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A congressman's day. 5:30 P.M. An expert athlete, Rep. Thomas takes a daily workout in the house gym to keep in physical shape. Sports are the only hobby of the congressman, 12/31/37

A congressman's day. 5:30 P.M. An expert athlete, Rep. Thomas takes a ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a sports competition, boxer, athlete, 20th cenrury, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The chassis of an Army halftrac scout car get a workout. When this test driver at a large Midwest plant has put the machine through its paces, he'll know if the machine meets the exacting specifications of the Army. White Motor Company, Cleveland, Ohio

The chassis of an Army halftrac scout car get a workout. When this tes...

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

New York, New York. Joe Bruno, who is blind, giving a punching-bag a workout at the Lighthouse, an institution for the blind, at 111 East Fifty-ninth Street

New York, New York. Joe Bruno, who is blind, giving a punching-bag a w...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Upon the Senatorial mind depends the Senatorial physique. Washington, D.C., March 17. 'There is nothing,' says Allen Elender, Senator from Louisiana, 'like golf at six in the morning and an afternoon workout in the gym to make one's mind click.' The photographer overslept the golf but dropped in to find the Senator busily swatting the bag in the Senate Office Building Gymnasium that afternoon. He packs a wollop, 3-17-39

Upon the Senatorial mind depends the Senatorial physique. Washington, ...

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New River, North Carolina. Marines in training. A little "shuteye" goes good after a hard workout in a training area. Toughened Marines make pillows and nightcaps of their steel helmets during a brief pause in the grueling war exercises at New River, North Carolina. Marine barracks, New River, North Carolina

New River, North Carolina. Marines in training. A little "shuteye" goe...

Public domain photograph of life in the USA during the 1930s-1940s, war, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Georgetown University students give German track star a noisy welcome in Washington. Students at Georgetown University where he is a guest while in Washington gave Dr. Otto Peltzer, noted German athlete, a noisy welcome when he appeared at the athletic field for his first "workout" today since landing on American soil. Dr. Peltzer has beaten such stars as Paavo Nurmi and Edvin Wide in the 1,500 meters on the tracks in Europe

Georgetown University students give German track star a noisy welcome ...

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The chassis of an Army halftrac scout car get a workout. When this test driver at a large Midwest plant has put the machine through its paces, he'll know if the machine meets the exacting specifications of the Army. White Motor Company, Cleveland, Ohio

The chassis of an Army halftrac scout car get a workout. When this tes...

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

A congressman's day. 5:30 P.M. An expert athlete, Rep. Thomas takes a daily workout in the house gym to keep in physical shape. Sports are the only hobby of the congressman, 12/31/37

A congressman's day. 5:30 P.M. An expert athlete, Rep. Thomas takes a ...

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Victory Gardens--for family and country. Sunday morning in many U.S. communities finds all the neighbors getting together for a good workout at the community Victory Garden. Through cooperation of local organizations, thousands of vacant lots in thousands of cities are being transformed into fruitful gardens, where everyone from grandpa to the youngster down the block puts in hours of patriotic labor

Victory Gardens--for family and country. Sunday morning in many U.S. c...

Public domain photograph of United States agriculture in the 1930s, country, farmer, farm, great depression, migration, dust bowl refugees, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

On board the fishing boat Alden, out of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Fishermen resting after a twenty-four hour workout. Catholic images are above their bunks

On board the fishing boat Alden, out of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Fis...

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