![Fort Knox. M-4 tanks. One of our new battleships of the land, a mighty M-4 tank that will disturb a lot of Axis plans. In…]()
Fort Knox. M-4 tanks. One of our new battleships of the land, a mighty M-4 tank that will disturb a lot of Axis plans. In…![De Land pool. Aircraft construction class. Secretaries, housewives, waitresses, women from all over central Florida are…]()
De Land pool. Aircraft construction class. Secretaries, housewives, waitresses, women from all over central Florida are…![De Land pool. Aircraft construction class. The flame of welding torches has replaced the soft lights of a nightclub in…]()
De Land pool. Aircraft construction class. The flame of welding torches has replaced the soft lights of a nightclub in…![Women in war. Supercharger plant workers. Plant foremen point to 20-year-old Annie Tabor as one of their best lathe…]()
Women in war. Supercharger plant workers. Plant foremen point to 20-year-old Annie Tabor as one of their best lathe…![A poster comes to life. Searching for just the right faces to use for a war poster, an Office of War Information (OWI)…]()
A poster comes to life. Searching for just the right faces to use for a war poster, an Office of War Information (OWI)…![Man sleeping in fish market. Baltimore, Maryland. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Man sleeping in fish market. Baltimore, Maryland. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Production. Aircraft engines. A young African American worker stands ready to wash or "degrease" this airplane motor prior…]()
Production. Aircraft engines. A young African American worker stands ready to wash or "degrease" this airplane motor prior…![Rotary saw for sawing iron and steel. Gichner Iron Works, Washington, D.C.. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Rotary saw for sawing iron and steel. Gichner Iron Works, Washington, D.C.. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![De Land pool. Aircraft construction class. Women are being trained along with men in the Volusia County Florida Vocational…]()
De Land pool. Aircraft construction class. Women are being trained along with men in the Volusia County Florida Vocational…![Manpower. Former actress now aircraft worker. From central casting to aircraft casting! Erstwhile child star of the silent…]()
Manpower. Former actress now aircraft worker. From central casting to aircraft casting! Erstwhile child star of the silent…![De Land pool. Aircraft construction class. These carefree high school students are learning the serious business of war…]()
De Land pool. Aircraft construction class. These carefree high school students are learning the serious business of war…![De Land pool. La Roe shop. Interior of the La Roe garage shop at Eustis, Louisiana, showing the precision machines on which…]()
De Land pool. La Roe shop. Interior of the La Roe garage shop at Eustis, Louisiana, showing the precision machines on which…![De Land pool. La Roe shop. The La Roe family of Eustis, Florida, after a day's work for the De Land pool. Left is Mrs. La…]()
De Land pool. La Roe shop. The La Roe family of Eustis, Florida, after a day's work for the De Land pool. Left is Mrs. La…![Shenandoah Valley. Sunday morning in the Shenandoah Valley. Saint Paul's Evangelical Reformed church is out in the country…]()
Shenandoah Valley. Sunday morning in the Shenandoah Valley. Saint Paul's Evangelical Reformed church is out in the country…![Fort Riley, Kansas. Soldiers of a mechanized reconnaissance unit during a simulated dismounted attack. Sourced from the…]()
Fort Riley, Kansas. Soldiers of a mechanized reconnaissance unit during a simulated dismounted attack. Sourced from the…![A pilot of the United States Army air transport command being awakened to receive orders. Sourced from the Library of…]()
A pilot of the United States Army air transport command being awakened to receive orders. Sourced from the Library of…![Fort Story coast defense. One of Uncle Sam's fighting men at Fort Story, Virginia adjusts the range on one of the giant guns…]()
Fort Story coast defense. One of Uncle Sam's fighting men at Fort Story, Virginia adjusts the range on one of the giant guns…![San Juan Bautista, California. Japanese-American girls preparing picnic lunch by Russell Lee]()
San Juan Bautista, California. Japanese-American girls preparing picnic lunch by Russell Lee![Conservation. Scrap iron and steel. Tires reclaimed from automobiles, scrapped for their iron and steel content. The rubber…]()
Conservation. Scrap iron and steel. Tires reclaimed from automobiles, scrapped for their iron and steel content. The rubber…![Subcontracting. Passaic home workshop pool. George Carell's seven-year-old son likes to watch his father produce essential…]()
Subcontracting. Passaic home workshop pool. George Carell's seven-year-old son likes to watch his father produce essential…![John Cassels, executive assistant to Commissioner Elliott, Consumer Division, National Defense Price Commission. Former…]()
John Cassels, executive assistant to Commissioner Elliott, Consumer Division, National Defense Price Commission. Former…![Samuel E. Neel, attorney in Office of the General Counsel, Production Division. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Samuel E. Neel, attorney in Office of the General Counsel, Production Division. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Aluminum paint production. Women work alongside of men in this Midwest aluminum factory now converted to production of war…]()
Aluminum paint production. Women work alongside of men in this Midwest aluminum factory now converted to production of war…![Captain A.B. Reed, U.S. Navy (Retired), liaison officer, Navy, and Office of Production Management (OPM). Sourced from the…]()
Captain A.B. Reed, U.S. Navy (Retired), liaison officer, Navy, and Office of Production Management (OPM). Sourced from the…![Production. Willow Run bomber plant. An African American worker at the giant Willow Run bomber plant installs screws in one…]()
Production. Willow Run bomber plant. An African American worker at the giant Willow Run bomber plant installs screws in one…![Robert H. Ridgway, consultant for scrap iron and steel, Materials Branch, Production Division. Sourced from the Library of…]()
Robert H. Ridgway, consultant for scrap iron and steel, Materials Branch, Production Division. Sourced from the Library of…![Dearborn, Michigan. Karl Axel Westerberg, foreman of the rough stock department in the Jogansson Gage Division at work at…]()
Dearborn, Michigan. Karl Axel Westerberg, foreman of the rough stock department in the Jogansson Gage Division at work at…![Robert E. Wilson, consultant, petroleum unit, Chemical and Allied Products Section, Materials Branch, Office of Production…]()
Robert E. Wilson, consultant, petroleum unit, Chemical and Allied Products Section, Materials Branch, Office of Production…![W. Averill Harrison, now in London on special duty. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
W. Averill Harrison, now in London on special duty. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Nacedah project, Wisconsin. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson standing in front of their log and peat cabin. Thompson said that he had…]()
Nacedah project, Wisconsin. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson standing in front of their log and peat cabin. Thompson said that he had…![James W. Young, Director of Communications Division, Office of Commercial and Cultural Relations between the American…]()
James W. Young, Director of Communications Division, Office of Commercial and Cultural Relations between the American…![H.K. Masters, consultant of miscellaneous minerals, Materials Branch, Production Management. Sourced from the Library of…]()
H.K. Masters, consultant of miscellaneous minerals, Materials Branch, Production Management. Sourced from the Library of…![Hayden Raynor, assistant to Mr. Stettinius, Division of Priorities. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Hayden Raynor, assistant to Mr. Stettinius, Division of Priorities. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Hayden Raynor, assistant to Mr. Stettinius, Division of Priorities. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Hayden Raynor, assistant to Mr. Stettinius, Division of Priorities. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![W.S. Tower, industry, member of the Steel Priority Committee. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
W.S. Tower, industry, member of the Steel Priority Committee. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Dr. William Y. Elliott, consultant, Industrial Division of Office of Production Management (OPM). Sourced from the Library…]()
Dr. William Y. Elliott, consultant, Industrial Division of Office of Production Management (OPM). Sourced from the Library…![Metal strip cutter. Gichner Iron Works, Washington, D.C.. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Metal strip cutter. Gichner Iron Works, Washington, D.C.. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![W.L. Finger, chief consultant, rubber unit, Materials Branch, Production Division. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
W.L. Finger, chief consultant, rubber unit, Materials Branch, Production Division. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![L.W. Smith, assistant consultant, Lumber and Timber Products Unit. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
L.W. Smith, assistant consultant, Lumber and Timber Products Unit. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![W.L. Finger, chief consultant, rubber unit, Materials Branch, Production Division. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
W.L. Finger, chief consultant, rubber unit, Materials Branch, Production Division. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Production. Aircraft engines. A skilled mechanic and determined war worker, Zed W. Robinson, proves that skin pigment bears…]()
Production. Aircraft engines. A skilled mechanic and determined war worker, Zed W. Robinson, proves that skin pigment bears…![Earl M. McGowin, assistant consultant, lumber and timber products, Production Division. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Earl M. McGowin, assistant consultant, lumber and timber products, Production Division. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Portrait of America. No. 36. Rural electrification in the U.S. This collection of electric meters, receiving a final…]()
Portrait of America. No. 36. Rural electrification in the U.S. This collection of electric meters, receiving a final…![De Land pool. La Roe shop. Mrs. Earl La Roe of Eustis, Florida, a grandmother with two sons in the army, doing her daily…]()
De Land pool. La Roe shop. Mrs. Earl La Roe of Eustis, Florida, a grandmother with two sons in the army, doing her daily…![L.W. Smith, assistant consultant, Lumber and Timber Products Unit. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
L.W. Smith, assistant consultant, Lumber and Timber Products Unit. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Fort Story coast defense. A tough job for soldiers: shoving the breech block of the giant howitzer into place. The screw…]()
Fort Story coast defense. A tough job for soldiers: shoving the breech block of the giant howitzer into place. The screw…![E.A. Brand, consultant, leather unit, Production Division. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
E.A. Brand, consultant, leather unit, Production Division. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Conversion. Automobiles to 40 mm. anti-aircraft guns. Preliminary inspection of "flame arresters" in a former automobile…]()
Conversion. Automobiles to 40 mm. anti-aircraft guns. Preliminary inspection of "flame arresters" in a former automobile…![Joseph L. Weiner. Assistant Administrator in Charge of Civilian Supply. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Joseph L. Weiner. Assistant Administrator in Charge of Civilian Supply. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![A poster comes to life. "Never got so close to one of these babies before" says George Woolslayer (right) giving an army…]()
A poster comes to life. "Never got so close to one of these babies before" says George Woolslayer (right) giving an army…![L.W. Smith, assistant consultant, lumber and timber products unit. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
L.W. Smith, assistant consultant, lumber and timber products unit. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Conservation. Scrap iron and steel. Auto "graveyards" where old worn out automobiles are stripped of usable parts. Non…]()
Conservation. Scrap iron and steel. Auto "graveyards" where old worn out automobiles are stripped of usable parts. Non…![W. Averill Harriman, now in London on special duty. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
W. Averill Harriman, now in London on special duty. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![W.S. Tower, industry, member of the Steel Priority Committee. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
W.S. Tower, industry, member of the Steel Priority Committee. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![C.E. Adams, consultant to the director, Priorities Division. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
C.E. Adams, consultant to the director, Priorities Division. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![E.A. Brand, consultant, leather unit, Production Division. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
E.A. Brand, consultant, leather unit, Production Division. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![R.J. Lynch, executive assistant to the Director of Priorities. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
R.J. Lynch, executive assistant to the Director of Priorities. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Blackwell Smith, assistant director of priorities in charge of policy. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Blackwell Smith, assistant director of priorities in charge of policy. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![C.W. Boyce, consultant, Pulp and Paper Unit, Materials Division Office of Production Management (OPM). Secretary, Kraft…]()
C.W. Boyce, consultant, Pulp and Paper Unit, Materials Division Office of Production Management (OPM). Secretary, Kraft…![Transportation. Car pooling at Glenn Martin. Aircraft workers at the Glenn Martin aircraft plant solve some of their…]()
Transportation. Car pooling at Glenn Martin. Aircraft workers at the Glenn Martin aircraft plant solve some of their…![H.K. Masters, consultant of Minerals and Metals, Production Division. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
H.K. Masters, consultant of Minerals and Metals, Production Division. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Chrysler tank arsenal. Installing the power plant is a ticklish operation. These workers are lowering a 400 horsepower…]()
Chrysler tank arsenal. Installing the power plant is a ticklish operation. These workers are lowering a 400 horsepower…![E. Vogelsang, consultant on tin, Metals and Minerals Section. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
E. Vogelsang, consultant on tin, Metals and Minerals Section. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![A.L. Viles, producers' representative on the Rubber Priorities Committee. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
A.L. Viles, producers' representative on the Rubber Priorities Committee. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![R.J. Lund, consultant on miscellaneous minerals, Materials Branch, Production Management (right). Robert H. Ridgway (left)…]()
R.J. Lund, consultant on miscellaneous minerals, Materials Branch, Production Management (right). Robert H. Ridgway (left)…![Robert E. Wilson, consultant, petroleum unit, Chemical and Allied Products Section, Materials Branch, Office of Production…]()
Robert E. Wilson, consultant, petroleum unit, Chemical and Allied Products Section, Materials Branch, Office of Production…![President's trip abroad meeting with Churchill. President Roosevelt is about to cut into birthday cake. Enroute in a big…]()
President's trip abroad meeting with Churchill. President Roosevelt is about to cut into birthday cake. Enroute in a big…![Samuel E. Neel, attorney in Office of the General Counsel, Production Division. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Samuel E. Neel, attorney in Office of the General Counsel, Production Division. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![G.R. Holden, consultant, Aluminum and Magnesium Unit, Production Division. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
G.R. Holden, consultant, Aluminum and Magnesium Unit, Production Division. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![A.L. Viles, producers' representative on the Rubber Priorities Committee. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
A.L. Viles, producers' representative on the Rubber Priorities Committee. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Robert H. Ridgway, consultant for Scrap Iron and Steel, Materials Branch, Production Division. Sourced from the Library of…]()
Robert H. Ridgway, consultant for Scrap Iron and Steel, Materials Branch, Production Division. Sourced from the Library of…![C.W. Kellogg, chief consultant, heat light and power unit, Materials Branch, Production Division. Sourced from the Library…]()
C.W. Kellogg, chief consultant, heat light and power unit, Materials Branch, Production Division. Sourced from the Library…![Mark S. Massel. Cost consultant to the Bureau of Research and Statistics, on loan to the Division of Purchases, Office of…]()
Mark S. Massel. Cost consultant to the Bureau of Research and Statistics, on loan to the Division of Purchases, Office of…![R.C. Allen, consultant, ferrous minerals and alloys, Production Division. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
R.C. Allen, consultant, ferrous minerals and alloys, Production Division. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Roy Jackson, former administrative officer for Office of Production Management (OPM). Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Roy Jackson, former administrative officer for Office of Production Management (OPM). Sourced from the Library of Congress.![R.C. Allen, consultant, ferrous minerals and alloys, Production Division. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
R.C. Allen, consultant, ferrous minerals and alloys, Production Division. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Conversion. Automobiles to 40 mm. anti-aircraft guns. In a former automobile plant every imperfect gun barrel is immediately…]()
Conversion. Automobiles to 40 mm. anti-aircraft guns. In a former automobile plant every imperfect gun barrel is immediately…![The Navy uses enormous amounts of rubber. At least seventy-five tons of rubber, enough to makes 17,000 tires, are used in…]()
The Navy uses enormous amounts of rubber. At least seventy-five tons of rubber, enough to makes 17,000 tires, are used in…![Howard C. Sykes, chief, stockpile and shipping imports Branch Division of Materials, Production Division, Office of…]()
Howard C. Sykes, chief, stockpile and shipping imports Branch Division of Materials, Production Division, Office of…![Fort Story coast defense. One of Uncle Sam's fighting men at Fort Story, Virginia adjusts the range on one of the giant guns…]()
Fort Story coast defense. One of Uncle Sam's fighting men at Fort Story, Virginia adjusts the range on one of the giant guns…![President Roosevelt and President Vargas. President Getulio Vargas of Brazil confers with President Roosevelt at a…]()
President Roosevelt and President Vargas. President Getulio Vargas of Brazil confers with President Roosevelt at a…![A poster comes to life. Long awaited by Woolslayer, he celebrated the visit of the soldier and sailor with a party at his…]()
A poster comes to life. Long awaited by Woolslayer, he celebrated the visit of the soldier and sailor with a party at his…![Women in industry. Tool production. Trained to catch the tiniest defect in the smallest drill, this attractive, young…]()
Women in industry. Tool production. Trained to catch the tiniest defect in the smallest drill, this attractive, young…![A poster comes to life. The letter that started the ball rolling: welder George Woolslayer writes the Office of War…]()
A poster comes to life. The letter that started the ball rolling: welder George Woolslayer writes the Office of War…![Production. Willow Run bomber plant. Inspection of more than a thousand separate tubing pieces composing the fuel…]()
Production. Willow Run bomber plant. Inspection of more than a thousand separate tubing pieces composing the fuel…![Dr. D.P. Morgan, Consultant on Chemical and Allied Products, Office of Production Management (OPM). Formerly with Scudder…]()
Dr. D.P. Morgan, Consultant on Chemical and Allied Products, Office of Production Management (OPM). Formerly with Scudder…![A plane of the United States Army Air Transport Command being loaded. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
A plane of the United States Army Air Transport Command being loaded. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Conservation. Scrap iron and steel. Waste materials from heaps such as these are a rich source of scrap materials for…]()
Conservation. Scrap iron and steel. Waste materials from heaps such as these are a rich source of scrap materials for…![Conversion. Automobiles to 40 mm. anti-aircraft guns. Every inch of every 40 mm. anti-aircraft gun barrel made in this…]()
Conversion. Automobiles to 40 mm. anti-aircraft guns. Every inch of every 40 mm. anti-aircraft gun barrel made in this…![De Land pool. Aircraft construction class. Ken Kirkpatrick, eighteen, of Daytona, is typical of the hundreds of Volusia…]()
De Land pool. Aircraft construction class. Ken Kirkpatrick, eighteen, of Daytona, is typical of the hundreds of Volusia…![Robert L. Hallett, Consultant on Tin, Metals and Minerals Section, Office of Production Management (OPM). Chief Chemist of…]()
Robert L. Hallett, Consultant on Tin, Metals and Minerals Section, Office of Production Management (OPM). Chief Chemist of…