For 36 years Lieut. Ernest M. "Larry" Seaman stood day after day at the door of the White House Executive offices and welcomed presidential callers. During this time "Larry" probably met more famous people than any other person in the world. But this past history for Seaman now as he retired a short time ago and accepted a post at a local bank in charge of safety deposit vaults. Prior to coming to the White House during the Roosevelt Administration he was for four years a member of the Metropolitan Police Force. Seaman is shown opening one of the boxes for Miss Katheryn Fout, 9/9/37

Former White House officer in new role. Washington, D.C., Sept. 9. For...

A man and a woman shaking hands in front of a bank vault. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Manpower. Americans all. Born in Rumania, George Sackwar is doing what he can to shoot up the Axis - not with a gun but with the radial drill on which he makes parts for medium tanks. One of many hundreds of loyal, foreign-born Americans who work in this large Midwest tank plant, Sackwar is proud of his role in the war. "Maybe I'm too old to fight," he says, "but I'm giving our soldiers something to fight with." Pressed Steel Can Company, Chicago, Illinois

Manpower. Americans all. Born in Rumania, George Sackwar is doing what...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory worker, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

Alan Shepp's mosaic fountain at the Historic Napa Mill downtown shopping development describes the Napa Valley's role in the settlement of the West

Alan Shepp's mosaic fountain at the Historic Napa Mill downtown shoppi...

Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

FIRST LADY PRESENTS TROPHY. WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 25. ERROL FLYNN, STEPPING OUT OF HIS ROLE AS MOVIE STAR, TURNED HORSEMAN, AT THE FORT MYER PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY HORSE SHOW. MRS. ROOSEVELT PRESENTS THE HACK CLASS TROPHY WHICH HE WON

FIRST LADY PRESENTS TROPHY. WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 25. ERROL FLYNN, ...

A black and white photo of a man and a woman on a horse. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Biggest and most immediately useful role for women in the civilian defense program is that of nurse's aide. Training of 100,000 volunteers as nurse's aides is designed by the American Red Cross, working with the Office of Civilian Defense, to relieve the acute shortage of nursing service threatening civilian hospitals and health agencies because

Biggest and most immediately useful role for women in the civilian def...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a woman, nurse, caring, hospital, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Sugar rationing. Even the wife of the Office of Price Administration's (OPA) administrator has to sign up for her sugar quota. Mrs. Leon Henderson enacts the role millions of Americans will go through from May 4th through May 7th, when nationwide sugar rationing goes into effect. She's assisted here by Dr. Elmer S. Newton, Washington, D.C., superintendent of Western High School

Sugar rationing. Even the wife of the Office of Price Administration's...

Picryl description: Public domain image of 1930s woman, female portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. Machine guns of various calibers. Machining a switch pivot for a machine gun in a large Eastern plant. Women's hands are playing a prominent role in this plant producing essential weapons for the armed forces

Production. Machine guns of various calibers. Machining a switch pivot...

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.

Australia in the war. American trucks, furnished under lend-lease, play an important role in Australian troop movements from training camps to battle stations. Drivers are shown attending to final details before the train moves off

Australia in the war. American trucks, furnished under lend-lease, pla...

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

[Actor in the role of a grandmother in the Peking Opera]

[Actor in the role of a grandmother in the Peking Opera]

Digital file provided by donor. Gift; Jean E. Norwood; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:207).

Art plus diplomacy. Washington, D.C., May 13. Miss Virginia Chang, star of the Chinese Cultural Theater, yesterday changed her role of Queen to the role of bride. She was married in the beautiful Gardens of Twin Oaks, the Chinese Embassy, to Kien-Wen Yu, second secretary of the embassy. The simple Chinese ceremony culminated a whirlwind romance and was performed by Chinese ambassador, Dr. Hu Shih. Left to right: Chinese ambassador Dr. Hu Shih, the bride, and Kien-Wen Yu

Art plus diplomacy. Washington, D.C., May 13. Miss Virginia Chang, sta...

A black and white photo of a wedding party. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Lotta Crabtree, full-length portrait in costume for a theatrical role, facing front]

[Lotta Crabtree, full-length portrait in costume for a theatrical role...

Date and photographer based on close similarity to other photos in the BIOG FILE.

Gertrude Hoffmann, scantily-dressed for role in opera, "Salome"

Gertrude Hoffmann, scantily-dressed for role in opera, "Salome"

Full length, dancing. Photo copyrighted by F.C. Bangs, N.Y. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. Index; Opera; PI; Shelf. Sources checked: www; Websters.

Biggest and most immediately useful role for women in the civilian defense program is that of nurse's aide. Training of 100,000 volunteers as nurse's aides is designed by the American Red Cross, working with the Office of Civilian Defense, to relieve the acute shortage of nursing service threatening civilian hospitals and health agencies because

Biggest and most immediately useful role for women in the civilian def...

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"Big train" in new role. Washington, D.C., March 17. Walter Johnson, Washington Senators' pitching star for many years, has been signed by Columbia Broadcasting system to broadcast the home games of the Washington team this summer. He succeeds Arch McDonald who will air the Yankees and Giants games from New York, 3-17-39

"Big train" in new role. Washington, D.C., March 17. Walter Johnson, W...

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

B-24 Liberator bomber and C-87 Liberator Express. Mighty four-engine B-24 Liberator bombers are playing an important role in Allied bombing missions. Capable of carrying more than six tons of bombs, the B-24 range of 3,000 miles enables it to penetrate deep into enemy territory

B-24 Liberator bomber and C-87 Liberator Express. Mighty four-engine B...

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

Biggest and most immediately useful role for women in the civilian defense program is that of nurse's aide. Training of 100,000 volunteers as nurse's aides is designed by the American Red Cross, working with the Office of Civilian Defense, to relieve the acute shortage of nursing service threatening civilian hospitals and health agencies because

Biggest and most immediately useful role for women in the civilian def...

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Fort Story coast defense. The "peep" (not a jeep this time) has its vital role to play in defense of America's shores. This one is used at Fort Story, Virginia

Fort Story coast defense. The "peep" (not a jeep this time) has its vi...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military vehicle, automobile, tractor truck, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Australia in the war. Australian troops of an armored division enjoy a short rest period during training maneuvers. These American tanks, furnished under lend-lease, are playing an important role in the development of United Nation's mechanized forces

Australia in the war. Australian troops of an armored division enjoy a...

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[Geraldine Farrar, 1882-1967, full length, kneeling, facing left; in the role of "Madame Butterfly", wearing Oriental costume and holding a small child]

[Geraldine Farrar, 1882-1967, full length, kneeling, facing left; in t...

H108560 U.S. Copyright Office. Photo copyrighted by Aimé Dupont, N.Y. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Opera; Photog. I.; BI; Shelf. Geraldine Farrar, an Amer... More

Engineer Hoover inspects bridge. Casting aside the role of president for a short time, Herbert Hoover was again an engineer when he inspected, as chairman of the Arlington Memorial Bridge Commission, the new structure being built

Engineer Hoover inspects bridge. Casting aside the role of president f...

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Science and research. Mineral prospecting. Micro-fossils can play an important role in locating the proper spot to drill an oil well. A magnificent history of the flow of ancient seas, of climate, of the rise and fall of empires of primitive forms of life is preserved in stone. Students in defense training courses at a famous mining-engineering school learn to decipher and piece together for an engineering conclusion the facts contained in micro-fossils found in crushed rock. Here they are at work in the micropalenontological laboratory with binocular microscope using special lamps for horizontal illumination. A professor of the geophysics department stands at the far end of the table. Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado

Science and research. Mineral prospecting. Micro-fossils can play an i...

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

Symbolic of United Nations cooperation is this American medium tank in a typical Australian setting. American tanks furnished under lend-lease are playing an important role in the building up of Australia's armored forces

Symbolic of United Nations cooperation is this American medium tank in...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Australia in the war. American light tanks, manned by Australian crews, are playing an important role in the development of a formidable Australian mechanized army. The tanks shown here, provided by the United States under lend-lease, are being used in training armored crews

Australia in the war. American light tanks, manned by Australian crews...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a truck, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Australia in the war. American tanks and guns, provided under lend-lease, are performing a vital role in building up Australia's armored forces. This Australian member of a tank crew does his two-hour night watch with the aid of an American Tommy-gun

Australia in the war. American tanks and guns, provided under lend-lea...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mary Garden, 1874-1967, full length, dressed for operatic role

Mary Garden, 1874-1967, full length, dressed for operatic role

Facing right, in sequined gown. Photo coyprighted by Mishkin, N.Y. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. Index; Opera; PI; Shelf.

Civilian protection. This is another of the tasks for which civilian volunteer workers are trained. Their is the task of saving human life and they are equipped with the latest in equipment to make this vital task more efficient. Municipal fire and police departments will play a leading role in this training

Civilian protection. This is another of the tasks for which civilian v...

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

A black and white photo of a man holding a piece of paper. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a man holding a piece of paper. Office of W...

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

The stories they've told! Another load of RKO Radio typewriters is turned in to the government for war work. Somewhere in the lot is Maureen O'Harra's personal typewriter which she added to the pile before she would pose in the picture. The machines come from the script department where each one has played its role in recording countless memorable senes for screenplays. Taking time off between the shooting of scenes at the RKO Studios in Hollywood, Miss O'Harra helped collect more than seventy typewriters for future use by the Army, Navy, and Marines

The stories they've told! Another load of RKO Radio typewriters is tur...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an automobile, 1940s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Information about mountaintop removal and the role of Larry Gibson (one of the Stanley Heirs' Park's founders) in protesting it posted on the picnic pavilion

Information about mountaintop removal and the role of Larry Gibson (on...

The Stanley Heirs Park was formed by descendants of 19th-century settlers who farmed and worked in the mines. The heirs own both minerals and surface rights to this part of Kayford Mountain, which overlooks an ... More

"The devil passes" Satan in a new role.

"The devil passes" Satan in a new role.

Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "The Devil Passes" at the Musart Theatre, showing a hooded figure superimposed over the image of a man. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library... More

Clerk of House of Representatives holds classes for new congressmen. With the Clerk of the House, William Tyler Page, in the role of proxy, new members of Congress are attending school at the United States Capitol in preparation for the opening session December, 5th. The new solons are being taught how things are done on the floor of the House during a regular session

Clerk of House of Representatives holds classes for new congressmen. W...

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

Manpower, junior size. Johnny's got a man-sized job for the duration. His role in this war is a vital one, for every bit of household scrap must be collected to feed America's wartime steel furnaces. Like this Roanoke, Virginia youngster, boys and girls from coast to coast are organizing into squads to collect all available neighborhood scrap

Manpower, junior size. Johnny's got a man-sized job for the duration. ...

Public domain photograph related to Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Actors in the role of "bad guys" in the Peking Opera]

[Actors in the role of "bad guys" in the Peking Opera]

Digital file provided by donor. Gift; Jean E. Norwood; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:207).

Augusta in the rôle of the Bayadere / Henri Heidemans 1837 ; N. Currier's Lith.

Augusta in the rôle of the Bayadere / Henri Heidemans 1837 ; N. Currie...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 0336

Dr. Whitman. H. Jordan and Miss Anne Fitzhugh Miller disagree on women's role

Dr. Whitman. H. Jordan and Miss Anne Fitzhugh Miller disagree on women...

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The stories they've told! Another load of RKO Radio typewriters is turned in to the government for war work. Somewhere in the lot is Maureen O'Harra's personal typewriter which she added to the pile before she would pose in the picture. The machines come from the script department where each one has played its role in recording countless memorable senes for screenplays. Taking time off between the shooting of scenes at the RKO Studios in Hollywood, Miss O'Harra helped collect more than seventy typewriters for future use by the Army, Navy, and Marines

The stories they've told! Another load of RKO Radio typewriters is tur...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of the 1930s - 1940s, woman, female portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Richard Yates to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, April 25, 1860 (Yates role in 1858)

Richard Yates to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, April 25, 1860 (Yates ro...

Abraham Lincoln to Isaac N. Arnold, Wednesday, May 25, 1864 (Arnold's role in the suppression of the Chicago Times)

Abraham Lincoln to Isaac N. Arnold, Wednesday, May 25, 1864 (Arnold's...

Power for the Army! The engine for an halftrac scout car is raised by electric hoist to the assembly floor of Midwest truck plant. Scout cars in which these engines were and are installed are expected to play a vital role in the war program. White Motor Company, Cleveland, Ohio

Power for the Army! The engine for an halftrac scout car is raised by ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Jimmy Stewart figure revisits Bedford Falls, the setting of his role in the beloved Christmas movie "It's a Wonderful Life," at Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, California

Jimmy Stewart figure revisits Bedford Falls, the setting of his role i...

Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Isaac N. Arnold to Abraham Lincoln, Sunday, April 24, 1864 (Requests letter concerning Arnold's role in suppression of Chicago Times; with draft of reply in Arnold's hand)

Isaac N. Arnold to Abraham Lincoln, Sunday, April 24, 1864 (Requests ...

Richard Yates to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, April 25, 1860 (Yates role in 1858)

Richard Yates to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, April 25, 1860 (Yates ro...

Testing for accuracy. Checking the straight-shooting qualities of one of the semi-automatic rifle which play an important role in our war preparation. Note the ejected cartridge flying through the air in the upper right hand corner of the photograph

Testing for accuracy. Checking the straight-shooting qualities of one ...

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Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). Mr. Smuda, 1942-style American mother, is up and out every morning before 6:45 a.m., ready to check in at the Frankford, Pennsylvania Arsenal. From 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Mrs. Smuda tapers cartridge cases for 50-caliber machine gun shells. Before and after work she fills the role of mother, grandmother, and manager of this eight-room house in which she has lived for twenty-five years

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). Mr. Smuda, 1942-style American mother, is u...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A man in a vest and tie holding a piece of paper. Office of War Information Photograph

A man in a vest and tie holding a piece of paper. Office of War Inform...

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Isaac N. Arnold to Abraham Lincoln, Sunday, April 24, 1864 (Requests letter concerning Arnold's role in suppression of Chicago Times; with draft of reply in Arnold's hand)

Isaac N. Arnold to Abraham Lincoln, Sunday, April 24, 1864 (Requests ...

Isaac N. Arnold to Abraham Lincoln, Sunday, April 24, 1864 (Requests letter concerning Arnold's role in suppression of Chicago Times; with draft of reply in Arnold's hand)

Isaac N. Arnold to Abraham Lincoln, Sunday, April 24, 1864 (Requests ...

The stories they've told! Another load of RKO Radio typewriters is turned in to the government for war work. Somewhere in the lot is Maureen O'Harra's personal typewriter which she added to the pile before she would pose in the picture. The machines come from the script department where each one has played its role in recording countless memorable senes for screenplays. Taking time off between the shooting of scenes at the RKO Studios in Hollywood, Miss O'Harra helped collect more than seventy typewriters for future use by the Army, Navy, and Marines

The stories they've told! Another load of RKO Radio typewriters is tur...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of the 1930s - 1940s, woman, female portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Maxine Elliott, actress, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, dressed in role of Portia]

[Maxine Elliott, actress, full-length portrait, standing, facing front...

H3019 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Burr McIntosh. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Richard Yates to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, April 25, 1860 (Yates role in 1858)

Richard Yates to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, April 25, 1860 (Yates ro...

Dr. Whitman H. Jordan's comments on role of women criticized by Anne Fitzhugh Miller

Dr. Whitman H. Jordan's comments on role of women criticized by Anne F...

Woman as mother and homemaker vs. woman as worker and voter

Abraham Lincoln to Isaac N. Arnold, Wednesday, May 25, 1864 (Arnold's role in the suppression of the Chicago Times)

Abraham Lincoln to Isaac N. Arnold, Wednesday, May 25, 1864 (Arnold's...

Manpower, junior size. Johnny's got a man-sized job for the duration. His role in this war is a vital one, for every bit of household scrap must be collected to feed America's wartime steel furnaces. Like this Roanoke, Virginia youngster, boys and girls from coast to coast are organizing into squads to collect all available neighborhood scrap

Manpower, junior size. Johnny's got a man-sized job for the duration. ...

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Three Thirds of the Nation. Edmund Lowe, screen veteran, takes a major role on the War Production Board (WPB)'s radio program, Three Thirds of the Nation, presented Wednesday, May 27

Three Thirds of the Nation. Edmund Lowe, screen veteran, takes a major...

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Australia in the war. An Australian armored division, employing American tanks passes in review before its commander-in-chief, General Sir Thomas Blamey. Along with other lend-lease equipment, these tanks are playing an important role in the development of United Nations mechanized forces

Australia in the war. An Australian armored division, employing Americ...

Public domain image of aristocratic military leader, general, monarch, 18th-19th century armed forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Gertrude Hoffmann, scantily-dressed for role in opera, "Salome"

Gertrude Hoffmann, scantily-dressed for role in opera, "Salome"

Holding head of a lion. Photo copyrighted by F.C. Bangs, N.Y. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. Index; Opera; PI; Shelf. Sources checked: www; Websters.

U.S. Navy warplanes, tightly packed on this aircraft escort's deck, played a major role in protecting the armada to Africa, units of which may be seen scattered across the horizon. The five planes in the foreground are SBDs Douglas Scout bombers, while one at the tip is an F4F4 Grumman fighter

U.S. Navy warplanes, tightly packed on this aircraft escort's deck, pl...

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

Information about mountaintop removal and the role of Larry Gibson (one of the Stanley Heirs' Park's founders) in protesting it posted on the picnic pavilion

Information about mountaintop removal and the role of Larry Gibson (on...

The Stanley Heirs Park was formed by descendants of 19th-century settlers who farmed and worked in the mines. The heirs own both minerals and surface rights to this part of Kayford Mountain, which overlooks an ... More

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). Mr. Smuda, 1942-style American mother, is up and out every morning before 6:45 a.m., ready to check in at the Frankford, Pennsylvania Arsenal. From 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Mrs. Smuda tapers cartridge cases for 50-caliber machine gun shells. Before and after work she fills the role of mother, grandmother, and manager of this eight-room house in which she has lived for twenty-four years

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). Mr. Smuda, 1942-style American mother, is u...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.