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"Uncle Charlie Thomas" - Early photography, Public domain image

"Uncle Charlie Thomas" - Early photography, Public domain image

Public domain vintage artistic photograph, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

"Uncle Tom" and his grandchild / W. Jewett.

"Uncle Tom" and his grandchild / W. Jewett.

Illustration showing an African American man seated outside a log cabin, being taught to read by his racially mixed granddaughter. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 10, no. 514 (1866 Nov. 3), cover (p. 689). Text... More

Hostile - but accommodating [Uncle Sam holding Army reduction bill, saying to Indian, with rifle at window, "Wait until Congress meets, and then I'll settle your account" - Indian replies, "Just send your army my way, and I'll reduce it without waiting for Congress"]

Hostile - but accommodating [Uncle Sam holding Army reduction bill, sa...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 44 (1877 Sept. 1), p. 448.

Uncle Sam's Indian policy - the government "ward" - "Ugh! Me got great fatehr's supplies; now me want pale face's scalp" [caricature of armed Indian coming out of jack-in-the-box "Indian reservation" and attacking a farmer, as soldier approaches from behind]

Uncle Sam's Indian policy - the government "ward" - "Ugh! Me got great...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 46 (1878 July 20), p. 344.

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

William Laughlin, better known as "Uncle Bill," Sargent, Custer County, Nebraska.

William Laughlin, better known as "Uncle Bill," Sargent, Custer County...

original size: 6x8 Public domain photograph - historical image of Nebraska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Uncle Sam is expanding And so is E.E. Strauss & Co.'s business in high art tailoring.

Uncle Sam is expanding And so is E.E. Strauss & Co.'s business in high...

Advertising poster showing Uncle Sam straddling the globe, one foot on the Philippines and the other on Puerto Rico, as a man announces through a fog horn that "E.E.S. & Co's clothes are good clothes" from the ... More

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 ...

Public domain image of a group of people, ceremony, event, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Prairie settlement - "Uncle Will Thomas"

Prairie settlement - "Uncle Will Thomas"

summary: Portrait of William R. Thomas. This photograph is one of forty-eight found in an album that probably belonged to Mattie Oblinger. The identifications are attributed to one of her daughters.

Prairie settlement - "Uncle Giles Thomas."

Prairie settlement - "Uncle Giles Thomas."

summary: Portrait of Giles S. Thomas Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Uncle Sam's hallowe'en / Ehrhart., Political Cartoon

Uncle Sam's hallowe'en / Ehrhart., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows a vignette cartoon, with, at center, Uncle Sam looking into a mirror while descending a stairway in a hall, "Swallow" and "Watson" are standing in the hall, holding candles; in the vignette a... More

Uncle Sam and his search light looking over the "Port Arthur route".

Uncle Sam and his search light looking over the "Port Arthur route".

Bird's eye view. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. 2 copies

Uncle Joe in Kansas - Drawing. Public domain image.

Uncle Joe in Kansas - Drawing. Public domain image.

(DLC/PP-1932:0042). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: New York Herald, July 20, 1910, p. 6.

On Uncle Sam's farm / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

On Uncle Sam's farm / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain imag...

Illustration shows Woodrow Wilson as a farm-hand on Uncle Sam's farm, driving a horse team labeled "Democratic Senate" and "Democratic House" toward a plow labeled "Tariff Reform Pledges"; Uncle Sam is leaning ... More

Uncle Sam gets a reassuring view of what the new tariff will do to him / Kep.

Uncle Sam gets a reassuring view of what the new tariff will do to him...

Illustration shows Uncle Sam standing before two mirrors that distort the reflected image, one mirror is labeled "Seeing is Believing - the Republican Minority" and shows Uncle Sam as a tall, thin, gaunt figure... More

For Dixie and Uncle Sam during World War I

For Dixie and Uncle Sam during World War I

Public domain scan of music disk label, pathephone record, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Liberty Loan is the cash register of patriotism Has Uncle Sam rung up your bond purchase yet? / / The Colonial Press, Philadelphia.

The Liberty Loan is the cash register of patriotism Has Uncle Sam rung...

Poster showing Uncle Sam at a cash register. Public domain reproduction of World War One war bonds advertisement propaganda poster, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Keep the stars shining for Uncle Sam - Join the Quartermaster Corps / John W. Sheeres - Q.M.C.

Keep the stars shining for Uncle Sam - Join the Quartermaster Corps / ...

Poster showing Uncle Sam in a quartermaster's uniform. Text continues: For your future success, be a business soldier in the United States Army. Enlistment for one or three years are [sic] now being made at [bl... More

Jos. E. Stevens & Uncle Joe, 3/3/21

Jos. E. Stevens & Uncle Joe, 3/3/21

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

Uncle Joe Cannon getting one of his last congressional shaves. Bert Broden has been Uncle Joe's barber for the past twelve years

Uncle Joe Cannon getting one of his last congressional shaves. Bert Br...

Photograph by National Photo Co. LC-F82-22776. Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

"Uncle Robert" & Royal S. Copeland, [2/26/24]

"Uncle Robert" & Royal S. Copeland, [2/26/24]

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

Uncle Sam's Follies, 11/24/25 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Uncle Sam's Follies, 11/24/25 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public doma...

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Uncle Alex Dunford, of Bog Trotters Band, with fiddle, Galax, Virginia]

[Uncle Alex Dunford, of Bog Trotters Band, with fiddle, Galax, Virgini...

Title devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists. Handwritten on back: "Uncle Alex Dunford Galax, Va. 1937." Accompanying note reads: "These pictures were made by CBS photographer... More

A black and white photo of men working in a field, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of men working in a field, North Carolina. Far...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a rural countryside landscape, farmhouse, farm field, pasture free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Uncle Joe McDonald, Aunt Mollie McDonald, and daughter Janie McDonald, near Livingston, Alabama]

[Uncle Joe McDonald, Aunt Mollie McDonald, and daughter Janie McDonald...

Title and date devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists. No print found. Forms part of: Lomax photographs depicting folk musicians in the Lomax Collection.

Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. One of the French mulatto colony near John Henry cotton plantation. Uncle Joe Rocque, about eighty-six years old (see general caption)

Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. One of the French mulatto col...

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

Barrage balloon manufacture. All out for defense! Scrambling out of the zipper-covered "manhole" in the nose of a gigantic barrage balloon, this worker has finished patching, touching up and checking the great bag, and is ready to give the signal to deflate the balloon, pack it and ship it to Uncle Sam's army training fields where balloon squadrons are learning the technique of handling the blimp-sized gas bags. This ship is of the ballonet type. General Tire and Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio

Barrage balloon manufacture. All out for defense! Scrambling out of th...

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

Shipbuilding (Newport News). Behind the scaffolding is one of the most powerful ships ever built, the U.S.S. Alabama, which is scheduled to be launched in February, 1941. This 70 milllion dollar super dreadnought is one of several powerful additions to Uncle Sam's rapidly growing fleet under construction at the Norfolk Navy Yard

Shipbuilding (Newport News). Behind the scaffolding is one of the most...

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

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Welding is one of the most important advances in shipbuilding during the present century with the torch resulting in immense savings in time, material and weight in the building of ships. This welder is joining side plates to angle frames forming section of the propeller shaft tunnels on a new member of Uncle Sam's "Liberty fleet," under construction at a large Eastern shipyard.All parts are prefabricated in thus huge Eastern plant which formerly turned out freight cars. The completed sections are then carried six miles to the ways on flat cars

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Welding is one of the most important ad...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a church, crypt, chamber, underground vault architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A little miss hitting the mark. Although her mind is far from vengeance to be wrecked on the Axis powers, this little lady is contributing to their defeat. She has gathered up an old bicycle tire and other odds and ends to contribute to the scrap rubber collection drive. Reclaimed rubber made from these materials is playing an imcreasingly important part in the war effort. Large percentages of "reclaim" are now being used in many material articles, such as combat tires, self-sealing gas tanks, etc.. Help build up Uncle Sam's scrap rubbe pile by contributing any no longer used rubber articles you may have

A little miss hitting the mark. Although her mind is far from vengeanc...

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

Oil burners to machine gun parts. A battery of oil burners ready for shipment. Now undergoing conversion to production of machine gun parts for Uncle Sam's army, this plant has only a small percentage of its equipment still producing oil burners. Those still rolling off the assembly lines are sent primarily to U.S. Army agencies or shipped abroad under lend-lease contracts. Reif-Rexoil Company, Buffalo, New York

Oil burners to machine gun parts. A battery of oil burners ready for s...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a basement, underground, lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. Parachute making. With two aunts and an uncle in occupied France, Mrs. Delia Raymond makes careful inspection of flare parachutes which she hopes will help free her relatives. Of her work she says, "I like it. It's something so vital--it means so much and is so interesting. The country needs these parachutes, and I'm proud to be able to help make them. We keep hoping all the world will be free someday." Pioneer Parachute Company, Manchester, Connecticut

Production. Parachute making. With two aunts and an uncle in occupied ...

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

Production. Minesweepers. One of Uncle Sam's new minesweepers, just launched at an Eastern shipyard. After a few final touches it will be ready to put to sea. Gibbs Cass Company

Production. Minesweepers. One of Uncle Sam's new minesweepers, just la...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Conversion. Toy factory. Lucille Ciecko is one of the thousands of workers turning their skill today to the production of vital parts of Uncle Sam's war machine. Here she is shown at her peacetime work, drilling castings for toy locomotives in a large Eastern plant. Today she uses the same press, with different drills, to make the holes in parachute flare casings through which wires are inserted. A. C. Gilbert Company, New Haven, Connecticut

Conversion. Toy factory. Lucille Ciecko is one of the thousands of wor...

Picryl description: Public domain image of people, meeting, eating, drinking, food, beverage, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

New York, New York finale in a play on America at war, given by students of public school eight in an Italian-American district. Left to right: Uncle Sam, soldier, sailor, Chinese soldier, farmer, housewife

New York, New York finale in a play on America at war, given by studen...

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

Historical interpreter "Uncle Bob" Beringer at a sharecropper's cabin on the George Ranch Historical Park, a 20,000-acre working ranch in Fort Bend County, Texas, featuring historic homes, costumed interpreters and livestock

Historical interpreter "Uncle Bob" Beringer at a sharecropper's cabin ...

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

Uncle Ned and I - Public domain graphic arts, Library of Congress

Uncle Ned and I - Public domain graphic arts, Library of Congress

O24066 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Wilcox.

Poster - Uncle Tom's cabin - Public domain lithograph

Poster - Uncle Tom's cabin - Public domain lithograph

R12448 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: Uncle Tom. Created by "A.S. Seer's Union Square Print., N.Y.; copyrighted by A. S. Seer, May 1886." Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

Poster - Palmer's Uncle Tom's Cabin Co. - Public domain lithograph

Poster - Palmer's Uncle Tom's Cabin Co. - Public domain lithograph

Includes portraits in upper left corner of Tom Dailey and George W. Goodhart. 68764 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: Old Uncle Tom. Created and "copyright 1899, Courier Litho. Co., Buffalo, N.Y." Direction, Daile... More

America always! First and last! if you're loyal to Uncle Sam

America always! First and last! if you're loyal to Uncle Sam

words & music by Lew Sully. (statement of responsibility) For voice and piano. "Columbia's battle song"--Caption. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. (additional physical form) S... More

[Uncle Bob Ledbetter at his granddaughter's home, near Mooringsport, Louisiana]

[Uncle Bob Ledbetter at his granddaughter's home, near Mooringsport, L...

Title and date devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists. Handwritten on front: "47"; Handwritten on back: "Uncle Bob Ledbetter; Mooringsport, La. Oct. 1940 at his grand-daugh... More

[Grace Ellery Channing Stetson seated with her uncle, William Douglas O'Connor, on porch of the Channing home, 170 N. Orange Grove Ave., Pasadena, California]

[Grace Ellery Channing Stetson seated with her uncle, William Douglas ...

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

Uncle Sam's pet pups! Or, Mother Bank's last refuge

Uncle Sam's pet pups! Or, Mother Bank's last refuge

A crude woodcut satire showing Harrison luring "Mother Bank," Jackson, and Van Buren into a barrel of "Hard Cider." Jack Downing chases Jackson and Van Buren toward the barrel as Mother Bank crawls into it. Whi... More

Uncle Tom's cabin, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920

Uncle Tom's cabin, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 ...

43309 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: On the levee. Created and "copyright 1899, Courier Litho. Co., Buffalo, N.Y." No. 598. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

[Uncle Bob Ledbetter, with a group of his 'great-grands' at his granddaughter's home, Mooringsport, Louisiana]

[Uncle Bob Ledbetter, with a group of his 'great-grands' at his grandd...

Title and date devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists. Handwritten on front: "48"; Handwritten on back: "Uncle Bob Ledbetter; Mooringsport, La. with 'grands' and 'great grands... More

Uncle Sam needs you - Public domain World War One sheet music

Uncle Sam needs you - Public domain World War One sheet music

lyric by Jac. Trop ; music by Samuel Medwedosko. (statement of responsibility) For voice and piano. Manuscript in ink. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. (additional physical fo... More

[Uncle Rich Brown and John A. Lomax, Sr., (left) at the home of Mrs. Julia Killingsworth near Sumterville, Alabama]

[Uncle Rich Brown and John A. Lomax, Sr., (left) at the home of Mrs. J...

Title and date devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists. Handwritten on front of print:"75"; Handwritten on back: "Uncle Rich Brown; John A. Lomax (left); Home of Mrs. Julia Kil... More

God bless the boys of Uncle Sam

God bless the boys of Uncle Sam

words by Albert Finn ; music by Mae Miller. (statement of responsibility) For voice and piano. "Published as a supplement to "The Forum"." "To the employees of the New York world who have enlisted in the servic... More

Uncle Sam, we'll carry on! - Public domain World War One sheet music

Uncle Sam, we'll carry on! - Public domain World War One sheet music

Words and music by L. B. Curtiss. (statement of responsibility) For voice and piano. Staff notation. (language)

[Grave of Uncle Joe; died 1888; tombstone erected by B.J. Hoole, son-in-law of General John L. Hunter; "In memory of a trusted slave who continued as a servant after he was freed"; Fairview Cemetery, Eufaula, Alabama]

[Grave of Uncle Joe; died 1888; tombstone erected by B.J. Hoole, son-i...

10036. Caption on item: The tombstone of "Uncle Joe" is a reminder of the relations between kindly master and faithful slave. It stands in Fairview Cemtery [sic], Eufaula, and was placed by B.J. Hoole, son-in-... More

Uncle Sam Plantation, Convent, St. James Parish, LA

Uncle Sam Plantation, Convent, St. James Parish, LA

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, architectural drawing, building plan, or design, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Andrew resolute Uncle Sam's faithful teamster, taking the produce of the farms, to another storehouse; and giving Uncle Sam his, reasons for so doing

Andrew resolute Uncle Sam's faithful teamster, taking the produce of t...

The artist supports Andrew Jackson's decision to withdraw federal funds from the Bank of the United States and distribute them among various state banks. Henry Clay and Bank president Nicholas Biddle's efforts... More

Uncle Sam and his servants - Political cartoon, public domain image

Uncle Sam and his servants - Political cartoon, public domain image

An anti-Tyler satire, lampooning the incumbent's efforts to secure a second term against challengers Henry Clay and James Polk. With his shoulder to the door Tyler bars the entry of (left to right) John C. Cal... More

[Cartoon showing Uncle Sam and General McClellan standing before a playbill which reads: Every day this week onward to Richmond by a select company of star generals]

[Cartoon showing Uncle Sam and General McClellan standing before a pla...

Also shows Abraham Lincoln standing behind General Scott and next to Edwin M. Stanton, inscribed over them: War Department. Signed lower right: A.R. Waud. Title devised. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.... More

Uncle Sam's Thanksgiving dinner / Th. Nast.

Uncle Sam's Thanksgiving dinner / Th. Nast.

Uncle Sam carving turkey at large table surrounded by men, women and children of different races; centerpiece is labeled "self-government/universal suffrage". Wood engraving by Thomas Nast. Illus. in: Harper's ... More

Uncle George Washington Bings. "Well, the horse jumped over the sun, hey, he's bucking us off!"

Uncle George Washington Bings. "Well, the horse jumped over the sun, h...

Four-frame comic strip in which a toy-like horse bucks off a man (perhaps Uncle George) and two children who land in a pond lily. Inscribed in pencil upper right: The pond lily boat. No copyright information fo... More

Uncle Sam's summer girl for '95 / Dalrymple.

Uncle Sam's summer girl for '95 / Dalrymple.

Print shows Uncle Sam flirting with a young woman labeled "The New Tariff"; she is holding a bouquet of flowers tied with ribbons labeled "Prosperity and Good Times" and "Increased Wages". An elderly woman labe... More

Uncle Sam's new cl[ass in] the art of self-government / W.A. Rogers.

Uncle Sam's new cl[ass in] the art of self-government / W.A. Rogers.

Cartoon showing schoolroom in which teacher, Uncle Sam, hits two boys, "Cuban ex-patriot" and "guerrilla", who are fighting in classroom, with stick. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1898 Aug. 27, p. 833.

A welcome to Uncle Sam's protection - three Filipinos entering American lines, Pasay, P.I.

A welcome to Uncle Sam's protection - three Filipinos entering America...

Three Filipinos posed with American soldiers during Philippine War. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. No. 1.

And now a beer meter. Washington, D.C., May 1. To aid Uncle Same in collecting the tax on the millions of barrels of beer brewed in this country every year, the National Bureau of Standards has designed a master beer meter for use of the alcohol unit of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, U.S. Treasury. Government inspectors employ this master meter in checking the accuracy of the brewery beer meter to determine the volume of beer brewed. In the photograph the large tank receives the liquid [after passing] thru the meter where it is weighed to get [the] true volume. Carl F. Stoneburner is reading [...]

And now a beer meter. Washington, D.C., May 1. To aid Uncle Same in co...

Public domain photograph of people in office, interior, the 1910s-1920s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Prairie settlement - "Uncle Sam Thomas"

Prairie settlement - "Uncle Sam Thomas"

summary: Portrait of Samuel G. Thomas. This photograph is one of forty-eight found in an album that probably belonged to Mattie Oblinger. The identifications are attributed to one of her daughters.

Home of Uncle Billy Irwin, Kearney, Nebraska.

Home of Uncle Billy Irwin, Kearney, Nebraska.

summary: Note: "Formerly owned by S.D. Butcher who traded with Uncle Billy for a property across the street from Midway Hotel. Twenty-five thousand dollar brick church now standing on adjoining lot to Uncle Bi... More

Uncle Sam: "Them fellers over there want to disarm but none of 'em dast do it first!"

Uncle Sam: "Them fellers over there want to disarm but none of 'em das...

In the background, Uncle Sam with a rifle in hand, sits on a hill labeled "U.S." He looks over a body of water at Kaiser Wilhelm II, John Bull, and three other unidentified male figures representing France, Ru... More

Thomas Panasares [i.e., Panasaros?], Thomas Panasaros (cousin). Arrange balls in pool room at 711 Market St. 12 and 14 years respectively. Go to school. Work for father and uncle, respectively, who owns pool room. Investigator found these two boys at work after midnight on Saturday, May 21. Investigator, Edward F. Brown. Location: Wilmington, Delaware / Photo by Lewis W. Hine., May, 1910.

Thomas Panasares [i.e., Panasaros?], Thomas Panasaros (cousin). Arrang...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Uncle Sam's Follies - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Uncle Sam's Follies - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain photograph of theatrical production, cabaret, musical, performance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Navy! Uncle Sam is calling you--enlist in the Navy! / Western Litho. Co. Los Angeles.

Navy! Uncle Sam is calling you--enlist in the Navy! / Western Litho. C...

Poster showing Uncle Sam pointing at the viewer. Caption: I want you in the Navy and I want you now. Copyright 1917 Leslie-Judge Co., N.Y. Reprinted by request from Leslie's preparedness number, July 6, 1916.

Their backs to the wall : they need you, Uncle Sam!

Their backs to the wall : they need you, Uncle Sam!

Uncle Sam in soldier's uniform running to the assistance of allied powers "France" and "England," against wall with flags.

Miss Blanche Lehman and Miss Tereta Sheaffer in dance number of the second edition of Uncle Sams Follies]

Miss Blanche Lehman and Miss Tereta Sheaffer in dance number of the se...

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

Uncle Sam's largest submarine arrives at Washington Navy Yard. The fleet submarine V-4, largest, latest and only mine-laying submarine of the United States Navy, as she appeared after docking at the Navy Yard in the National Capital today. Lieut. Comd. W.M. Quigley is in command of this submarine

Uncle Sam's largest submarine arrives at Washington Navy Yard. The fle...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Uncle and nephew both members of Congress. Uncle and nephew combination in Congress, Rep. Charles A. Eaton of New Jersey, (right) and his nephew Rep. William R. Eaton of Colorado, are both members of the special session of Congress which opened in Washington today. They are Republicans

Uncle and nephew both members of Congress. Uncle and nephew combinatio...

Two men standing next to each other on a sidewalk. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Uncle Sam teaching housewives to be fish conscious, Washington, D.C., August 11. To encourage American housewives to use more fish on their menus, Norman Jarvis, of the Bureau of Fisheries, U.S. Department of Commerce. is experimententing to discover various ways to prepare the denizens of the deep for the family table. In this photograph Jarvis demonstrating a simple way for the housewives to can fish for the winter months

Uncle Sam teaching housewives to be fish conscious, Washington, D.C., ...

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

Chief of "Uncle Sam's police force." Washington, D.C., Sept. 8. World War Veteran and for 15 years in the Government Guard service, Elmber Clint Duncan has been named inspector of all the guards who watch over the federal buildings in the Capital. He will be in charge of disciplining the service's 800 men and investigating any disturbance which may arise in any of the 125 buildings under his jurisdiction. He is a native of Tennessee. 9/8/37

Chief of "Uncle Sam's police force." Washington, D.C., Sept. 8. World ...

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

To christen U.S.S. Savannah. Washington, D.C., May 3. Jane Dowden who is the niece of Senator Richard B. Russell, Jr. of Georgia was chosen to christen the cruiser Savannah at Camden, New Jersey this Saturday. She is shown with her uncle Sen. Russell as she visited at the Capitol today, 5/3/1937

To christen U.S.S. Savannah. Washington, D.C., May 3. Jane Dowden who ...

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

Car trouble on west side, Highway no. 33. In San Joaquin Valley. Formerly a California cowhand and roving laborer, now with wife, he follows the fruit. "My uncle homesteaded here sixty years ago. I'm lower on money than at any time"

Car trouble on west side, Highway no. 33. In San Joaquin Valley. Forme...

Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1920s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Color expert for Uncle Sam. Washington, D.C., June 20. When it was discovered that color plays an important [role] in marketing of cotton, Miss Dorothy Nickerson, Color Technologist of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, developed a method for measuring the color of raw cotton mechanically. The equipment comprises a comparator, a motor on which to spin standard color discs, the color discs, and standard artificial daylight. When looking through the comparator, the operator sees a circular field, the upper half made up of the color of the cotton and the lower half made up of the disc colors, 6/20/38

Color expert for Uncle Sam. Washington, D.C., June 20. When it was dis...

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

A black and white photo of people in a field, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of people in a field, North Carolina. Farm Sec...

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

A black and white photo of a group of men in front of a log cabin, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of a group of men in front of a log cabin, Nor...

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

Finnish Lagation deluged with donations to aid fight with Soviet. Washington, D.C., March 7. Mail from all parts of the nation and from all classes is deluging the Finnish Legation to the extent that its staff has jumped from 3 to 30, and a new building has been rented to handle contributions to aid Finland's fight with Soviet Russia. Money, comes in in letters addressed to Minister Procope, The Finnish Government, The Finnish Government in care of Uncle Sam, etc., and contain contributions ranging from five cents to thousands of dollars. Here, Eero Lappalainen, attache at the legation, is shown packing a box with contributions of goods to be sent to Helsinki, 3-7-40

Finnish Lagation deluged with donations to aid fight with Soviet. Wash...

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

Tank manufacture (Chrysler). Expert welders are important to Uncle Sam's defense industries. Not only are welded connections as strong as, or stronger than, riveted connections, but they mean a saving steel and in overall weight. This welder is working on the engine support assembly of an M-3 tank at the Chrysler tank arsenal in Detroit

Tank manufacture (Chrysler). Expert welders are important to Uncle Sam...

Public domain photograph of 1930s industry, war production in the United States free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aircraft lifeboat manufacture. Inflatable seven-man boat for use with Uncle Sam's military aircraft is held aloft by women workers. While boat weighs only approximately fifty pounds and takes up but four or five cubic feet, when packed, it may be inflated almost instantly in case of emergency. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Aircraft lifeboat manufacture. Inflatable seven-man boat for use with ...

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Sand castings ready to be used in producing aluninum articles for Uncle Sam's Army and Navy. The folded corrugated boxes piled up are made from waste paper. Aluninum Industries

Sand castings ready to be used in producing aluninum articles for Uncl...

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One of Uncle Sam's new M-4 tanks is fueled for a training cruise at Fort Knox, Kentucky, where men of the armored forces are developed into hard-bitten "tankers"

One of Uncle Sam's new M-4 tanks is fueled for a training cruise at Fo...

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Conversion. Auto body plant. He used to be an automobile worker, but he's one of Uncle Sam's war workers these days, with the conversion of his company to the production of airplane parts. In the picture above he's driving rivets in an airplane tail section. Briggs Manufacturing Company, Detroit, Michigan

Conversion. Auto body plant. He used to be an automobile worker, but h...

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Conversion. Soft drink dispenser plant. Surrounded by their peacetime products, the president and general manager of an Eastern manufacturing company take a last look at their orange squeezers, game boards and soft drink dispensers, relics of bygone days. Today they're producing vital wartime essentials for Uncle Sam: tools for cartridge manufacture, brass quadrants and other war necessities on prime and subcontract for the Army and Navy. Bristol and Martin Company, New York, New York

Conversion. Soft drink dispenser plant. Surrounded by their peacetime ...

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Fort Knox. Browning machine gun. This staff sergeant of the armored forces teaches young soldiers some of the fine points of mechanized warfare at Fort Knox, Kentucky. He gives Uncle Sam a mighty good value for his ninety-six dollars monthly base pay

Fort Knox. Browning machine gun. This staff sergeant of the armored fo...

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Conversion. Automobile plant. All silent in this huge plant where automobiles were manufactured twenty-four hours a day up until a few weeks ago. These giants will soon be converted to production of tanks for Uncle Sam's army. Chevrolet Motors, Detroit, Michigan

Conversion. Automobile plant. All silent in this huge plant where auto...

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Conversion. Soft drink dispenser plant. Peacetime products of an Eastern manufacturing firm which now produces dies for democracy. Operating under prime and subcontracts, this firm makes precision tools, brass quadrants, etc. for Uncle Sam's armed forces. No more soft drink dispensers, orange juicers and game boards will be manufactured here until there's no more Axis. Bristol and Martin Company, New York, New York

Conversion. Soft drink dispenser plant. Peacetime products of an Easte...

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Manpower, junior size. Door-to-door salesmen for their Uncle Sam, these Roanoke, Virginia youngsters are scouring the neighborhoods for scrap metal and rubber which will be processed into vital war materials

Manpower, junior size. Door-to-door salesmen for their Uncle Sam, thes...

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On the "assembly" line. Scores of parts go into Uncle Sam's big guns. Worker at a large eastern arsenal inspects some of the mechanism parts for medium-caliber guns. The utmost accuracy is required to ensure efficient performance

On the "assembly" line. Scores of parts go into Uncle Sam's big guns. ...

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Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). She gives half her day to Uncle Sam and the other half to her home and family. Firing the furnace looks like a man-sized job, but Mrs. Smuda has reduced it to a system. Note that short handled shovel to make the job easier

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). She gives half her day to Uncle Sam and the...

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Bantam, Connecticut. Buffing aluminum supports for bomber seats is nineteen-year-old Gerard Gervais, who came to Bantam in the fall of 1941 with his older brother Ernest from Plainfield, Connecticut. The two brothers share a five-room house in Bantam with two aunts and an uncle, who also came to Bantam during 1941 to work at the Warren McArthur plant

Bantam, Connecticut. Buffing aluminum supports for bomber seats is nin...

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Manpower. Handicapped workers. With both arms and legs crippled by infantile paralysis, pretty Mary Elizabeth Conway, twenty-one, does a war job for Uncle Sam, and loves it. She's painting Y's for airplane engines at the Maryland League for Crippled Children, working on a contract to a Baltimore engineering company. White Engineering Company, Baltimore, Maryland

Manpower. Handicapped workers. With both arms and legs crippled by inf...

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Hollywood enlists its typewriters for war. Hollywood studios have answered the nation's call for typewriters for the armed services. Picture shows a load of machines released by 20th Century Fox studies to two Uncle Sam's Waves. The schools and private owners to sell one out of every four machines to obtain 600,000 typewriters urgently needed by the armed services. New production ceased October 31. Typewriter manufacturers are now producing war materials

Hollywood enlists its typewriters for war. Hollywood studios have answ...

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Fort Story coast defense. One of Uncle Sam's fighting men on duty at Fort Story, Virginia

Fort Story coast defense. One of Uncle Sam's fighting men on duty at F...

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Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. One of Uncle Sam's mighty warships of the air is berthed at Langley Field, Virginia. A tow-car returns a YB-17 bomber to a hanger of the bombardment squadron for which it has just completed a mission

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. One of Uncle Sam'...

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Aluminum paint production. Filling drums of paint from mixers into tarred drums on scale. Site of this operation is a large Midwest aluminum factory producing war essentials for the Army. Aluminum paint is a civilian scarcity these days, but Uncle Sam still uses lots of it

Aluminum paint production. Filling drums of paint from mixers into tar...

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Uncle Sam needs that extra shovelful / F. Sindelar.

Uncle Sam needs that extra shovelful / F. Sindelar.

Poster showing Uncle Sam taking hold of a man's arm as the man shovels coal into a furnace. United States Fuel Administration. Text continues: Help Uncle Sam to win the war by following these directions: 1. Fir... More

Old Uncle Jake - Public domain American sheet music, 1878

Old Uncle Jake - Public domain American sheet music, 1878

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

When the Huns meet the son's of old Uncle Sam (then its good-night huns--you're gone!)

When the Huns meet the son's of old Uncle Sam (then its good-night hun...

words and music by Betty Boutelle. (statement of responsibility) Manuscript in ink. For voice and piano. Staff notation. (language)

Let's all do something (Uncle Sammy wants us now)

Let's all do something (Uncle Sammy wants us now)

music by Arthur Lange ; words by Andrew B. Sterling. (statement of responsibility) For voice and piano. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. (additional physical form) Staff notat... More

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