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John Wilkes Booth diary, artifact in the museum collection, National Park Service, Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, Washington, D.C.

John Wilkes Booth diary, artifact in the museum collection, National P...

Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift and purchase; Carol M. Highsmith; 2009; (DLC/PP-2010... More

Death on economy. U.S. "I suppose I must spend a little on life-saving service, life-boat stations, life-boats, surf-boats, etc.; but it is too bad to be obliged to waste so much money" / Th. Nast.

Death on economy. U.S. "I suppose I must spend a little on life-saving...

Cartoon showing Uncle Sam looking at drowned bodies and shipwrecked Huron. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1877 Dec. 29, p. 1024.

U.S.S. Richmond, church service

U.S.S. Richmond, church service

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Secret service by William Gillette. during American Civil War

Secret service by William Gillette. during American Civil War

Caption: I know some things that you don't! Created and "copyright 1896 by The Strobridge Lith Co, Cin'ti & N.Y." No. 7445. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

Kuehne Beveridge / photo by Bain News Service.

Kuehne Beveridge / photo by Bain News Service.

Head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front. No. 1016-10. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

Service at Dome of Ascension on Mt. Olivet

Service at Dome of Ascension on Mt. Olivet

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U.S.S. Nahant, church service - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

U.S.S. Nahant, church service - Public domain image. Dry plate negativ...

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U.S.S. Kentucky, silver service presented by citizens of Kentucky

U.S.S. Kentucky, silver service presented by citizens of Kentucky

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U.S. Civil Service Commission now complete. Washington, D.C., July 8. With the swearing in today of Arthur S. Flemming to succeed Samuel H. Ordway Jr., resigned, as a member of the U.S. Civil Service Commission, the commission is complete. Members of the commission are, left to right: Arthur S. Flemming, Mrs. Lucille McMillan, and Harry B. Mitchell

U.S. Civil Service Commission now complete. Washington, D.C., July 8. ...

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U.S. Secret Service Chief John E. Wilkie in his office

U.S. Secret Service Chief John E. Wilkie in his office

Full length, standing, looking at photos in cabinet, right profile. Photo copyrighted by Waldon Fawcett. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Secret Service; PI; G... More

Red Cross: Fayetteville, N.C. Canteen Service

Red Cross: Fayetteville, N.C. Canteen Service

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Prince Tsia-Hsun with Secret Service Adjutant Verbeck and others

Prince Tsia-Hsun with Secret Service Adjutant Verbeck and others

Photo shows U.S. Secret Service agent Harry Moffitt, center (Source: Secret Service archivist, 2012)

Kate Barnard by Bain News Service / Bain News Service

Kate Barnard by Bain News Service / Bain News Service

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Library War Service, Naval Training Station, Class room

Library War Service, Naval Training Station, Class room

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Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, water way, maritime architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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Happy but thoughtless. The messenger service is poor training for him. (Works for Dime Messenger Service).  Location: [Washington (D.C.), District of Columbia]

Happy but thoughtless. The messenger service is poor training for him....

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WOMAN'S NATIONAL SERVICE SCHOOL, UNDER WOMAN'S SECTION, NAVY LEAGUE. ACTIVITIES

WOMAN'S NATIONAL SERVICE SCHOOL, UNDER WOMAN'S SECTION, NAVY LEAGUE. A...

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WOMAN'S NATIONAL SERVICE SCHOOL, UNDER WOMAN'S SECTION, NAVY LEAGUE. ACTIVITIES

WOMAN'S NATIONAL SERVICE SCHOOL, UNDER WOMAN'S SECTION, NAVY LEAGUE. A...

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WOMAN'S NATIONAL SERVICE SCHOOL, UNDER WOMAN'S SECTION, NAVY LEAGUE. REVIEW

WOMAN'S NATIONAL SERVICE SCHOOL, UNDER WOMAN'S SECTION, NAVY LEAGUE. R...

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WOMAN'S NATIONAL SERVICE SCHOOL, UNDER WOMAN'S SECTION, NAVY LEAGUE. RECEIVING SIGNAL

WOMAN'S NATIONAL SERVICE SCHOOL, UNDER WOMAN'S SECTION, NAVY LEAGUE. R...

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Join the air service and serve in France--Do it now / J. Paul Verrees.

Join the air service and serve in France--Do it now / J. Paul Verrees.

Two soldiers, one using binoculars, in foreground, and American airplane above. From the Rehse Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik. Princeton war posters, Renwick, BFA 1355. Promotional goal: U.S. J24. 1917.

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD

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Air Service Flying School, Rockwell Field, San Diego, Cal., Nov. 23, 1918

Air Service Flying School, Rockwell Field, San Diego, Cal., Nov. 23, 1...

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AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD

AIR MAIL. INAUGURATION OF SERVICE, POLO FIELD

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Have you a Red Cross service flag? / Jessie Willcox Smith.

Have you a Red Cross service flag? / Jessie Willcox Smith.

Boy putting Red Cross service emblem on window. Promotional goal: U.S. G21. 1918. Copyright by the American Red Cross.

[Clergymen at outdoor religious service]

[Clergymen at outdoor religious service]

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Potomac Electric Power Co. service station, 10th and Florida. Construction of foundation for new service station building III

Potomac Electric Power Co. service station, 10th and Florida. Construc...

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Electric Institute of Washington. Repairs and service

Electric Institute of Washington. Repairs and service

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Service wing of a house, New Orleans

Service wing of a house, New Orleans

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Powhattan Hotel, Civil Service Com., Penna Ave. and H Street

Powhattan Hotel, Civil Service Com., Penna Ave. and H Street

National Photo Company Collection. LC-F81-23279 badly deterioriated. Public domain photograph of a hotel building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

J.H. Barlett, Civil Service Com., [7/15/21]

J.H. Barlett, Civil Service Com., [7/15/21]

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Dr. Bauldwin [i.e., Baldwin?], Public Health Service

Dr. Bauldwin [i.e., Baldwin?], Public Health Service

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

Air Service pilots, 3/6/23 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Air Service pilots, 3/6/23 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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The shut-in's Sunday service

The shut-in's Sunday service

Photograph shows a woman reclining on a sofa, wearing radio headset, listening to radio on stand next to sofa. J260769 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Clark Music Co.

Miss Janet Moffett, daughter of Adm. [William Adger] Moffett of the Air Service, and her instructor Lt. Rittenhouse [in cockpit of plane]

Miss Janet Moffett, daughter of Adm. [William Adger] Moffett of the Ai...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. In album: Washington, D.C., Jan. 1923 to Jan. 1924, v. 6, Herbert E. French, National Photo Company. National Photo Company Collection (Librar... More

Swearing in of Miss Jessie Dell as Civil Service Com., 9/18/25

Swearing in of Miss Jessie Dell as Civil Service Com., 9/18/25

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

Board of Civil Service Com., [9/24/25]

Board of Civil Service Com., [9/24/25]

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Radio communication service, Priv. W.E. Wilson & L.J. DeGraw, 11/24/25

Radio communication service, Priv. W.E. Wilson & L.J. DeGraw, 11/24/25

Public domain photograph of cabinet, bureau, office, 1920s - 1930s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

W.C. Durant, motor magnate, & wife / photo. by Bain News Service, New York.

W.C. Durant, motor magnate, & wife / photo. by Bain News Service, New ...

Full-length portraits, standing on S.S. Majestic. George Grantham Bain Collection.

General H.E. Ely & Hanford MacNider with their service flags, 2/17/26
[Fairfax Harrison, president of Southern Railway, half-length portrait, standing, facing front, on board ship] / Photo by Bain News Service.

[Fairfax Harrison, president of Southern Railway, half-length portrait...

Photo by Bain News Service, 255 Canal St., New York. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Biggest and costliest yet. This is the radio room on the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Chelan, the newest cutter of the service now anchored at the Navy Yard, Washington D.C. This radio room houses three transmitters and three receiving sets. On the maiden trip she picked up an SOS and towed a schooner 1,500 miles, a record tow. The cutter cost approximately $1,000,000. Ensign Leslie B. Tollaksen, is shown in the photograph

Biggest and costliest yet. This is the radio room on the U.S. Coast Gu...

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

Naval aviator sets new speed mark to win Curtiss Marine Trophy., Lt. W.G. Tomlinson, right, roaring over a 100 mile course on the Potomac River, in his tiny Navy fighting plane, won the Curtiss Marine Trophy race today and broke the record for service seaplanes by a wide margin. His record speed of 175 miles per hour for the annual classic eclipsed the mark of the late Major C.A. Lutz of the Marine Corps. of 154 which won last year's race. The Secretary of the Navy, Adams is shown on his right

Naval aviator sets new speed mark to win Curtiss Marine Trophy., Lt. W...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a ship, docks, navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Arab group at P.B.S. [i.e., Palestine Broadcasting Service]

Arab group at P.B.S. [i.e., Palestine Broadcasting Service]

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Arab staff at the P.B.S. [i.e., Palestine Broadcasting Service] Other smaller group with messenger boys

Arab staff at the P.B.S. [i.e., Palestine Broadcasting Service] Other ...

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Inauguration of the Palestine Broadcasting Service. March 30 -1[936]. Crowds near broadcasting mast [Ramallah]

Inauguration of the Palestine Broadcasting Service. March 30 -1[936]. ...

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New Chief, Assistant Chief of U.S. Secret Service take oath of office. Washington, D.C., Dec. 31. Upon the retirement of Chief William H. Moran today Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau named Frank L. Wilson to be Chief of the U.S. Sercret Service and Joseph H. Murphy as Assistant Chief. They are shown taking the oath of office. In the photograph, left to right: Joseph E. Murphy, Frank L. Wilson, Secretary Morgenthau, and Frank L. Dirgfeld, Chief Clerk of the Treasury

New Chief, Assistant Chief of U.S. Secret Service take oath of office....

A group of men standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

This interesting combination of gauge house and navigation lightpole with service ladders and handrails developed into decorative features is typical of TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) navigation projects all up and down the river

This interesting combination of gauge house and navigation lightpole w...

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The cafeteria for construction employees of the Norris project was an attempt to produce a dignified architectural effect out of simple and, in part, unfinished local materials. After construction of the project it has been converted to other uses and is now in its tenth year of service

The cafeteria for construction employees of the Norris project was an ...

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

John N. Conyngham, Hayfield Farm, residence in Lehman Township, Pennsylvania. Service court, from yard

John N. Conyngham, Hayfield Farm, residence in Lehman Township, Pennsy...

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Apprentice seamen in the United States Maritime Service manning the yards on the square-rigged training ship "Joseph Conrad"

Apprentice seamen in the United States Maritime Service manning the ya...

Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Radio artists, PBS [i.e., Palestine Broadcasting Service], Jerusalem

Radio artists, PBS [i.e., Palestine Broadcasting Service], Jerusalem

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Palestine disturbances 1936. Military troop leaving the War Graves Cemetry [i.e., Cemetery] after service on Armistice Day [Mount Scopus]

Palestine disturbances 1936. Military troop leaving the War Graves Cem...

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New Assistant Secretary of Interior. Washington, D.C., Dec. 20. Ebert K. Berlew, of Pennsylvania, who was today nominated by President Roosevelt to be first Assistant Secretary of the Interior. He succeeds Theodore Walters, who died a few weeks ago. Mr. Berlew has been in the government service for 27 years--most of the time in the Department of Interior, 12/20/37

New Assistant Secretary of Interior. Washington, D.C., Dec. 20. Ebert ...

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

Dr. Parran, Surgeon General, U.S. Public Health Service. Dr. Parran with lab rat I

Dr. Parran, Surgeon General, U.S. Public Health Service. Dr. Parran wi...

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Given purse on retirement. Washington, D.C., Oct. 1. Retired today after 36 years of service at the White House, Liet. Ernest "Larry" Seaman is presented with a purse by Capt. Clarence Dalrymple (left) on behalf of the White House Police Force and members of the Executive Force. The White House Correspondent's Association and new photographers also presented tokens of friendship to the retiring officer. 10/1/37

Given purse on retirement. Washington, D.C., Oct. 1. Retired today aft...

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

Dr. Parran, Surgeon General, U.S. Public Health Service. Dr. Parran at lab table

Dr. Parran, Surgeon General, U.S. Public Health Service. Dr. Parran at...

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U.S. Treasury guards blossom out in new uniforms. Washington, D.C. Aug. 26. The first act of the U.S. Secret Service when they were g even supervision of the Treasury Guards was to outfit the men with new uniforms. A neat summer uniform of blue shirt with blue trousers and Sam Browne belt was taken the place of the blue, green, white, pink and other conflicting colors in shirts formerly worn by the guards. This picture was made as the guards paraded for officials of the Treasury today. 8/26/37

U.S. Treasury guards blossom out in new uniforms. Washington, D.C. Aug...

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Secret Service, 10-20-38 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Secret Service, 10-20-38 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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"Small business" conference opens in uproar. Washington, D.C., Feb. 2. So great was the confusion at the opening session of the Conference of Small Business Men today that Secretary Roper was pressed into service to get order. Nearly one thousand small business men from 45 states attended and it seemed all of them wanted to get on the speakers platform at once. A good idea of the confusion taking place can be gained from this general scene, 2/2/38

"Small business" conference opens in uproar. Washington, D.C., Feb. 2....

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Lassen Volcanic National Park, Ranger Naturalist Service

Lassen Volcanic National Park, Ranger Naturalist Service

Poster shows Lassen Peak errupting. Caption: Loomis Memorial at Manzanita Lake - lectures, hikes, motor caravans, campfire programs, information. Season late June to mid September. Work Projects Administration... More

Oregon, Monroe, Benton County. The Wilhelm mill closed ten years ago and service station "used to be quite a trading center around here until they had good roads."

Oregon, Monroe, Benton County. The Wilhelm mill closed ten years ago a...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Tranquillity, California. Sunday morning service. Migrants from the southwest bring their religions with them to California

Tranquillity, California. Sunday morning service. Migrants from the so...

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public Health Service Investigation Commission to the China-Burma highway, Chefang (vicinity), China. The edge of the Old Fort seepage area

Public Health Service Investigation Commission to the China-Burma high...

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Investigating favoritism in government. Washington, D.C., March 31. A characteristic pose of Senator Allen J. Ellender, democrat of Louisiana, chairman of the Special Senate Committee investigating charges of favoritism in promotion of feminine workers on the government service. Principal charges are that the beauties are being promoted, regardless of their ability, over the heads of their homelier co-workers. 3-31-39

Investigating favoritism in government. Washington, D.C., March 31. A ...

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

Former house minority leader presented set of silver by republican congressmen. Washington, D.C., April 5 -Former House Minority Leader Bertrand N. Snell, or New York, was presented with a silver service set at surprise breakfast tendered him today at the Capitol by his former republican colleagues. In the photo - left to right - House Minority Leader Joseph W. Martin, Jr. of Massachusetts - Bertrand N. Snell - Rep. James W. Wadsworth of New York - Rep. Daniel A. Reed of New York and Rep. Frank Crowther of New York. 4-5-39

Former house minority leader presented set of silver by republican con...

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[...] says NLRD criticism precipitated [...] by lack of federal mediation service. [Washington], D.C., May 15. William M Leiseron, [member of?] the NLRB, told the Senate Education and [...] that much of the existing criticism of [...] could have been avoided by a more [...] federal mediation service. He caused the [committee?] which is holding hearings on the Wagner(?) Amendments(?) proposed recently, a good laugh [...] out that authority of the board ends [...] agree to bargain collectively. 'The [...] of the board ends there. The act then [...] ending of a happy life thereafter. [Anyone who is?] married knows that is not the whole story

[...] says NLRD criticism precipitated [...] by lack of federal mediat...

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

Farmers repairing tractor at community service center. Faulkner County, Centerville, Arkansas (see general caption)

Farmers repairing tractor at community service center. Faulkner County...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Reception by the Director of Programmes, Palestine Broadcasting Service. Mr. Lababidi and Ibrahim Toukan

Reception by the Director of Programmes, Palestine Broadcasting Servic...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Every citizen can get his share. Our democratic way of sharing the limited amount of gasoline means a new stance for the service station attendant. He keeps an eye on the guage instead of on the tank. Every man gets what is coming to him--no more

Every citizen can get his share. Our democratic way of sharing the lim...

Public domain photograph of cars, gas station, car garage, 20th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A community service tractor being operated. Claude Levesque on his farm near Van Buren, Maine

A community service tractor being operated. Claude Levesque on his far...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farm, farmer, agriculture, early 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

FSA (Farm Security Administration) cooperative bull, community service loan, in Breathitt County, near Jackson, Kentucky. This purebred Hereford bull was purchased by Mr. James H. Russell, FSA borrower, from Rouseau, Kentucky, in April 1939. See general caption number 3

FSA (Farm Security Administration) cooperative bull, community service...

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Jericho entertainment by the Palestine Broadcasting Service

Jericho entertainment by the Palestine Broadcasting Service

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Army truck manufacture (Dodge). Cab assemblies entering huge rust-proofing ovens. In this process the raw sheet metal of the cabs is treated with various chemicals before any finishing coats are applied. This rust-proofing insures against the spread of rust in cases of accidents which damage the finish of the metal after the trunk has been put into service

Army truck manufacture (Dodge). Cab assemblies entering huge rust-proo...

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

Member of the Arizona part-time farms, Chandler Unit, in bedroom of his apartment on the project studying for civil service examination in poultry culture. Maricopa County, Arizona

Member of the Arizona part-time farms, Chandler Unit, in bedroom of hi...

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

PHS (United States Public Health Service) exhibit

PHS (United States Public Health Service) exhibit

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

Community service center. Faulkner County, Centerville, Arkansas

Community service center. Faulkner County, Centerville, Arkansas

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A group of men sitting at a table in a restaurant, Washington DC. Farm Security Administration photograph

A group of men sitting at a table in a restaurant, Washington DC. Farm...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

The National Roster of Scientific and Specialized Personnel. The National Roster of Scientific and Specialized Personnel (under the joint administration of the Civil Service Commission and the National Resources Planning Board) employs this horizontal sorting machine as an aid in the exacting task of picking just the right combination of specifications. This machine selects from the prepared index cards the men who have the required specifications such as a definite specialization in one of the engineering fields, familiarity with certain languages, locations, marital status, ethnicity, age group, extent of education, etc.

The National Roster of Scientific and Specialized Personnel. The Natio...

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

A black and white photo of people on a beach, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of people on a beach, Great Depression. FSA/OW...

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War Production Board poster. Poster produced by the WPB for distribution to shipyards. The original is 28 1/2 inches by 40 inches and is printed in full color. It was designed by the Office of War Information (OWI) from a painting by C.C. Beall. Copies may be obtained from Central Distribution Service, Office of Emergency Management (OEM), 1516 14th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C.

War Production Board poster. Poster produced by the WPB for distributi...

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Jericho entertainment by the Palestine Broadcasting Service. Arab Legion Band, closer up

Jericho entertainment by the Palestine Broadcasting Service. Arab Legi...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Absentee posters. An employee in the janitor service of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, New Haven, Connecticut designed this poster which stresses the importance of full attendance to plant workers

Absentee posters. An employee in the janitor service of the Winchester...

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American Red Cross Clubmobile girls join [Danny Kaye] on stage during performance at Service Club in 1st Cavalry Division area

American Red Cross Clubmobile girls join [Danny Kaye] on stage during ...

Korea, December, 1961 (General) The Library of Congress provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes and makes no warranty with regard to their use for other purposes. The written p... More

A black and white photo of a group of men, Washington DC. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of a group of men, Washington DC. Farm Securit...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Alex G. Nordholm, Chief, Regional Service, War Production Drive Headquarters, speaking before labor-management committee members at Hazleton, July 30th

Alex G. Nordholm, Chief, Regional Service, War Production Drive Headqu...

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Alex G. Nordholm, Chief, Regional Service, War Production Drive Headquarters, speaking before labor-management committee members at Scranton, July 29th

Alex G. Nordholm, Chief, Regional Service, War Production Drive Headqu...

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Salvage. Stacking chips in the game of war. Even better, if possible, than the individual citizen, American industry has learned to waste nothing. With every ounce of steel and steel scrap vital to the war, this employee of the Boston & Maine Railroad has been assigned the job of sorting steel washers. Here, as in all industry today, anything reusable is put back into service; the remainder becomes scrap to feed the nation's insatiable steel mills

Salvage. Stacking chips in the game of war. Even better, if possible, ...

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

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

A black and white photo of a group of people. Office of War Informatio...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942). The photographs of the Farm S... More

Service on the home front There's a job for every Pennsylvanian in these civilian defense efforts.

Service on the home front There's a job for every Pennsylvanian in the...

Poster encouraging participation in civil defense efforts, showing family prepared for work.

Staff Sergeant William Light, Service Company, 12th Infantry (motor maintenance sergeant). Standing at attention weraing overseas cap and service uniform (a uniforn usually worn in garrisons in the summer). Arlington Cantonment, Arlington, Virginia

Staff Sergeant William Light, Service Company, 12th Infantry (motor ma...

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Civilian defense. Here is a portable electric power saw to cut flooring and heavy beams. It is part of the equipment of the New York City Emergency Service truck displayed in October at the civilian defense show at Madison Square Garden by the New York Police Department. This saw, which operates on 110-volt direct current generated by the truck, can be used as far as 2000 feet from the truck

Civilian defense. Here is a portable electric power saw to cut floorin...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

General Douglas MacArthur, left, congratulates Captain Villamor of the Philippine Air Force, after awarding him the Distinguished Service Cross, December 22, 1941. Captain Villamor was one of the small group of flyers that did heroic service in the Battle of Bataan

General Douglas MacArthur, left, congratulates Captain Villamor of the...

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Idaho state employment representative (left) talking to farm workers who live at the FSA (Farm Security Administration) migratory labor camp mobile unit. Wilder, Idaho. The state employment service has offices at most FSA camps

Idaho state employment representative (left) talking to farm workers w...

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Creel room in action. Two spools are needed for each of the endless cords. As fast as a spool runs out, the auxiliary spool is immediately pulled into service. Each time one of the spools is replaced, the new spool is tied to the end of the spool which is unwinding so that there is never an interruption in any cord. Should a cord break, it is immediately replaced from an emergency spool until the break can be repaired. Firestone (General Tires), Akron, Ohio

Creel room in action. Two spools are needed for each of the endless co...

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Marines dress parade. The Marines paraded in honor of Colonel William T. Clement when he was presented the Navy Cross for distinguished service in the Philippines. The presentation was made on July 17, 1942, in the courtyard of the Marine barracks in Washington, D.C.

Marines dress parade. The Marines paraded in honor of Colonel William ...

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A poster comes to life. "I've been waitin' for this moment," said George Woolslayer as he shook hands with his poster-model colleagues, Sergeant Vineyard and Chief Evans, "and I'm mighty proud." Although Woolslayer was somewhat more voluble than his service friends, all of the men admitted to being thrilled at the meeting. None had met before. It was the soldier's and sailor's first visit to a steel mill and they watched the operations with interest and laid down a continuous barrage of questions. Working on a rush order, Woolslayer was not able to leave his job to meet the other two at the station, as had been originally planned. Introducing the men is Robert Foster, (second from left) Woolslayer's boss. Allegheny-Steel, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

A poster comes to life. "I've been waitin' for this moment," said Geor...

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Marines dress parade. The Marines paraded in honor of Colonel William T. Clement when he was presented the Navy Cross for distinguished service in the Philippines. The presentation was made on July 17, 1942, in the courtyard of the Marine barracks in Washington, D.C.

Marines dress parade. The Marines paraded in honor of Colonel William ...

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Pennsylvania section of the war emergency twenty-four inch pipeline to carry oil from Texas fields to eastern refineries, completed in July 1943. Service truck

Pennsylvania section of the war emergency twenty-four inch pipeline to...

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Harvesting embryonic membranes from eggs infected with louse-borne typhus. USPHS (United States Public Health Service)  Rocky Mountain Laboratory, Hamilton, Montana

Harvesting embryonic membranes from eggs infected with louse-borne typ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of food, dinner, grocery store, eating, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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