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Three Moro men in the 1900s

Noland Plumbing Co., Inc. Man working at steaming machinery

Habo Laggkärlsfabrik. Bottenband sätts på plywoodtunnor av Axel Blom.

Weighing ingredients. As in any recipe, this measuring of ingredients for the "batch" of the rubber must be done with great care. At this point it is determined whether the raw rubber will be converted into tread stock, fabric gum, tube stock, repair material or mechanical rubber stock. All ingredients--rubber, chemicals, liquids--are placed in the metal tub, and delivered to the mill room for processing. General Tires, Akron, Ohio

A black and white photo of a man working in a tire shop, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

Lititz, Pennsylvania. This town of 4000-odd inhabitants, has two weekly papers, the oldest of which is the Record-express. Pouring molten metal, to make plates from mats in the basement of the Record-express office building

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Long Bell Lumber Company, Cowlitz County, Washington. Donkey puncher on a steam-driven donkey which provides power for moving logs in process of yarding

Loading raw rubber. Bales of raw rubber, removed from wooden crates in which they have traveled from Singapore, are wheeled up to this endless chain loader, which will automatically feed it into the "guillotine," the first step in making tires at an Ohio tire plant

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Like stars for the flag. Glistening sparks, like the constellation in the blue field of Old Glory, issue from a semi-steel heating operation at an eastern Navy yard

Sailors from throughout Navy Region Midwest participate in a flag unfurling at Chicago's Soldier Field.

Sailors participate in a flag detail with firefighters from across the country before a special ceremony at the Star-Spangled Banner House near Baltimore's Inner Harbor.

The Starry flag waves o'er thy shore, Maryland! my Maryland!

Sailors participate in a flag detail with firefighters from across the country before a special ceremony at the Star-Spangled Banner House near Baltimore's Inner Harbor.

Distinguished guests on the speakers platform honor the flag as the national anthem is played at the commissioning of the fleet oiler USS MERRIMACK (AO 179) at the Avondale shipyard

The starry flag - Public domain World War One sheet music

Scouts place flags on a fire during a flag retirement

The old starry flag - Public domain World War One sheet music

Like stars for the flag. Glistening sparks, like the constellation in the blue field of Old Glory, issue from a semi-steel heating operation at an eastern Navy yard

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Summary

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches).

Caption edited by agency.

Title and other information from caption card.

Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.

More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi

Film copy on SIS roll 37, frame 359.

Large WWII photograph collection made with aid of image recognition.

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new york state new york brooklyn safety film negatives lot 2066 alfred t palmer united states office for emergency management photo old glory navy yard office of war information farm security administration navy us navy flag united states history industrial history workers home front wwii worker world war 2 library of congress
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Date

01/01/1941
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Armies in World War 2

Photograhs of the largest military conflict in history
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brooklyn
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Library of Congress
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label_outline Explore Lot 2066, Old Glory, Navy Yard

Sugar rationing. Application form which will have to be filled out by every person to whom war ration book no.1 is issued when sugar rationing starts within a few weeks. Applicants will register at public schools on dates to be announced shortly

NAVY YARD, U.S., WASHINGTON. BORING BREECH OF 14 INCH GUN

Sgt. Roberto J. Perez, left, salutes Lt. Gen. David

Tire recapping. A recap job on a passenger car tire. The tire with a tread strip of reclaimed camelback rubber is put into a curing mold. The old tread surface had previously been ground down evenly and coated with rubber adhesive. The plan to recap passenger tires with reclaimed rubber camelback, approved by rubber director William M. Jeffers, was put into effect in February 1943 to reduce the demand for replacement tires and still keep civilian cars in service

Conversion. Floor waxer plant. One of the few lathes bought by a small Eastern manufacturing firm. Unable to purchase much new machinery, the owner of the company installed and remodelled old equipment to produce war essentials under subcontract. First orders were delivered thirty days after contract, an amoazingly short time considering that conversion of machines took two weeks of it. Floorola Products Inc., York, Pennsylvania

A black and white photo of a man on a boat. Office of War Information Photograph

Lieutenant Colonel Godfrey, CHIEF Of STAFF, Joint Task Force Kenya, looks on as a Kenya United States Liaison Office (KUSLO) worker demonstrates how he is securing 4mm cord to a pallet for the embarkation of chow during Joint Task Force Kenya, operation Noble Response

Fiberglass manufacture, Owens-Corning, Toledo, Ohio. Fiberglass yarns are twisted and plied on standard textile machinery as a step in the manufacture of tapes and cloths, used principally to insulate electric equipment operating under heavier loads today than ever before

Radioman 2nd Class Steven Tate explains the operation of combat information center equipment aboard the coastal patrol ship USS TEMPEST (PC-2) while the ship is open for public tours at the Washington Navy Yard. On Tate's right is the monitor for the Westmar depth-finding side-scan sonar

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

Production. War housing trailers. Many time-saving methods are employed in the making of war housing trailers at the Los Angeles plant of Western Trailer Company. A heavy-duty stapling machine, for example, makes fast work of fastening the waterproof finish sheeting in place. Later a decorative strip will cover the staple heads and the sheeting will be trimmed off flush with the lower edge of the stip

Converting to war production. Steel workers make structural changes as a big auotmoobile plant is entirely changed over to mass production of army tanks and "jeeps." Ford Lincoln plant, Michigan

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new york state new york brooklyn safety film negatives lot 2066 alfred t palmer united states office for emergency management photo old glory navy yard office of war information farm security administration navy us navy flag united states history industrial history workers home front wwii worker world war 2 library of congress