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The raft or part of the hurricane deck of the Central America--The living, the dead, and the dying--Dawson reaches the raft, but is not permitted to get upon it

The raft or part of the hurricane deck of the Central America--The liv...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1857 Oct. 17, p. 315.

[French political leaders, and revolutionaries who took part in the Paris Commune of 1871: Danniers [woman with boy in Napoleonic pose] [and] Louise Fautin, Petroleuses]

[French political leaders, and revolutionaries who took part in the Pa...

22 cartes-de-visite photoprints and album cover, "Library of Congress from the U...S...Legation, Paris, France" in 2 albums. V. 1, p. 46. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption car... More

[A part of a ceiling and a wall inside of the Kariye Camii (mosque)] / Abdullah Frères, Phot., Constantinople.

[A part of a ceiling and a wall inside of the Kariye Camii (mosque)] /...

The mosaic of the Virgin receiving thread for the Veil of the Temple.

[A part of a ceiling and a wall inside of the Kariye Camii (mosque)] / Abdullah Frères, Phot., Constantinople.

[A part of a ceiling and a wall inside of the Kariye Camii (mosque)] /...

The mosaic of the Virgin at the Temple. Formerly the Church of St. Saviour in Chora. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 42. No. 527. In album: Ayasofya Camii, Kari... More

[A part of a ceiling and a wall inside of the Kariye Camii (mosque)] / Abdullah Frères, Phot., Constantinople.

[A part of a ceiling and a wall inside of the Kariye Camii (mosque)] /...

The mosaic of Zacharias giving a staff to Joseph. Formerly the Church of St. Saviour in Chora. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 40. No. 522. In album: Ayasofya C... More

Sanjūsangendō, Kioto. An image of Buddha (part 1)

Sanjūsangendō, Kioto. An image of Buddha (part 1)

Photograph shows an interior view of Sanjūsangendō, in Kyoto, with a large display of many of the 1001 statues of Kannon, a Buddhist goddess. Watercolor drawings on the mount depict a man carrying a large bundl... More

[Old St. Peter, part of the Klausenwasser, Riesengebirge, Germany]

[Old St. Peter, part of the Klausenwasser, Riesengebirge, Germany]

Historic Sites Public domain photograph - photochrome print, colorized, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Farm in southwestern part of Custer County, Nebraska.

Farm in southwestern part of Custer County, Nebraska.

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

Farm in southwestern part of Custer County, Nebraska,

Farm in southwestern part of Custer County, Nebraska,

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

[Chinese Emperor(?) and Empress(?) seated on raised platform with musicians seated in front of them; the Emperor appears to have lost his nose and part of his right shoulder, the Empress part of her scalp]

[Chinese Emperor(?) and Empress(?) seated on raised platform with musi...

Signed on block by artist in lower right, includes chop. Includes extensive Japanese text. Descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Nihon ban... More

Part of the military parade of first day. The staff of the 1st Regt. D.C. National Guard

Part of the military parade of first day. The staff of the 1st Regt. D...

Title from original captions in the P&P supplementary reference file under LOT 3863 (former call number). Forms part of: The 36th National Encampment of the G.A.R., Wash., D.C. Oct. 5-11, 1902, no. 7.

Part of the fleet at anchor, Put-in-Bay

Part of the fleet at anchor, Put-in-Bay

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

The "meke" or national dance, a part of all great Fiji ceremonies, Fiji Islands

The "meke" or national dance, a part of all great Fiji ceremonies, Fij...

Stereograph shows participants in the ceremonial "meke" mens club dance, carrying large mace-like clubs. H74597 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 8099. U-86620. Copyright, 1906, by Underwood & Underwood.

[Center part of facade of home of Edmund Cogswell Converse, Greenwich, Connecticut]

[Center part of facade of home of Edmund Cogswell Converse, Greenwich,...

Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Public domain photograph of a hotel building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Noon Hour. Workers in Enterprize [sic?] Cotton Mill, Augusta, Ga. The wheels are kept running through noon hour (which is only 40 minutes) so employees may be tempted to put in part of this time at machine if they wish. Location: Augusta, Georgia.

Noon Hour. Workers in Enterprize [sic?] Cotton Mill, Augusta, Ga. The ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a child labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Group of children from Canneries in School #3, Buffalo, N.Y. 1) Carlo Ciaravina, 124 State St., 8 years old. Worked on beans and corn in sheds at Albion, N.Y. Entered school December 5th. 2) Mike Miranda, 8 years old last summer. Stringing beans in the home at Forsetville. Entered school September 7th. 3) Louis Belilta, 61 Water St., 12 years old last summer. Worked part of the time snipping beans in the sheds at Collins, N.Y. 4) Rose Moreibella, 41 Peacock St., 11 years old last summer. Stringing beans part of the time in the sheds at North Collins and Cherry Creek, N.Y. 5) Josephine Favata, 62 Main St., 10 years old last summer. Said that when little sister slept, she husked corn and string beans in the big shed at Albion, N.Y. 6) Magaline Tutarchi, 62 Main St., 8 years old last summer. Stringing beans and shelling peas sometimes in the sheds at Mr. Morris, N.Y. 7) Bombe Regis, 69 Water St., 9 years old last summer. Stringing beans in the sheds. Entered school in September. 8) Rosa Guglinzza, Room 10, 62 Main Street, 10 years old last summer. Worked on berries, corn and beans in the sheds at Cherry Creek. Location: Buffalo, New York (State)

Group of children from Canneries in School #3, Buffalo, N.Y. 1) Carlo ...

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Rosa Sarosa, room 42, 62 Main Street, Buffalo, N.Y. 13 years old last summer. Sarah, 9 years old last summer. Jo, 6 years old, last summer. Worked in Albion Canning Factory on beans and tomatoes. When they worked all day the three earned $1.50, paid 8 cents and hour for all time including overtime, Rosa and Sarah worked up to 10 P.M. sometimes last summer (a poor one) other years until midnight. Rosa worked in factory. Sarah and Jo in sheds part of the time. Went out to Albion last of May and came back middle of November, losing nearly 15 weeks of school time. Location: Buffalo, New York (State)

Rosa Sarosa, room 42, 62 Main Street, Buffalo, N.Y. 13 years old last ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a school, preschool, children, education, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mrs. Charles de Loosey Oelrichs is one of the prominent members of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage. Mrs. Oelrichs is one of the most beautiful young matrons in New York and Newport society. She has recently become interested in suffrage and took an active part in the Dansante given by the Congressional Union at Marble House, Newport, [Rhode Island], Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont's beautiful summer home.

Mrs. Charles de Loosey Oelrichs is one of the prominent members of the...

Title and information transcribed from item. Summary: Oval portrait of Mrs. Charles Deloosey Oelrichs [and daughter?] in formal gowns.

A group of shrimp pickers in Peerless Oyster Co., working during the short noon recess. Many workers, including the children, utilize part of the lunch time this way, when there is a lunch time allowed. In many canneries, they snatch their lunches as best they may while the work goes on and others are getting ahead of them. Location: Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.

A group of shrimp pickers in Peerless Oyster Co., working during the s...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Heroic women of France toiling to produce food Are you doing your part?

Heroic women of France toiling to produce food Are you doing your part...

U.S. Food Administration poster showing women in France pulling plows; includes quotes by Alonzo Taylor, Herbert Hoover, and Woodrow Wilson. Issued(?) by: United States Food Administration.

Part of the fair grounds

Part of the fair grounds

J221300 U.S. Copyright Office. "Copyright 1916 by Samuel L. Rank."

Northern views. Safourieh. Part of the Roman theatre

Northern views. Safourieh. Part of the Roman theatre

Photograph shows Roman ruins near the Palestinian Arab village of Saffuriyya (Saffuriya).

Treasury Department. Southeast side of Treasury Department with part of Sherman Monument IV

Treasury Department. Southeast side of Treasury Department with part o...

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Bethlehem and surroundings. Bethlehem. A manger home. Room, part cave. Swaddled baby & dove-cote

Bethlehem and surroundings. Bethlehem. A manger home. Room, part cave....

Picryl description: Public domain image of a mining, coal mine, underground, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Refugees in front of the old palace, Athens. This was used as a palace by King George 1, who was killed in 1912, during the war it was used as a hospital. Now part of it is occupied by refugees and part of it is offices for the relief of refugees. To this palace refugees come every day to learn whether lost relatives and friends have been found; a bureau for that purpose is maintained there. Refugees come also to this palace to get their identification books, entitled them to relief. The names of those whose books are ready are called out of the window

Refugees in front of the old palace, Athens. This was used as a palace...

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Data: 1922. Classification: Dr. (Fires) Smyrna (refugees-Greece) Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and 1952. General information about the American Nation... More

A Bucharest hotel is modern in every way except the elevators which carry you up but not down. As in most European hotels signs warn you of the danger of riding down in the elevators Part of Carpenter's World Travels after crossing the Danube is entering Roumania.

A Bucharest hotel is modern in every way except the elevators which ca...

Photographs show scenes in Romania including a large hotel (the Athenʹee Palace) in Bucharest and a porter carrying a large trunk from a boat on the Danube River. Negative series code stamped on page: LC-C26. ... More

Man hath no part in all this glorious work--from Grandview Hotel, Grand Canyon, Ariz.

Man hath no part in all this glorious work--from Grandview Hotel, Gran...

J280539 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 26503 T. Public domain photograph of landscape view, nature, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Exhibits famous Gutenberg Bible. Herbert Putnam, Librarian of the Library of Congress, exhibits the famous Gutenberg Bible, printed about 1450 by John Gutenberg, the inventor of printing. The Bible is a part of the Vollbehr collection, brought to the United States this year by a special Congressional approriation and now open th the public at the Library. 12/15/30

Exhibits famous Gutenberg Bible. Herbert Putnam, Librarian of the Libr...

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Excavations. Tell-el-Nasbeh (Mizpah). City gate from the east, part of the barricade still in place

Excavations. Tell-el-Nasbeh (Mizpah). City gate from the east, part of...

Public domain photograph of West Bank, Palestine, Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

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

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

Tydings said he didn't. Sen. Millard E. Tydings, D. of Md., standing, injected himself into the Senate lobby investigating committee where he questioned B.B. Robinson, the utility lobbyist, concerning the statement made by Robinson that he, Tydings, had attended a cocktail party. Sen. Tydings said he didn't attend. Robinson said Tydings was invited. And the Senator ended the discussion by saying to Robinson, "Hereafter when you use my name in this testimony you be damned sure you are right." [...] is in the picture but taking no part in the discussion, 8/23/35

Tydings said he didn't. Sen. Millard E. Tydings, D. of Md., standing, ...

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

Typical house entrance near Union Station, Washington, D.C. These old brick structures are for the most part inhabited by Negroes. Toilets of these same houses are usually outside and most unsanitary

Typical house entrance near Union Station, Washington, D.C. These old ...

Public domain photograph of train station, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ruins of old brick structures, Washington, D.C. Sections of these buildings are still inhabited. The Government Printing Office is shown in the background. This section of Washington has some of the worst housing conditions in the District and for the most part, is completely Negro. None of these houses has inside toilets or water supply

Ruins of old brick structures, Washington, D.C. Sections of these buil...

Public domain photograph of port, ship docks, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of an old house. Ohio during Great Depression.

A black and white photo of an old house. Ohio during Great Depression.

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 man and a little girl. Ohio during Great Depression.

A black and white photo of a man and a little girl. Ohio during Great ...

Public domain photograph of Great Depression, farm, farmer, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a little girl. Ohio during Great Depression.

A black and white photo of a little girl. Ohio during Great Depression...

Picryl description: Public domain portrait of a child, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Part of the daily motorcade of drought refugees. The Montana-North Dakota state line

Part of the daily motorcade of drought refugees. The Montana-North Dak...

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

A black and white photo of a man sitting on a bench, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a man sitting on a bench, Great Depression....

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Veterans at Jewish Congress. Washington, D.C., Nov. 29. Pictured above are three war veterans taking an active part in the two day session of the American Jewish Congress at the Willard Hotel. (Left to right) Harry D. Nierenberg of Washington, National Executive Committeeman of the Jewish Veterans; Harry H. Schaffer, commander-in-chief of the Jewish War Veterans; Sam W. Silverman of Jersey City

Veterans at Jewish Congress. Washington, D.C., Nov. 29. Pictured above...

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

Jerusalem, Temple area from S.E. corner showing a great part of the Old City

Jerusalem, Temple area from S.E. corner showing a great part of the Ol...

In album: Dead Sea album prepared for the Palestine Potash Ltd., no. 4333, [p. 43, top] Title from caption list. Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of John D. Whiting (Library of Congress).

A black and white photo of a woman in a hat. Great Depression FSA photogpraph

A black and white photo of a woman in a hat. Great Depression FSA phot...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Part of a carefully restored mural, one of dozens at Fair Park, site of the 1936 Texas Centennial celebration and the Pan-American Exposition in 1937 in Dallas, Texas

Part of a carefully restored mural, one of dozens at Fair Park, site o...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a mural painting, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a hat and a coat rack, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a hat and a coat rack, Great Depression. FS...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Miners starting home after work. Part of coal tipple shown at left. West Virginia

Miners starting home after work. Part of coal tipple shown at left. We...

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 large building, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A black and white photo of a large building, West Virginia. Farm Secur...

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

Howard Hughes speaking before the Press Club. Washington, D.C., July 21. Howard Hughes, speaking at the National Press Club today, before hundreds of government officials and representatives of foreign governments. Hughes today envisioned a future in aviation when giant flying boats, almost as large as modern ocean liners, will fly the Atlantic under conditions in which the element of luck will play no part, speaking at the luncheon in his honor, he described in detail the type of flying craft and equipment he believes the future will see but which is now nothing more than an aeronautical engineers dream, 7/21/38

Howard Hughes speaking before the Press Club. Washington, D.C., July 2...

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

Hooking rugs. This is part of the vocational training program at La Plata project of the P.R.R.A. (Puerto Rico Resettlement Administration). La Plata, Puerto Rico

Hooking rugs. This is part of the vocational training program at La Pl...

Public domain photograph related to Puerto Rico, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lady claims one seventh of property of U.S. Post office--posts her part. Washington, D.C., July 22. Mrs. Samuel A. Wimsatt who says that one seventh of the property upon which a postoffice was built at Rockville, MD., near here, is still hers because it was not legally bought from her. This morning she appeared at the scene upon which a dedication was scheduled and began posting 'No Trespassing' signs upon the part of the land which she claims. She threatened to have any trespassers locked up. Part of the ceremonies was to be a tour of inspection of the building, and when the time came, no arrests were made, although Mrs. Wimsatt began writing names upon the back of a 'No Trespassing' sign and threatens action Monday morning against visitors to the building. On the sidewalk behind her is her sister, Mrs. Claude Tschiffely who aided her in posting the signs, 7/22/39

Lady claims one seventh of property of U.S. Post office--posts her par...

A woman holding a sign in front of a building. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

On the Bois d'Arc cooperative, Jerry Vardiman has a garden that will yield a large part of his family's food supply. Milk, which he obtains from the coop dairy, costs four cents a quart. Osage Farms, Missouri

On the Bois d'Arc cooperative, Jerry Vardiman has a garden that will y...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military shooting, machine gun, artillery, armed conflict, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Part of Archer-Daniels Company grain elevator. Minneapolis, Minnesota

Part of Archer-Daniels Company grain elevator. Minneapolis, Minnesota

Picryl description: Public domain image of an ancient city, historic place, stone buildings architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Farm Security Administration farmers working in a sugar cane field, vicinity of Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. This is part of an FSA cooperative

Farm Security Administration farmers working in a sugar cane field, vi...

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Flexible performance of C-47 transport planes is due in part to their two 1,200 horsepower radial engines and to their three-blade variable-pitch propellers, Long Beach, Calif. Picture taken at the Douglas Aircraft Company. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the army. It ferries men and cargo across oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Flexible performance of C-47 transport planes is due in part to their ...

Public domain photograph of a bomber aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Part of George Cowley's family (rural rehabilitation), looking over pigs in sty. Pike County, Alabama

Part of George Cowley's family (rural rehabilitation), looking over pi...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Part of Mays Avenue camp. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. See general caption 21

Part of Mays Avenue camp. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. See general caption...

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

Part of family come for work in potatoes. Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California. Left their home in Turkey, Texas, November, 1938. Picked cotton in Arizona till March. Picked fruit in Oregon till June. Picked prunes in Idaho till September 15th

Part of family come for work in potatoes. Tulelake, Siskiyou County, C...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farmer, 1930s, 20th-century dust bowl era, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Part of the campus. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Orange County, North Carolina

Part of the campus. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Orange ...

Public domain photograph of a historic place in North Carolina, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Part of the cowling for one of the motors for a B-25 bomber is assembled in the engine department of North American [Aviation, Inc.]'s Inglewood, Calif., plant

Part of the cowling for one of the motors for a B-25 bomber is assembl...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

A black and white photo of a man with a shovel, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a man with a shovel, Great Depression. FSA/...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mr. Ellis and Miss Christian making farm and home plans with Mr. & Mrs. E.H. Wise, RR (Rural Rehabilitation) family. There are six members in this family; their monthly food check is eight dollars. Total farm and home operating expenses for year is four hundred thirty-five dollars and ninety-five cents (435.95). They have about forty-two hens and take care of part of family expenses by selling eggs, chickens and other farm produce. Coffee County, Alabama

Mr. Ellis and Miss Christian making farm and home plans with Mr. & Mrs...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, politician, office meeting, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a herd of cattle, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a herd of cattle, Great Depression. FSA/OWI...

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Part of large plantation, Mississippi Delta. Mississippi

Part of large plantation, Mississippi Delta. Mississippi

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

Part of Mays Avenue camp. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Notice water boilers which form decoration and fence. See general caption no. 21

Part of Mays Avenue camp. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Notice water boiler...

Public domain photograph of American farm workers, countryside in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gluing lining into upper part of boot. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

Gluing lining into upper part of boot. Bootmaking shop, Alpine, Texas

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Part of a root fence on the Mud Lake Road near Watkins Glen, New York

Part of a root fence on the Mud Lake Road near Watkins Glen, New York

Picryl description: Public domain image of a damaged, burned, or destroyed building, natural disaster, war destruction, ruins, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Old home with mud walls built by mulattoes, now a part of the John Henry cotton plantation

Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Old home with mud walls built...

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Pigeons raised by Mr. Edward J. Warner, who is a part time carpenter. North Haven, Connecticut

Pigeons raised by Mr. Edward J. Warner, who is a part time carpenter. ...

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Robert I. Powell, residence on Riverbank Rd., RFD no. 1, Stamford, Connecticut. Part of breakfast nook

Robert I. Powell, residence on Riverbank Rd., RFD no. 1, Stamford, Con...

Public domain photograph of bedroom or living room, interior decor, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mr. Abraham Lapping. He and his wife run a small poultry and dairy farm and take in tourists during the summer. They are part of the Jewish community in Colchester, Connecticut

Mr. Abraham Lapping. He and his wife run a small poultry and dairy far...

Picryl description: Public domain image of cow, cattle, livestock, farm animals, agriculture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Part of the parade which opened the San Angelo Fat Stock Show. San Angelo, Texas

Part of the parade which opened the San Angelo Fat Stock Show. San Ang...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, politician, meeting, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Street in oldest part of town which is being torn down, St. Louis, Missouri

Street in oldest part of town which is being torn down, St. Louis, Mis...

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

Pigeons raised by Mr. Edward J. Warner, who is a part time carpenter. North Haven, Connecticut

Pigeons raised by Mr. Edward J. Warner, who is a part time carpenter. ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of chicken, poultry, agriculture, farm animals, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Living room in farm home of John Frost, part owner of 135 acres of semi-marginal land in Tehama County, California. He raises turkeys, hogs and dairy cattle

Living room in farm home of John Frost, part owner of 135 acres of sem...

Public domain image of musical performance, piano music, keyboard instrument, pianist, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tile fence posts and brick are standard part of stock of the United Producers and Consumers Cooperative. Phoenix, Arizona

Tile fence posts and brick are standard part of stock of the United Pr...

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FSA (Farm Security Administration) rehabilitation borrower and part of family. Door County, Wisconsin

FSA (Farm Security Administration) rehabilitation borrower and part of...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farmer worker, 20th-century dust bowl, great depression era, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A panel from an exhibit "In the image of America," designed by the Farm Security Administration as part of the science and industry exhibit held in Rockefeller Center, New York City, in 1941

A panel from an exhibit "In the image of America," designed by the Far...

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

Part of 5,000 large oval serving dishes ready for shipment to the Army Quartermaster. Shenango Pottery Works, Newcastle, Pennsylvania

Part of 5,000 large oval serving dishes ready for shipment to the Army...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of 3d object, pottery, ceramics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Harvesting wheat with combines on Schnitzler Corporation ranch, Froid, Montana. There are about 2800 acres on this part of the ranch and they are getting over forty bushels to the acre. It is one of the largest wheat ranches in the West

Harvesting wheat with combines on Schnitzler Corporation ranch, Froid,...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Harvesting wheat with combines on Schnitzler Corporation ranch, Froid, Montana. There are about 2800 acres on this part of the ranch and they are getting over forty bushels to the acre. It is one of the largest wheat ranches in the West

Harvesting wheat with combines on Schnitzler Corporation ranch, Froid,...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Shipbuilding (Newport News). This is a structural section, where preliminary work is done before the sections for new naval vessels are brought by overhead carriers to the ways, where they will become a part of the assembled ship

Shipbuilding (Newport News). This is a structural section, where preli...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a construction site, industrial or commercial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A panel from an exhibit "In the Image of America," designed by the Farm Security Administration as part of the Science and Industry Exhibit held in Rockefeller Center, New York City, in 1941

A panel from an exhibit "In the Image of America," designed by the Far...

Public domain photograph of New York City, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Part of two panels for Region I (Ballou)

Part of two panels for Region I (Ballou)

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

Farm Security Administration exhibit (This or This). Second part

Farm Security Administration exhibit (This or This). Second part

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

Defense housing. Hale Homes, Portsmouth, Virginia. A 300-unit project to house civilian workers employed at the Norfolk Navy Yard. These homes, constructed at a cost of $1,114,748 by the USHA (U.S. Housing Authority) through the local housing authority, are permanent construction and are expected to continue after the emergency as part of the local authority's low-rent housing project. Rents are divided into three groups which run from a low of $19 to a high of $39 a month. The project completed on February, 1941, consists almost entirely of apartment-type dwellings

Defense housing. Hale Homes, Portsmouth, Virginia. A 300-unit project ...

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Captain (on the left) and part of the crew of the "James Watt," Great Lakes boat which is being loaded with wheat to take to Buffalo. Duluth, Minnesota

Captain (on the left) and part of the crew of the "James Watt," Great ...

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

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

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Bofors forty-millimeter mounts. He has a vital job in the manufacture of forty-millimeter Bofors gun mounts and carriages. This arc welder wearing a protective mask is completing a skilled operation on part of a gun mount in a large Midwest rubber factory now converted to war production

Bofors forty-millimeter mounts. He has a vital job in the manufacture ...

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A family from the southern part of Texas occupies this tent. Husband works at Fort Bragg, but they expect to move on soon. In a settlement near Manchester, North Carolina

A family from the southern part of Texas occupies this tent. Husband w...

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One way to increase tire life--and to do your part in the saving of rubber for the forces of fighting to defend your right to drive in freedom over the roads of this democracy is to keep the pressure right. This driver isn't thinking of war, however, as he checks his tire pressure. He's just using common sense as he takes a few moments to make certain that costly carelessness will not rob him of tire mileage

One way to increase tire life--and to do your part in the saving of ru...

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Character of farming land on Dead Ox Flat, part of the Vale-Owyhee irrigation project. Malheur County, Oregon

Character of farming land on Dead Ox Flat, part of the Vale-Owyhee irr...

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Rio Piedras (vicinity), Puerto Rico. FSA (Farm Security Administration) farm working in a sugar cane field. This is a part of a FSA cooperative

Rio Piedras (vicinity), Puerto Rico. FSA (Farm Security Administration...

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The four freedoms. The panel is part of an exhibit prepared for the Office of War Information by Jean Carlu, eminent poster artist. The actual size of the panel is 15 x 30 feet. Another montage of the same size, The Arsenal of Democracy, comprises a companion piece to "The Four Freedoms" panel and completes the exhibit. This exhibit will be shown by the OWI in scores of cities throughout the country

The four freedoms. The panel is part of an exhibit prepared for the Of...

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Conversion. Jukebox plant. Production of the drill jig part, pictured here, is included in the conversion of a jukebox manufacturing company to war production. Control instruments based on the jukebox selection device will be manufactured for America's armed forces. Rudolph Wurlitzer, North Tonawanda, New York

Conversion. Jukebox plant. Production of the drill jig part, pictured ...

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Detroit, Michigan. Jitterbug dancing as part of the entertainment at a scrap salvage rally sponsored by the Work Projects Adminstration (WPA) at the state fairgrounds

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The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was a New Deal program established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 as a response to the high unemployment during the Great Depression. The program put people t... More

Juggling torpedoes. Shifting torpedo air flasks in process of manufacture at an eastern Navy arsenal, a vital part of the expanded Navy's equipment

Juggling torpedoes. Shifting torpedo air flasks in process of manufact...

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Fort Benning. Aerial machine gunners. Four aces. This crack aerial machine gunner is part of an unbeatable combination. He has a fast, accurate gun -- and the world's best in the way of plane and pilot

Fort Benning. Aerial machine gunners. Four aces. This crack aerial mac...

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Lititz, Pennsylvania. Scrap collection drive. Each household placed its contribution on the sidewalk. It was then picked up by local trucks whose owners had volunteered their services for civilian defense. Mr. Gorton, a locksmith, contributes part of a fence as well as old safes

Lititz, Pennsylvania. Scrap collection drive. Each household placed it...

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Production. B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bombers. The metal structure for a rudder on a B-25 bomber is assembled by North American employees in the control surface department at Inglewood, California. The part will next move to the covering department for its fabric cover. Women are fast taking the places of men in this department. In addition to the battle-tested B-25 ("Billy Mutchell") bomber used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, this plant produces the P-51 "Mustang" fighter plane which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bombers. The metal structure for a r...

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Agriculture. Women on farms. The horses, cows, and chickens cared for, Mrs. Harold Sontag of Maple Park, Illinois, starts out for the farmhouse with her blonde, pre-school youngsters. Like many another U.S. farmer's wife, Mrs. Sontag takes an extremely active part in the management of her farm, which will be increasingly short-handed for the duration

Agriculture. Women on farms. The horses, cows, and chickens cared for,...

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Boeing aircraft plant, Seattle, Washington. Production of B-17 (Flying Fortress) bombing planes. Man working on a mold (?) for a part of the plane

Boeing aircraft plant, Seattle, Washington. Production of B-17 (Flying...

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De Land pool. Aircraft construction class. People from every walk of life are taking part in the De Land, Florida Vocational School as they learn war trades. Above is Mrs. Mary Owens, a housewife with three children who now is training others to be aircraft welders. With him is chief instructor Glen W. Snyder

De Land pool. Aircraft construction class. People from every walk of l...

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