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Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). This worker is in the plate-bender's shop, where steel plates are bent to fit the sidings of warcraft under construction. This is an operation requiring a high degree of skill

Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). This worker is in the plate-bender's...

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.

De Land pool. Bits and parts. With a "know-how" skill developed in thirty-two years experience as a machinist, Fred W. Casey, sub-contractor in the De Land, Florida pool, bends over a heavy lathe as it machines a part for the nation's war machine. Fifty-two-year-old Casey, like many machinists who retired to Florida, chuckles at the idea that machinists in the deep South cannot work to close tolerances

De Land pool. Bits and parts. With a "know-how" skill developed in thi...

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.

Victory Corps, tomorrow's defenders of liberty. Invaluable training in use of electrical equipment is given to these boys in the industrial shops at Polytechnic High School in Los Angeles, California. Members of the Victory Corps, their potential manpower will supply needed technical skill for war and post-war activities

Victory Corps, tomorrow's defenders of liberty. Invaluable training in...

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Subcontracting (Braden and Van Fossen Works). The speedy equipping of the armies of democracy depends upon using effectively and immediately the skill of thousands of men in shops such as the Braden and Van Fossen Works, in Staunton, Virginia. These are special jigs and other tools made up in the shop since Pearl Harbor, all of them to speed production on small war orders. The volume of such orders is much too small, and the shop is even now idle much of the time, but it is just such ingenuity as these men are showing which will mean adequate war production

Subcontracting (Braden and Van Fossen Works). The speedy equipping of ...

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Conversion. Watch cases to war production. Skill and experience back the production drive. A die maker in a converted Kentucky watch case factory brings rare ability to the plant's new job of making compass cases, fuse baffles, machine gun parts and other war essentials. Wadsworth Watch Company, Louisville, Kentucky

Conversion. Watch cases to war production. Skill and experience back t...

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.

YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Virginia. Tuning a bomber engine requires knowledge and skill. These three corporals of a bombardment squadron at Langley Field, Virginia are making adjustments that will put a mighty YB-17 bomber in the pink of condition

YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Virginia. Tuning a bomber e...

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

New shells on old scales. Squatting before an old-fashioned measuring scale, this Indian workman and the shells before him, symbolizes the United Nations' mutual aid. The shells were manufactured somewhere in Eastern India from U.S. steel provided under lend-lease An Indian inspector weighs a twenty-five shot in one of the munitions factories where the skill of Indian workmen and the efficiency of new lend-lease machinery continues to speed tha Allied war effort

New shells on old scales. Squatting before an old-fashioned measuring ...

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Army truck manufacture (Dodge). An expert installs the accessories for the engine of Dodge Army trucks that are specified by Army regulations. With skill and accuracy craftsman shown above attaches oil filters, air cleaners, hoops up spark plug wires and sees that all are properly coordinated and in good working order

Army truck manufacture (Dodge). An expert installs the accessories for...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a machine, industrial equipment, engine, generator, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Conversion. Watch cases to war production. His hair is white, but his eye is keen. Fifty years of precision work for a Kentucky watch case manufacturer, now converted to war production, gave this aritsan rare skill in developing fine dies for the arsenal of democracy. Wadsworth Watch Company, Louisville, Kentucky

Conversion. Watch cases to war production. His hair is white, but his ...

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

A poster comes to life. Squinting against the terrific glare and bursts of steam charging up from a strip of red-hot steel which moves slowly past them, Sergeant Vineyard and Chief Evans pause with welder Woolslayer to watch precious river, which comes off the blooming mill and rolls toward the four-high strip mill at Allegheny-Ludlum. They're learning a lot, these servicemen of the "Men Working Together" poster, learning how their lives depend on the production workers of the country, without whose skill and strength the weapons of war could not be forged. Allegheny-Ludlum Steel, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

A poster comes to life. Squinting against the terrific glare and burst...

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Their brawn and their skill serve democracy in the forge plant of an automobile factory now working full capacity on production of shells for the Army. Oldsmobile, Lansing, Michigan

Their brawn and their skill serve democracy in the forge plant of an a...

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

Conversion. Food machinery plant. Cutting of spouts for anti-tanks guns such as those shown in the foreground is the present work of this lathe, formerly used in the production of cube steak machines in a New England plant which is now turning out a number of parts for war machinery on subcontract. Conversion of this machine, and the stepping up of its speed required only a few hours. The operator, Ralph Hutchings, has also turned his skill to war work. He formerly operated a lathe in the production of cube steak machinery. Cube Steak Machine Company, Boston, Massachusetts

Conversion. Food machinery plant. Cutting of spouts for anti-tanks gun...

Public domain photograph - working class people, the 1930s United States, work, labor, worker, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

De Land pool. Carr's Machine Shop. L.F. Quinton used to be a radio sound engineer with a home workshop where he acquired skill in working to close tolerances, making model racing cars. Now he's using that "know-how" making precision worm gears for the De Land, Florida pool

De Land pool. Carr's Machine Shop. L.F. Quinton used to be a radio sou...

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.

Conversion. Jukebox plant. It's all for fun now, but his technical skill in operating this 130-ton capacity die stamping press will soon be applied to far more important production. This employee of an Eastern jukebox manufacturing concern is shown stamping out mounting frames for jukeboxes. When the boxes have been completed, this company will devote a large percentage of its time and space to production of electrical devices to be used by the Army and Navy. Rudolph Wurlitzer, North Tonawanda, New York

Conversion. Jukebox plant. It's all for fun now, but his technical ski...

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Conversion. Floor waxer plant. Through the skill and ingenuity of the entire personnel of this small Eastern manufacturing firm, machinery formerly used in production of floor waxers has been converted to production of war essentials. Pictured here are the shop's owner (right) and night foreman, both of whom were instrumental in making the change. Floorola Products Inc., York, Pennsylvania

Conversion. Floor waxer plant. Through the skill and ingenuity of the ...

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Conversion. Watch cases to war production. Volume for victory. His skill in the making of luxury items is an asset for a Kentucky watch case factory now producing compass cases, fuse baffles, gun parts and other war essentials. Wadsworth Watch Company, Louisville, Kentucky

Conversion. Watch cases to war production. Volume for victory. His ski...

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.

Twenty-millimeter machine guns for planes. A former automotive worker in a converted auto plant sights through the precision-made breech of a machine gun for the Air Corps. One of thousands of examples of the way American enterprise threw its technical skill and its tremendous mass production facilities behind the war production drive. Oldsmobile, Lansing, Michigan

Twenty-millimeter machine guns for planes. A former automotive worker ...

Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Manpower. Southern shipyard workers. R.W. Hollamon works at gap shears in his wartime job at a Southern Navy yard. In peacetime he was a farmer, but he has converted his skill to turning out ship parts for the U.S. Navy for the duration

Manpower. Southern shipyard workers. R.W. Hollamon works at gap shears...

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.

Production. Subchasers. An old shipwright gives his skill and experience to the building of subchasers in an Eastern shipyard. He has helped to turn out many oyster and fishing boats, and worked at shipbuilding in the last war. He has done much to help his present employer earn the coveted Navy "E"

Production. Subchasers. An old shipwright gives his skill and experien...

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Conversion. Food machinery plant. Cutting of spouts for anti-tank guns is the present work of this lathe, shown here at its former job--shaping of wooden rollers used with a belt control to carry steaks into the cube steak machine which is this New England plant's normal product. Conversion of this lathe, and the stepping up of its speed, has turned his skill from peacetime work to war production. Cube Steak Machinery Company, Boston, Massachusetts

Conversion. Food machinery plant. Cutting of spouts for anti-tank guns...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a machine, industrial equipment, engine, generator, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Victory Corps, tomorrow's defenders of liberty. Boys of pre-induction age train diligently in preparation for possible duty with the armed services. Technical skill in radio and code, taught to members of the Polytechnic High School Victory Corps at Los Angeles, California, will be important both in the armed forces and in civilian life

Victory Corps, tomorrow's defenders of liberty. Boys of pre-induction ...

Public domain photograph of United States in World War Two, home front, industrial military production, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Production. Subchasers. One of the eighteen grandchildren is now in the Army, and granddad himself is doing important work for the Navy. His skill and experience are invaluable in the Eastern shipyard in which he helps to make keels and other important frame members for new subchasers

Production. Subchasers. One of the eighteen grandchildren is now in th...

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

Conversion. Merry-go-round plant. These hands used to turn out merry-go-rounds to gladden the hearts of the nation's children. The carrousel plant in which they work is now engaged in producing war parts on subcontracts from army and navy contractors. These skilled hands belong to sixty-five-year-old Herman Jagow, whose wood carving skill delighted thousands of children riding the horses of merry-go-rounds. Here he is doing lathe work in landing gear housing. Spillman Engineering Company, North Tonawanda, New York

Conversion. Merry-go-round plant. These hands used to turn out merry-g...

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Conversion. Food machinery plant. Cutting of spouts for anti-tank guns is the present work of this lathe, shown here at its former job-shaping wooden rollers used with a belt control to carry steaks into the cube steak machine which is this New England plant's normal production. Conversion of this lathe, and the stepping up of its speed, has turned his skill from peacetime work to war production. Cube Steak Machine Company, Boston, Massachusetts

Conversion. Food machinery plant. Cutting of spouts for anti-tank guns...

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.

Grinding aircraft parts (one with inverted lamp shade). Tiny parts for aircraft are here being surface ground by a small machine shop in New York City whose peacetime products are industrial saws and knives. The same skill and machinery needed to produce saws and knives is thus being turned to the job of winning the war

Grinding aircraft parts (one with inverted lamp shade). Tiny parts for...

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.

Brawn and skill team up. Workers at an eastern Navy yard hand forge a shackle in an operation that requires clear eyes and the skillful placing of a mighty blow

Brawn and skill team up. Workers at an eastern Navy yard hand forge a ...

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Conversion. Merry-go-round plant. This is a South Bend swing lathe used formerly in the manufacture of merry-go-rounds. This machine, along with others in this New York state plant is now turning out bits and pieces for our war program. The worker is machinist Fred Luther, whose skill was formerly used to amuse children, is now aiding in the job of protecting children and assuring them a life in which amusement will be as much a part as before the rise of a fascism. Spillman Engineering Company, North Tonawanda, New York

Conversion. Merry-go-round plant. This is a South Bend swing lathe use...

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Young defense woman. This young woman, trained in a National Youth Administration (NYA) work center, is contributing to defense as the result of skill acquired on the government project. Scene from Women in Defense, Office of War Information (OWI) motion picture which Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt wrote the commentary. In addition to industrial workers the film shows defense activities of women of science and the volunteer services

Young defense woman. This young woman, trained in a National Youth Adm...

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

Where skill and courage count. Signal Corps, United States Army

Where skill and courage count. Signal Corps, United States Army

Forms part of the Artist poster filing series (Library of Congress) Promotional goal: U.S. J22. 1942

Production. Willow Run bomber plant. Working with skill and precision, these women operate a spot welding machine in the largest single story building in the world, Ford's giant bomber plant at Willow Run, Michigan. Ford plant, Willow Run

Production. Willow Run bomber plant. Working with skill and precision,...

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Brushing up. Apprentices study drafting-room technique in classes at an eastern arsenal. Every kind of skill is going into preparation for war work

Brushing up. Apprentices study drafting-room technique in classes at a...

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