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[Swords and scabbards, banners and standards]

[Swords and scabbards, banners and standards]

Includes Japanese text on the top, outside the image box. Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Sep. 1878. From the "Military arts" series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of:... More

Government regulation needed to insure Detroit steady supply of milk, Monopoly Committee told. Washington, D.C., May 2. Kenneth L. Vardon, President of the United Dairy Workers Union of Detroit, today told the Temporary National Economic Committee that some form of government regulation must be imposed to insure Detroit a steady supply of milk at a just price to the consumer, the distributor, and the farmer. He charged that the practices of George A. Johnson, independent dealer, serving six per cent of the city, were such that they 'are seriously endangering the supply of fluid milk for Detroit.' Vardon said that Johnson shops with various farmers to get the lowest possible prices but refuses to pay prevailing wage standards

Government regulation needed to insure Detroit steady supply of milk, ...

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Uncle Sam test brass alloys. Washington D.C. To determine the correct amount of alloys necessary for desired results in the making of castings and other uses, the U.S. Bureau of Standards is conducting daily tests. 600 different portions of the alloy are used at the present time. The tests are made with brass bars which are melted in a high frequency induction furnace and the temperatures are recorded before and during the pouring into the molds. In the photograph, left to right: H.V. Gardner, Lemuel D. Jones, and C.N. Saeger, Chief of the Experimental Foundry at the Bureau

Uncle Sam test brass alloys. Washington D.C. To determine the correct ...

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Bureau of Standards. Auditorium

Bureau of Standards. Auditorium

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Bureau of Standards milling story

Bureau of Standards milling story

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Bureau of Standards, Division of Ceramics

Bureau of Standards, Division of Ceramics

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Board of visitors, Bureau of Standards, 3/19/23

Board of visitors, Bureau of Standards, 3/19/23

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Bureau [of] Standards, 1/25/23 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Bureau [of] Standards, 1/25/23 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public dom...

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D.W. Kessler, Bu. of Standards, scrubbing marble, [6/9/25]

D.W. Kessler, Bu. of Standards, scrubbing marble, [6/9/25]

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The Radio Robot. Ralph Stair of the Bureau of Standards has invented the Radio Robot, an electrical and mechanical trouble-shooter for radio receiving data. It is almost a human detective in finding radio troubles, testinng and "pepping up" vacuum tubes, testing radio parts and complete receiving sets, both alternating-current and direct-current and is a portable power pack

The Radio Robot. Ralph Stair of the Bureau of Standards has invented t...

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Device for testing testers. Washington, D.C., May 25. Herbert L. Whittemore, Chief Justice of the Engineering Mechanics Sections, U.S. Bureau of Standards, has been awarded the Edward Longstreth medal for his work in developing this device for testing the machines which in turn test construction materials. The medal is awarded annually by the Franklin Institute, 5/25/37

Device for testing testers. Washington, D.C., May 25. Herbert L. Whitt...

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Tire testing machine. Washington, D.C., May 20. Testing wear and tear on tires with this tire testing machine at the Bureau of Standards is W.D. [?] hold, the machine simulates road tests traveling from 20 to 60 mph, the only difference is that the load on the tires is heavier than the normal weight of cars that the tires are made for [...]

Tire testing machine. Washington, D.C., May 20. Testing wear and tear ...

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Government discovers method to preserve movie film indefinitely. Washington, D.C., July 8. People living in the year 2000 will be able to see and hear today's history in the making through experiments on preserving movie film now being conducted by the National Bureau of Standards. The experts at the bureau recently completed "accelerated aging tests in which films in six months went through the effects of 50 years' storage in a cool dark room. These tests showed that cellulose, or explosive film, would last from 50 to 100 years. The new Safety or Acetate film "may be preserved for longer periods." Unofficially, the experts put the figure at several hundred years. The following set of pictures were made at the Bureau of Standards and the National Archives Building. (1) Accelerated aging, The stability of the films is tested similarly to paper. They are heated in this oven at 100 [degrees] C and tested for loss of flexibility and for evidences of chemical decomposition. Arnold Soorne, of the Bureau Staff, is picture making the test

Government discovers method to preserve movie film indefinitely. Washi...

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An old photo of two men standing outside of a building, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

An old photo of two men standing outside of a building, West Virginia....

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Pill-Box Fort finished in four hours. Washington, D.C., Aug. 25. Something new in speedy-built forts was built on the grounds of the Bureau of Standards today in four hours. Karl P. Billner, Swedish Inventor, supervised the building of the pill box which was done by his new invention as the vacuum concrete invention. Mr. Billner, is looking over the finished product, 8/25/38

Pill-Box Fort finished in four hours. Washington, D.C., Aug. 25. Somet...

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Nyssa, Oregon (vicinity). This family was evacuated from a coastal area to a reception center. Subsequently they volunteered for farm work and moved to the camp. From there they were hired as a group by a local white farmer. They will be allowed to remain on this farm for the duration of the war. When such an arrangement is made the U.S. Employment Service must inspect and approve housing facilities and wage standards

Nyssa, Oregon (vicinity). This family was evacuated from a coastal are...

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[Fifteen military standards related to the American Civil War]

[Fifteen military standards related to the American Civil War]

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The yardstick is being applied to the measuring of radio waves by means of parallel device of galvanometer, the radio laboratory of the Bureau of Standards has succeeded in measuring very short radio waves, only ten meters in length

The yardstick is being applied to the measuring of radio waves by mean...

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Joint Com., Bu. Chemistry, Dept. of Ag., Standards for ice cream, meats, jelly, jam, 8/19/24

Joint Com., Bu. Chemistry, Dept. of Ag., Standards for ice cream, meat...

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[Department of Commerce, Bureau of Standards truck at tower]

[Department of Commerce, Bureau of Standards truck at tower]

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Colored radio recorder is latest in radio receivers. E.B. Judson of the Bureau of Standards and his two colored radio recorder, automatically recording signals in two colors, red and black. This automatic receiver is capable of receiving signals from American or European stations

Colored radio recorder is latest in radio receivers. E.B. Judson of th...

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Tests cold effects on airplanes. Donald Brooks, Automotive Engineer of the Bureau of Standards, examining the valves of the apparatus known as the humidifier, which enables Bureau experts to test the effect of cold upon airplanes

Tests cold effects on airplanes. Donald Brooks, Automotive Engineer of...

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Government scientist cools water to -6ʺ without freezing it. Washington, D.C., Aug. 9. The belief that water freezes at 32 degrees fahrenheit has been blasted by Dr. N. Ernest Dorsey, scientist of the National Bureau of Standards. Neither does all water freeze at the same temperature. These discoveries have been made by Dr. Dorsey after experimenting with 37 specimens of water taken from lakes, canals, and other sources. He has cooled water until it was minus 6 degrees fahrenheit that is, 38 degrees colder that the so called freezing point of 32 degrees. Yet it remained liquid, 8/9/38

Government scientist cools water to -6ʺ without freezing it. Washingto...

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Uncle Sam makes own glass. Washington, D.C. Aug. 24. All optical glass used by the United States Navy is manufactured and finished by the Bureau of Standards in Washington. L. Maxwell, of the Glass Section, Bureau of Standards, is shown cutting molten glass into the mold. He uses ordinary tailor's shears in cutting the hot substance which is about as soft as hot molasses candy

Uncle Sam makes own glass. Washington, D.C. Aug. 24. All optical glass...

A black and white photo of a man working in a factory, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data on negative or negative sleeve. Date based on date of negatives in same... More

Traffic paint undergoes rigid tests. Washington, D.C., April 16. At the U.S. Bureau of Standards, J.E. Keefauver of the Bureau has been running tests on the paint that is placed on safety zones and streets to determine which has the best wearing activity. The discs [?] are painted with the traffic paint the chain-driven wheel of eraser rubber (to imitate an auto tire) slowly wears the paint away. The brushes are to keep the disc and tire clean. These tests were made at the requests of the traffic bureaus, 4/16/1937

Traffic paint undergoes rigid tests. Washington, D.C., April 16. At th...

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Rating gasolines at the Bureau of Standards. Washington, D.C., April 17. F.R. Carter of the U.S. Bureau of Standards is shown adjusting the mixture of gasoline to find out the rating in octane numbers of gasolines. The three carbureter shown in the foreground are each filled with a gasoline tow of which with a known octane rating and the third is filled with the sample to be tested, this machine has a variable compression ratio and can be changed while in motion

Rating gasolines at the Bureau of Standards. Washington, D.C., April 1...

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Interferometer tests standard gages for automobile manufacturers. Washington, D.C. May 28. I.J. Fullmer of the Bureau of Standards is shown with an interferometer by means of which differences in length are measured in terms of wave-lengths of light to the millionth of an inch. A four-inch square precision gage is being compared for length with the Bureau's standard 4 inch, which is rectangular in shape. These gages are tested against the master gages which the different auto manufacturers check their measuring devices so that the parts of the cars separately made can be, when assembled, fitted perfectly. The standard gage and the master gage are shwon being compared in the interferometer, 5/28/37

Interferometer tests standard gages for automobile manufacturers. Wash...

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Precise measurements. Washington, D.C. June 17. W.H. Goss, of the National Bureau of Standards, is shown making very precise measurements of the electrical conductance of standard solutions, which are the basis of industrial control of boiled water, steam condensates, beet sugar refining, metal cleaning baths, and of various other technical operations. 6/17/37

Precise measurements. Washington, D.C. June 17. W.H. Goss, of the Nati...

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An old black and white photo of two men and a woman, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

An old black and white photo of two men and a woman, West Virginia. Fa...

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A black and white photo of a man and two children, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A black and white photo of a man and two children, West Virginia. Farm...

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J.H. Dellinger, Bureau of Standards

J.H. Dellinger, Bureau of Standards

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U.S. Capitol, Light Standards, Capitol Grounds, East of Capitol, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Capitol, Light Standards, Capitol Grounds, East of Capitol, Washi...

Survey number: HABS DC-77 The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capitol building until the current building wa... More

Final check, weather device. Washington, D.C., Sept. 13. L.L. Stockman, also of the Bureau of Standards, Radium Division, uses a wave meter to check the radiometeorograph before attaching it to the parachute and the balloon. When the inflated bag breaks, which it usually does after several hours flying, the instrument is parachuted to the ground. Many times the instrument is found and returned to the bureau. The radiometeorograph contains two radio tubes, a miniature dry cell battery and devices which record and send the weather signals which, in turn, are recorded on a chronograph in Dr. Astin's bood [?] radio room.

Final check, weather device. Washington, D.C., Sept. 13. L.L. Stockman...

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Bureau of Standards - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Bureau of Standards - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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INTER-DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE. CONFIDENTIAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE. EACH MEMBER APPOINTED FROM A DEPARTMENT AT REQUEST OF PRESIDENT. SEATED: S.W. STRATTON, CHIEF, BUREAU OF STANDARDS; WILLIAM C. FITTS, ASST. ATTORNEY GENERAL; WILLIAM INGRAHAM, ASST. SEC. OF WAR; L.F. POST, ASST. SEC. OF LABOR; W.S. GIFFORD

INTER-DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE. CONFIDENTIAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE. EAC...

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Bureau Standards plant for testing air plane radiators

Bureau Standards plant for testing air plane radiators

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Machine performs half a day's manual labor in 5 minutes. Washington, D.C., Dec. 22. H.J. Keegan of the U.S. Bureau of Standards, using the spectrophotometer to determine the different colors in a piece of cloth. It formerly took a man a half a day to make this spectrum analysis but now the machine does it in five minutes. The machine measures the % of light transmitted or reflected at various wave lengths in the visible spectrum

Machine performs half a day's manual labor in 5 minutes. Washington, D...

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Test car, Bureau of Standards, 3/26/23

Test car, Bureau of Standards, 3/26/23

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Miss V.P. Porter, Bu. of Standards, 8/18/24

Miss V.P. Porter, Bu. of Standards, 8/18/24

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Rocky Flats Plant, Standards Laboratory, Immediately north of 215A water tower & adjacent to Third Street, Golden, Jefferson County, CO

Rocky Flats Plant, Standards Laboratory, Immediately north of 215A wat...

Significance: This building is a primary contributor of the Rocky Flats Plant historic district, and is associated with the U.S. strategy of nuclear military deterrence during the Cold War, a strategy considere... More

Substitute fuels tested. Emmet L. Reed, laboratory assistant at the U.S. Bureau of Standards, uses a special microscope to measure the degree of wear which substitute gasoline has produced on an automobile engine cylinder

Substitute fuels tested. Emmet L. Reed, laboratory assistant at the U....

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Substitute fuels tested. Conducting an experiment to determine whether engine wear is increased by the use of fuel substitutes, Emmet L. Reed of Washington, D.C. makes an identification mark on the cylinder of an automobile engine. The rate of the mark's disappearance will determine the degree of wear. This is part of the "ersatz" fuel experiments which are being conducted at the U.S. Bureau of Standards

Substitute fuels tested. Conducting an experiment to determine whether...

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Uncle Sam makes own glass. Washington, D.C. Aug. 24. All optical glass used by the United States Navy is manufactured and finished by the Bureau of Standards in Washington. L. Maxwell, of the Glass Section, Bureau of Standards, is shown cutting molten glass into the mold. He uses ordinary tailor's shears in cutting the hot substance which is about as soft as hot molasses candy

Uncle Sam makes own glass. Washington, D.C. Aug. 24. All optical glass...

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U.S. experts test weather device. Washington, D.C., Sept. 13. Scientists of the National Bureau of Standards today conducted a test of the new radiometeorograph, a device attached to parachute and balloon and sent into the skies to radio back signals giving the pressure, temperature and humidity of the upper air. Preparing the balloon for the ascension are Dr. L.V. Astin, (left) of the Bureau's Electrical Division, and Dr. L.F. Curtiss, head of the Radium Division. The balloon carries the instrument as high as 50,000 or 60,000 feet. 9 to 11 miles high. Today's test was conducted for the U.S. Weather Bureau. 9/13/37

U.S. experts test weather device. Washington, D.C., Sept. 13. Scientis...

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Fulmer, Bureau of Standards - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Fulmer, Bureau of Standards - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain...

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Bureau of Standards making extensive tests of glass building blocks. Washington, D.C., June 20. Hollow glass building blocks are being used more and more extensively for structural purposes when both greater light distribution and air conditioning are required. Extensive tests to determine the strength of glass block walls and their resistance to wind pressure and moisture penetration. A.N. Finn, Chief of the glass section, is inspecting some 8 x 4 feet panels before they are tested, 6/20/38

Bureau of Standards making extensive tests of glass building blocks. W...

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"You pay your money and make your choice" Washington, D.C., May 31. A feature of the twenty-eighth National Conference on Weights and Measures which opened in Washington today was display of the many parking meters now in use throughout the country. they range from 1cent to 5cents allowing the parker 20 minutes to half an hour. 49,500 meters are now in use in 56 cities. R.E. Gould, chief of the time section of the National Bureau of Standards, is pictured examining the display, 5/31/38

"You pay your money and make your choice" Washington, D.C., May 31. A ...

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Test electric light bulbs for Uncle Sam. Washington, D.C., March 21. Purchasing on an average of 4,000,000 electric light bulbs annually, Uncle Sam is probably one of the largest users of light in the country. The National Bureau of Standards sees that the government gets value received in purchases by continually testing the incandescent lamps to determine their life and the amount of light they give. Using a special machine designed by the Bureau, Louis Barbrow is shown measuring the amount of light given by a lamp, 3/21/38

Test electric light bulbs for Uncle Sam. Washington, D.C., March 21. P...

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Baseballs undergo outdoor tryout. Washington, D.C., Mar. 7. The government's test for velocity of the American and National League baseballs went out in the open air today, having learned all about the traits of the pellets within the laboratory. The Bureau of Standards transported it's paraphernalia to Griffith Stadium to let the baseballs be shot from their air gun and fly where they may. W.C. Mock, of the Bureau of Standards is shown making the test, 3/7/38

Baseballs undergo outdoor tryout. Washington, D.C., Mar. 7. The govern...

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An old photo of a man standing in a door way, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

An old photo of a man standing in a door way, West Virginia. Farm Secu...

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U.S. testing liveliness of baseballs. Washington, D.C., Feb. 21. Experiments to test the liveliness of American, National and International League baseballs began at the National Bureau of Standards today. Edward B. Eynon, (left) Secretary of the Washington Baseball Club, and Dr. Hugh L. Dryden, Chief of the Mechanics and Sound Division, who designed the unique machine used in the tests, are discussing the first ball to be hit by the Government Fence Buster, 2/21/38

U.S. testing liveliness of baseballs. Washington, D.C., Feb. 21. Exper...

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Mr. Eaton at Bureau of Standards

Mr. Eaton at Bureau of Standards

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Conversion. Auto plant to 75- and 155-mm shell production. The work of pointing shells must be conducted with care. Shells must be perfect to insure accurate performance. But high standards of accuracy are nothing new to the former automobile plant where these shells are being made. Oldsmobile, Lansing, Michigan

Conversion. Auto plant to 75- and 155-mm shell production. The work of...

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Labor Secretary receives silicosis report. Washington D.C. The second National Silicosis Conference in a report to Secretary of Labor Perkins today, recommended enactment of X state and federal laws for protection of 1,000,000 Miners subjected to dangers of silica dust. The conference also reported it was unanimous in recommending compulsory insurance coverage for silicosis in the compensation acts of all states. In the photograph, left to right: (seated) Verne A. Zimmer, Director of Division of Standards; Secretary Perkins; and Dr. R.R. Sayers, U.S. Public Health Service, in charge of Division of Industrial Hygiene. Standing left to right: W.P. Ahearn, Executive Secretary, National Sand and Gravel Association; L. Metcalfe Walling, Commissioner of Labor of Rhode Island; and Warren A. Cook, Chief Engineer, Department of Health Hartford Conn.

Labor Secretary receives silicosis report. Washington D.C. The second ...

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Dr. Paul R. Heyl of Bu. of Standards, 6/6/25

Dr. Paul R. Heyl of Bu. of Standards, 6/6/25

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Former coal miner, worked twelve years for Chaplin Coal Company as hand coal loader. He and several others complained to company about conditions not being up to NRA (National Recovery Administration) standards. All lost jobs. He's now on WPA (Works Progress Administration) at thirty-eight dollars and twenty-five cents per month. Scotts Run, West Virginia

Former coal miner, worked twelve years for Chaplin Coal Company as han...

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Detroit, Michigan. Cub Scouts with flag standards at the British Blitz Scout meeting

Detroit, Michigan. Cub Scouts with flag standards at the British Blitz...

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Concentrated wealth on increase. Washington D.C. Concentration of wealth in the control of a few corporations has increased since 1931. Dr. Charles A. Beard, (right) told the Senate Judiciary subcommittee today. Dr. Beard, noted political scientist and economist, was testifying in defense of the O'Mahoney Corporation Licensing Bill, which, if passed, will require corporations dealing in interstate commerce to comply with specified standards to aqcuire a federal license. Senator Joseph O'Mahoney, author of the bill and Chairman of the Committee, is on the left

Concentrated wealth on increase. Washington D.C. Concentration of weal...

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Bureau of Standards, standard scales

Bureau of Standards, standard scales

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Bureau of Standards, leather story

Bureau of Standards, leather story

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Tire testing machine, Bureau of Standards, 1/14/21

Tire testing machine, Bureau of Standards, 1/14/21

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Bu. of Standards, P.H. Nickel with beef chewing machine, 6/10/25

Bu. of Standards, P.H. Nickel with beef chewing machine, 6/10/25

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F.K. Hall, silk experiments, Bureau of Standards, 7/19/29

F.K. Hall, silk experiments, Bureau of Standards, 7/19/29

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W.H. Herschel, Bureau of Standards, 9/9/29

W.H. Herschel, Bureau of Standards, 9/9/29

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Bureau of Standards puts ruge insulator through pressure tests. Washington, D.C., Nov. 30. H.L. Whitemore, (left), chief of the Engineering Mechanics section, National Bureau of Standards, and Dr. A.H. Stand, make a final check of the huge 1600[?] pound porcelain insulator before subjecting it to 2,180,000 pounds pressure in the Bureau's hydraulic jack. The insulator, one of the few of its size in existence, will serve as a base for a 640 foot mast at Radio Station WGY, Schenectady, New York. One of the insulators successfully stood the pressure to 800,000 pounds while the second broke when the pressure was boosted to 2,180,000 pounds. The hydraulic jack is capable of exerting 10,000,000 pounds pressure

Bureau of Standards puts ruge insulator through pressure tests. Washin...

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Fighting highway deaths, Wash. D.C. This photograph shows Richard S. Dill, a worker in the U.S. Bureau of Standards, tabulating the efficiency of various kinds of brake linings as the government attempts to determine the best for use on its vehicles. The automobile industry is watching these tests carefully as a possible indication of the kind of brake lining to use to reduce the number of deaths on highways, which numbered 33,980 in 1934, 10/4/35

Fighting highway deaths, Wash. D.C. This photograph shows Richard S. D...

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Interesting job with Uncle Sam. Washington, D.C., Oct. 13. One volt after another is all in the day's work for Mrs. L.H. Brickwedde, who is a battery expert for the National Bureau of Standards. Using a potentiometer - or in other words, a standard cell comparator - Miss Brickwedde is shown calibrating standard cells in terms of priority standards of the electro motive force. 10/13/37

Interesting job with Uncle Sam. Washington, D.C., Oct. 13. One volt af...

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Pill-Box Fort built in four hours. Washington, D.C., Aug. 25. Something new in speedy-built forts was built on the grounds of the Bureau of Standards today in four hours. Karl P. Billner, Swedish Inventor, supervised the building of the pill box which was done by his new invention as the vacuum concrete invention. Today's demonstration was to show a new and more efficient method of construction for defense purposes under emergencies, 8/25/38

Pill-Box Fort built in four hours. Washington, D.C., Aug. 25. Somethin...

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The Army's new halftrac scout cars are protected by durable finishes. The man working on these bogy assemblies is preparing surfaces for a paint job that will resist corrosion and bring the car up to Army standards of smartness. White Motor Company, Cleveland, Ohio

The Army's new halftrac scout cars are protected by durable finishes. ...

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Richard S. Neff (standing in doorway) U.S. Housing Authority Inspector, who with his crew of five men, sees that defense homes meet up with the standards established by the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) Division of Defense Housing Co-ordination

Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Richard S. Neff (standing in door...

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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Pre-fabricated sheets of asbestos reinforced with gypsum serve as an economical base for plaster walls and ceilings. These sheets, nailed directly to studs, also afford protection against heat and cold. A crew of fourteen men (ten lathers and four laborers) can lathe a four-unit building in a few hours. A crew of plasters moves in as the crew of lathers moves out. Although defense homes are speedily built, they are soundly constructed. Government inspectors keep a rigid check to see that all construction materials live up to government standards

Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Pre-fabricated sheets of asbestos...

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Nyssa, Oregon. (vicinity). Japanese-American family was evacuated from a coastal area to a reception center. Subsequently they volunteered for farm work and moved to the FSA (Farm Security Administration) mobile camp. From there they were hired as a group by a local white farmer. They will be allowed to remain on this farm for the duration of the war. When such an arrangement is made the U.S. Employment Service must inspect and approve housing facilities and wage standards

Nyssa, Oregon. (vicinity). Japanese-American family was evacuated from...

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Washington, D.C. High school students who work as nurse's aides at emergency hospital learning to make a bed according to hospital standards

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The two standards bearers, the day after battle / E.B. Bensell, del. ; T. Sinclair's lith., Philadelphia.

The two standards bearers, the day after battle / E.B. Bensell, del. ;...

Music cover showing wounded soldier seated on ground in battlefield, holding up flag in one hand and a sword in the other. Copyright by Matthew C. Bogia. No. 134.

Bureau of Standards, testing C.P. of [...] rights

Bureau of Standards, testing C.P. of [...] rights

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Bureau of Standards milling story

Bureau of Standards milling story

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Bureau of Standards, Division of Ceramics

Bureau of Standards, Division of Ceramics

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C.C. Kiess of Bu. of Standards - Public domain photograph, glass negative

C.C. Kiess of Bu. of Standards - Public domain photograph, glass negat...

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Liberty engine in test room, Bu. of Standards, 2/3/26

Liberty engine in test room, Bu. of Standards, 2/3/26

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Oh Gosh! Temperature made to order for our homes; factory operated farms; letters sent and received by radio; aircraft guided through fog and darkness by an invisible radio wave; and motion pictures by radio in our homes. These are among the wonders of science of tomorrow as foreshadowed by Henry D. Hubbard, secretary of the United States Bureau of Standards

Oh Gosh! Temperature made to order for our homes; factory operated far...

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Bureau of Standards. Aerial view of Bureau of Standards

Bureau of Standards. Aerial view of Bureau of Standards

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Bureau of Standards. Aerial view of Bureau of Standards

Bureau of Standards. Aerial view of Bureau of Standards

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Another view of Cove Lake State Park with the inn in the foreground and some of the tourists' cabins in the back. Located on a main highway, both a restaurant and overnight cabins fill an important need of the tourist traffic which, in turn, is important to the valley. In addition, it has become a favorite point for local recreation. The standards of space layout, finish, furnishings, and service have performed as models for this area of the valley

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Oklahoma migrant, Texas. An example of how they fall between the relief agencies. The father, aged thirty-five, is an intelligent fellow, a painter by trade. Advanced tuberculosis, victim of an occupational disease. Ineligible for WPA (Works Progress Administration), rated as totally disabled. As a state charge under Oklahoma relief standards, the family were told the maximum relief would be seven dollars every two weeks. They lost their home, their furniture,

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Testing strength of glass panels. Washington, D.C., June 21. With glass blocks being used more and more these days in the construction [of] buildings, The National Bureau of Standards is conducting extensive tests to determine how much wind pressure the panels will stand. So far the panels have resisted 633 pounds wind load. Pictured conducting the tests are, left to right: Dr. C.H. Hahner, R.C. Carter, and A.S. Endler, all of the Bureau, 6/21/38

Testing strength of glass panels. Washington, D.C., June 21. With glas...

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New machine to test brake linings designed by Bureau of Standards. Washington, D.C., March 16. A new machine, both in design and operations, has been installed at the National Bureau of Standards for the testing of brake linings. The machine permits the study of brake linings under conditions closely approaching those of actual sevice and yet which can be accurately controlled. It will make less difficult the complex job of revising the Federal Government's specification for auto brake linings. Wil. Holt of the Bureau is shown in the photograph, 3/16/38

New machine to test brake linings designed by Bureau of Standards. Was...

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New method of making pottery. Washington, D.C., June 17. Receiving end of the new electrically heated 45 foot tunnel kiln at the National Bureau of Standards. This kiln makes it possible to fire pottery in as little as 16 hours compared with 2 and 3 days or more in the older types of kilns, picture shows a glazed piece of pottery removed from the kiln while specimens for scientific tests are on the cart ready to go to the physical laboratory, R.F. Geller, of the Bureau of Standards on the left is the designer and builder of the kiln, his is assisted by W.W. Myers, on the right, 6/17/38

New method of making pottery. Washington, D.C., June 17. Receiving end...

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Bureau of Standards designs new device for studying water flow through plumbing fixtures. Washington, D.C., March 13. A new type of rate-of-flow meter for studying the rate of variation of flow of water through plumbing fixtures and for use in investigation presenting similar problems has just been designed and built by the U.S. Bureau of Standards with the cooperation of the Plumbing Fixture Manufacturers Research Associateship. Mr. H.M. Eaton, who is in charge of the hydraulics laboratory where the device is installed, is shown in foreground of picture, 3-13-40

Bureau of Standards designs new device for studying water flow through...

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A halftrac scout car gets a touch-up job on the chassis assembly line of an Ohio truck plant. A durable finish protects the metal--and helps to bring the vehicle up to Army standards of smartness. White Motor Company, Cleveland, Ohio

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Washington, D.C. Testing substitute gasoline and measuring the degree of wear which it produces on an automobile engine cylinder at the U.S. Bureau of Standards

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[Military standards of the cavalry during the American Civil War]

[Military standards of the cavalry during the American Civil War]

Fifteen flags identified by brigade and division. Title devised. Inscribed above the three flags on the left margin: Headquarters flag cavalry; Artillery brigade cavalry; Chief Quartermaster of cavalry. Source unknown.

Versatile Bureau of Standards has designed a new and improved measuring board for the U.S. Children's Bureau

Versatile Bureau of Standards has designed a new and improved measurin...

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Bureau of Standards - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Bureau of Standards - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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AIRCRAFT STANDARDIZATION BOARD. JOINT ARMY-NAVY TECHNICAL BOARD. SEATED LEFT, ERICCSON, IN CHARGE, CANADIAN AIRCRAFT; RIGHT, GEORGE K. BURGESS, OF BUREAU OF STANDARDS; DIFFIN, F.G., COLONEL, U.S.A.; TEN OTHERS UNIDENTIFIED

AIRCRAFT STANDARDIZATION BOARD. JOINT ARMY-NAVY TECHNICAL BOARD. SEATE...

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Bureau of Standards, milling story

Bureau of Standards, milling story

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Bureau of Standards. Aerial view of Bureau of Standards

Bureau of Standards. Aerial view of Bureau of Standards

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Bureau of Standards fire, [9/20/23]

Bureau of Standards fire, [9/20/23]

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Miss Grace Hazen, Bu. of Standards testing radio wave meters, 5/19/25

Miss Grace Hazen, Bu. of Standards testing radio wave meters, 5/19/25

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R. Davis of Bu. of Standards with camera for testing photographic materials, [6/16/25]

R. Davis of Bu. of Standards with camera for testing photographic mate...

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Is marble elastic, you inquire? Yes, tests that the Bureau of Standards show that a specimen of marble when subjected to great pressure stretches or gives a certain degree without breaking. This photograph shows D.W. Keesler conducting the so-called flexture test with a machine while was designed for the purpose

Is marble elastic, you inquire? Yes, tests that the Bureau of Standard...

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