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A man working on a machine in a factory. Office of War Information Photograph

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

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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 33, frame 605.

Andreas Feininger (1906-1999) was a renowned photographer known for his striking black-and-white images of architecture, nature, and industrial scenes. Born in Paris, Feininger was the son of the famous Bauhaus artist Lyonel Feininger. In 1942 the Office of War Information (OWI) hired Feininger to photograph factories producing weapons and instruments for the war. Feininger began his photography career in 1928 and worked as a staff photographer for LIFE magazine from 1943 to 1962. During his time at LIFE, he produced many iconic images, including portraits of famous figures such as Albert Einstein and Winston Churchill, as well as striking cityscapes and industrial scenes. Feininger was also an accomplished writer known for his technical expertise and his use of large-format cameras.

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connecticut hartford county east hartford nitrate negatives lot 1999 andreas feininger united states office of war information photo airplane propeller blades airplane propellers plant propellers four blades frank geary electro limit gauge plant hydromatic spider form part ultra high resolution high resolution office of war information farm security administration united states history library of congress
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01/01/1942
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Andreas Feininger - Weapons

Andreas Feininger works for the US Office of War Information (OWI), 1942
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connecticut
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Library of Congress
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label_outline Explore Lot 1999, Airplane Propellers, East Hartford

Production. Parachute making. There is far more to hemming this parachute than running the sewing machine. The operator must match pencil marks on the braid with pencil marks on the seams to turn out infallible parachutes for men in the Air Force. Pioneer Parachute Company, Manchester, Connecticut

A special drill press cuts a great number of holes simultaneously in casings for engines at the Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Corporation. East Hartford, Connecticut

Production. Pratt and Whitney airplane engines. Cylinder heads for R-1340 Wasp planes are inspected in a large Eastern plant now producing a huge number of fine American engines for our fighting air forces. Pratt and Whitney Aircraft

Production. Pratt and Whitney airplane engines. A new Pratt and Whitney airplane motor running on a test stand at a large Eastern plant. Before being shipped to one or another of our aircraft factories, the engine must demonstrate its ability to meet rigid Air Force requirements. Pratt and Whitney Aircraft

Conversion. Farm implements to gun parts. A grinding operation is performed on a Bofors gun slide in a converted Midwestern farm implement plant which is also making marine steam cargo winches for the Maritime Commission

At the assembly line in the Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, Connecticut

A black and white photo of a woman working on a machine. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a train going down the tracks. Office of War Information Photograph

High school Victory Corps. Home economics students at Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, Maryland, do their part in the school's Victory Corps program by preparing and serving food at cost in the student run cafeteria

Congestion outside Pratt and Whitney United aircraft plant at afternoon change of shift. East Hartford, Connecticut

Pratt and Whitney worker at the United Aircraft credit union. East Hartford, Connecticut

Willimantic Linen Company, Mill No. 5, Immediately West of South Main Street, North Bank of Willimantic River, Windham, Windham County, CT

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connecticut hartford county east hartford nitrate negatives lot 1999 andreas feininger united states office of war information photo airplane propeller blades airplane propellers plant propellers four blades frank geary electro limit gauge plant hydromatic spider form part ultra high resolution high resolution office of war information farm security administration united states history library of congress