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A group of people standing around a glass blowing machine. Glass blowing craft, work.

A group of people standing around a glass blowing machine. Glass blowi...

A man holding a bucket of something in his hand / A group of people in a room with a table and a metal table / Work-related public domain stock photo.

Portrait - Blow, John, composer

Portrait - Blow, John, composer

Public domain reproduction of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Francesco I d'Este Suffers the Mortal Blow of a Bullet While Under Pavia and Retreats into his Own Quarters, Having Been Left Without Wounds to His Head and His Heart, which Gave Him a Fever, from L'Idea di un Principe ed Eroe Cristiano in Francesco I d'Este, di Modena e Reggio Duca VIII [...]

Francesco I d'Este Suffers the Mortal Blow of a Bullet While Under Pav...

Public domain photo of Antique sculpture, Europe, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Francesco I d'Este Suffers the Mortal Blow of a Bullet While Under Pavia and Retreats into his Own Quarters, Having Been Left Without Wounds to His Head and His Heart, which Gave Him a Fever, from L'Idea di un Principe ed Eroe Cristiano in Francesco I d'Este, di Modena e Reggio Duca VIII [...]

Francesco I d'Este Suffers the Mortal Blow of a Bullet While Under Pav...

Public domain scan of 17th-18th century Italian print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Thomas Jefferson to Blow & Milhaddo, October 13, 1792

Thomas Jefferson to Blow & Milhaddo, October 13, 1792

Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Francisco Goya - Plate 69 from 'Los Caprichos': Blow (Sopla.)

Francisco Goya - Plate 69 from 'Los Caprichos': Blow (Sopla.)

Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux)

Francisco Goya - Plate 69 from 'Los Caprichos': Blow (Sopla.)

Francisco Goya - Plate 69 from 'Los Caprichos': Blow (Sopla.)

Public domain image of drawing or print depicting the male nude figure, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description Francisco de Goya (1746-1828) - Spanish painter and printmaker of the late 18... More

Thomas Blow to William Davies, October 1, 1802

Thomas Blow to William Davies, October 1, 1802

Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Eastern Patriarch, from the first issue of Specimens of Polyautography

Eastern Patriarch, from the first issue of Specimens of Polyautography

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Penn's Tree, with The City & Port of Philadelphia, on the River Delaware from Kensington. Decayed and blow'd down in 1810

Penn's Tree, with The City & Port of Philadelphia, on the River Delawa...

Engraving by William Birch, 1755-1834. Published...by W. Birch, Springland Cot, near Bristol. In: William Birch & Son, The City of Philadelphia...as it appeared in the year 1800..., Philadelphia, 1800, no. 1. T... More

Blow on! Blow on! The pirate's glee.

Blow on! Blow on! The pirate's glee.

Storm at sea in a schooner Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Geogaphic Scarves. "Look Dodolphe, this is really the last sacrifice I'll do for your education... if you still don't get your geography right, it means you are completely clogged up... this time I'll stick your nose into it. To start with, you'll just need to make sure during the first day to only blow your nose in Normandy.... I'll slap you in the face if you blow your nose in the Channel!," plate 89 from Actualités

Geogaphic Scarves. "Look Dodolphe, this is really the last sacrifice I...

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Sound the tonjoing! Beat the fuzeguzy! Blow the huzagh! Rutgers' collapsed a flue. Barnum's annihilator annihilated, wonderful dispay of Aztec children dressed in full bloomer costume. Wednesday, July 28, 1852.

Sound the tonjoing! Beat the fuzeguzy! Blow the huzagh! Rutgers' colla...

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 100, Folder 20.

Harper's Ferry. Air: Blow ye, winds of morning. H. De Marsan, Publisher, &c., 60 Chatham St. N. Y

Harper's Ferry. Air: Blow ye, winds of morning. H. De Marsan, Publishe...

Public domain song - scan of American song sheet, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Blow ye winds. H. DeMarsan, publisher, 38 Chatham Street, N.Y

Blow ye winds. H. DeMarsan, publisher, 38 Chatham Street, N.Y

Public domain song - scan of American song sheet, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Blow, J R - State: [Blank] - Year: [Blank]
First blow for liberty - Public domain  engraving

First blow for liberty - Public domain engraving

Print show scene at the Battle of Lexington, 1775. Engraving after a painting by F.O.C. Darley.

Henry T. Blow, et al. to Abraham Lincoln, Saturday, March 21, 1863  (Telegram recommending General Curtis to replace General Sumner)
L. J. Cist to Henry T. Blow, Monday, May 09, 1864  (Autographs for St. Louis Sanitary Fair)
"Interior view of Blow & Kennett's Lead Furnaces, Granby, Mo."

"Interior view of Blow & Kennett's Lead Furnaces, Granby, Mo."

Wood engraving by E.C. Hussey Company, after D.H. Huyett. Illus. in: Nathan H. Parker's Missouri as it is in 1867 (Philadelphia, 1867) Opp. p. 99. Reference copy may be in LOT 4397 I. This record contains unver... More

A Group of Vultures Waiting for the Storm to "Blow Over"–"Let Us Prey" (from Harper's Weekly)

A Group of Vultures Waiting for the Storm to "Blow Over"–"Let Us Prey"...

Thomas Nast (American (born Germany), Landau 1840–1902 Guayaquil)

[A group of vultures waiting for the storm to "Blow Over" - "Let Us Prey"] / Th Nast.

[A group of vultures waiting for the storm to "Blow Over" - "Let Us Pr...

Illustration shows William "Boss" Tweed and members of his ring, Peter B. Sweeny, Richard B. Connolly, and A. Oakey Hall, weathering a violent storm on a ledge with the picked-over remains of New York City. Tit... More

A Group of Vultures Waiting for the Storm to "Blow Over"–"Let Us Prey" (from Harper's Weekly)

A Group of Vultures Waiting for the Storm to "Blow Over"–"Let Us Prey"...

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An unexpected blow / J. Keppler.

An unexpected blow / J. Keppler.

Cartoon shows Ulysses S. Grant and J.D. Cameron flying kite, with portrait of Grant with tail "third term" from top of building. Lightning from cloud "independent press" strikes the kite, and wind gust "public ... More

Card Number 234, Lilia Blow, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-2) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes

Card Number 234, Lilia Blow, from the Actors and Actresses series (N14...

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Still are there hearts for whom thy roses blow
Blow the trumpet - Public domain American sheet music, 1884

Blow the trumpet - Public domain American sheet music, 1884

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)

Card 437, Lillie Blow, from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 1) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes

Card 437, Lillie Blow, from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type...

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Lilia Blow, from World's Beauties, Series 1 (N26) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Lilia Blow, from World's Beauties, Series 1 (N26) for Allen & Ginter C...

Trade cards from "World's Beauties," Series 1 (N26), issued in 1888 in a set of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter brand cigarettes. Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia)

Lila Blow, from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 1) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes

Lila Blow, from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 1) for Virg...

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Lillian Blow in Colors of Royal Sail Yacht Club, from the Yacht Colors of the World series (N140) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco

Lillian Blow in Colors of Royal Sail Yacht Club, from the Yacht Colors...

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Lillian Blow in Colors of Royal Sail Yacht Club, from the Yacht Colors of the World series (N140) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco

Lillian Blow in Colors of Royal Sail Yacht Club, from the Yacht Colors...

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If you strike that negro one blow --

If you strike that negro one blow --

(DLC/PP-1933:0205). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Rudgis and Grim" by Maurice Thompson, Century, 44:463 (July 1892).

Waiting for the good times to blow over / Dalrymple.

Waiting for the good times to blow over / Dalrymple.

Print shows a large female figure holding a cornucopia labeled "Prosperity 1895", floating toward rays of light that illuminate industrial facilities; she hovers above a group of men gathered around a platform ... More

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions

The first blow - Political cartoon, public domain image

The first blow - Political cartoon, public domain image

This illustration entitled "The First Blow", by cartoonist Clifford Berryman, which appeared in the Washington Post on August 9, 1898, shows the anti-expansionist army, which included Congressman J. W. Bailey, ... More

Blow, Henry S - Age [Blank], Year: [Blank] - Twenty-first (Kennedy's) Infantry, S - Z AND Twenty-first (Patton's) Infantry, A - De - Louisiana

Blow, Henry S - Age [Blank], Year: [Blank] - Twenty-first (Kennedy's) ...

Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Confederate Organizations

Blow, J S - Age: [Blank], Year: [BLANK] - Mississippi Twenty-eighth Cavalry, A-B

Blow, J S - Age: [Blank], Year: [BLANK] - Mississippi Twenty-eighth Ca...

Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Confederate Organizations

After the blow / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

After the blow / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows several men emerging from an underground shelter after a tornado labeled "November Elections" has passed; one man is labeled "Special Privilege" and others are labeled "Grafter" and "High Pro... More

Puck magazine cover - "There they blow" / L.M. Glackens.

Puck magazine cover - "There they blow" / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows William Randolph Hearst holding a harpoon labeled "Independence League" in a small boat labeled "The Comic Supplement" with two cartoon characters in pursuit of two whales that have the faces... More

Some of smaller "hands" on the night shift waiting for the whistle to blow. Whitnel N.C. Cotton Mill. The smallest boy and girl were about 50 inches high. One of the medium sized boys has doffed 4 years,--some at night. Get 60 cents a night. Smallest girl looked 10 years old. Been in mill 2 years. 1/2 year at night. Runs 8 sides part of the time. Photo by flashlight.  Location: Whitnel, North Carolina.

Some of smaller "hands" on the night shift waiting for the whistle to ...

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Waiting for the whistle to blow, Avondale Mills.  Location: Birmingham, Alabama.

Waiting for the whistle to blow, Avondale Mills. Location: Birmingham...

Picryl description: Public domain image of ethnic group, people gathering, anthropology, colonies, exotic, indigenous people, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Miss Peace of the Hague: Ach! I blow in so sweet and it comes out so awful! / by Hy Mayer.

Miss Peace of the Hague: Ach! I blow in so sweet and it comes out so a...

Illustration shows the angel of peace sitting on a rocky ledge, playing a large French horn with a dove sitting on her feet, around her in the night sky are discordant images emerging from the horn, such as Mar... More

Blow, blow thou winter wind - gramophone disc, record label

Blow, blow thou winter wind - gramophone disc, record label

Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and woodwinds Public domain photograph of gramophone disc label - sticker, record label, music record, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Every life saved by efficient medical aid is a blow struck at the heart of the enemy. Strike a blow to-day by helping the Canadian Red Cross

Every life saved by efficient medical aid is a blow struck at the hear...

Poster is text only. No. 6. Public domain reproduction of World War One war bonds advertisement propaganda poster, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hawaii - The Blow Hole aerial photograph, The U.S. National Archives

Hawaii - The Blow Hole aerial photograph, The U.S. National Archives

Hawaii - The Blow Hole Public domain photograph - aerial photo, work of US government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Airplanes - Wheels - Striking energy of swinging blow on aeroplane wheel. From Ackerman Wheel Co., Cleveland, Ohio

Airplanes - Wheels - Striking energy of swinging blow on aeroplane whe...

Photographer: Ackerman Wheel Co. Cleveland, Ohio Airplanes - Wheels Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Blow Almost Killed Father - Political cartoon, public domain image

The Blow Almost Killed Father - Political cartoon, public domain image

Berryman Political Cartoon Collection Public domain reproduction of political cartoon, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The last blow / C. D. Gibson. - Public domain scenic drawing

The last blow / C. D. Gibson. - Public domain scenic drawing

Drawing shows female symbol of Democracy punching German soldiers labeled "Militarism," who are lying upon a pile of skulls as a house burns in the background.

A Body Blow - Political cartoon, public domain image

A Body Blow - Political cartoon, public domain image

Berryman Political Cartoon Collection Public domain reproduction of political cartoon, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The knockout blow in the Dempsey-Willard battle

The knockout blow in the Dempsey-Willard battle

Photograph shows Jack Dempsey landing a right punch to the jaw of Jess Willard; boxing in outside ring in Toledo, Ohio with throngs of spectators in attendance. Copyright 1919 by Pulitzer Publishing Company.

Garland Carr (center) arrested for trying to blow up Veterans Bureau, 6/21/22

Garland Carr (center) arrested for trying to blow up Veterans Bureau, ...

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["York Hall,"  Captain  George Preston Blow house, Route 1005 and Main Street, Yorktown, Virginia. Guest house in Memory Garden]

["York Hall," Captain George Preston Blow house, Route 1005 and Main...

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["York Hall," Captain  George Preston Blow, Route 1005 and Main Street, Yorktown, Virginia. Pathway at guest cottage]

["York Hall," Captain George Preston Blow, Route 1005 and Main Street...

Site History. House Architecture: Griffin & Wynkoop, for Captain George Preston Blow, additions to 18th century brick house, the home of Thomas Nelson Jr., 1738-1739, after purchase by Blow in 1914. Landscape: ... More

["York Hall," Captain  George Preston Blow, Route 1005 and Main Street, Yorktown, Virginia. Pathway at main house]

["York Hall," Captain George Preston Blow, Route 1005 and Main Street...

Site History. House Architecture: Griffin & Wynkoop, for Captain George Preston Blow, additions to 18th century brick house, the home of Thomas Nelson Jr., 1738-1739, after purchase by Blow in 1914. Landscape: ... More

["York Hall,"  Captain  George Preston Blow house, Route 1005 and Main Street, Yorktown, Virginia. Gardener's cottage in Memory Garden]

["York Hall," Captain George Preston Blow house, Route 1005 and Main...

Site History. House Architecture: Griffin & Wynkoop, for Captain George Preston Blow, additions to 18th century brick house, the home of Thomas Nelson Jr., 1738-1739, after purchase by Blow in 1914. Landscape: ... More

["York Hall," Captain  George Preston Blow, Route 1005 and Main Street, Yorktown, Virginia. Pathway at main house]

["York Hall," Captain George Preston Blow, Route 1005 and Main Street...

Site History. House Architecture: Griffin & Wynkoop, for Captain George Preston Blow, additions to 18th century brick house, the home of Thomas Nelson Jr., 1738-1739, after purchase by Blow in 1914. Landscape: ... More

["York Hall,"  Captain George Preston Blow house, Route 1005 and Main Street, Yorktown, York County, Virginia. Guest house in Memory Garden]

["York Hall," Captain George Preston Blow house, Route 1005 and Main ...

Site History. House Architecture: Griffin & Wynkoop, for Captain George Preston Blow, additions to 18th century brick house, the home of Thomas Nelson Jr., 1738-1739, after purchase by Blow in 1914. Landscape: ... More

["York Hall,"  Captain George Preston Blow house, Route 1005 and Main Street, Yorktown, Virginia. Table in boxwood garden]

["York Hall," Captain George Preston Blow house, Route 1005 and Main ...

Site History. House Architecture: Griffin & Wynkoop, for Captain George Preston Blow, additions to 18th century brick house, the home of Thomas Nelson Jr., 1738-1739, after purchase by Blow in 1914. Landscape: ... More

["York Hall,"  Captain George Preston Blow house, Route 1005 and Main Street, Yorktown, Virginia. Guest cottage]

["York Hall," Captain George Preston Blow house, Route 1005 and Main ...

Site History. House Architecture: Griffin & Wynkoop, for Captain George Preston Blow, additions to 18th century brick house, the home of Thomas Nelson Jr., 1738-1739, after purchase by Blow in 1914. Landscape: ... More

["York Hall,"  Captain George Preston Blow house, Route 1005 and Main Street, Yorktown, York County, Virginia. Sundial in the formal garden]

["York Hall," Captain George Preston Blow house, Route 1005 and Main ...

Site History. House Architecture: Griffin & Wynkoop, for Captain George Preston Blow, additions to 18th century brick house, the home of Thomas Nelson Jr., 1738-1739, after purchase by Blow in 1914. Landscape: ... More

And the Blow Was Staggering - Political cartoon, public domain image

And the Blow Was Staggering - Political cartoon, public domain image

Berryman Political Cartoon Collection Public domain reproduction of political cartoon, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Humpback whale floats on surface. The head, tongue and fore part of the back of the harpooned whale are shown rising above the water. Three rows of knoblike protuberates can be seen on the snout. The blow holes on top of the head are open, while the humpback sucks in air to fill its lungs. The whale's tongue, which weighs more than a ton, has floated partially outside the mouth and appears at the side of the head.

Humpback whale floats on surface. The head, tongue and fore part of th...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a dolphin, seal, sea mammal, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Sand blow. Near Jeffersonville, Vermont

Sand blow. Near Jeffersonville, Vermont

Public domain photograph of United States countryside, nature, during 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Woman in pea picker's camp. California. "I seen our corn dry up and blow over the fence back there in Oklahoma"

Woman in pea picker's camp. California. "I seen our corn dry up and bl...

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Coal miners and their families watching the girls and women's skirts blow up in the "crazy boat" at the outdoor carnival. Granville, West Virginia

Coal miners and their families watching the girls and women's skirts b...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a woman working, women labor, 1940s, economic conditions, home front, world war two, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Rail wage cut would be blow to our present recovery. Washington, D.C., Oct. 14. Senator Burton K. Wheeler, Democrat of Montana and Chairman of the Senate Interstate Committee, today told the President's fact finding board that a wage reduction in the railroad industry "would be a blow to our present recovery." He expressed the opinion that the country as a whole would benefit if there were no cut, 101438

Rail wage cut would be blow to our present recovery. Washington, D.C.,...

A black and white photo of a man sitting at a table, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1... More

Then blow, bullies, blow textual transcription

Then blow, bullies, blow textual transcription

Textual transcription of song. Public domain scan of American Folklife Center document, manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Rail wage cut would be blow to our present recovery. Washington, D.C., Oct. 14. Senator Burton K. Wheeler, Democrat of Montana and Chairman of the Senate Interstate Committee, today told the President's fact finding board that a wage reduction in the railroad industry "would be a blow to our present recovery." He expressed the opinion that the country as a whole would benefit if there were no cut, 10/14/38

Rail wage cut would be blow to our present recovery. Washington, D.C.,...

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

Dust bowl farmer driving tractor with young son, near Cland, New Mexico.  "I left cotton growing east of Wichita Falls to come out here to get to grow wheat. (The superior status of wheat over cotton farmers is traditional.) I guess I've made 1000 miles right up and down this field in the dust when you couldn't see that car on the road, and had to use headlights. This soil is the best there is anywhere, but it sure does blow when it's right. If you stay in the house and wait for the dust to stop you won't make a crop.  But I"ve seen only one year since I came here in 1920 that I didn't make something"

Dust bowl farmer driving tractor with young son, near Cland, New Mexic...

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Rail wage cut would be blow to our present recovery. Washington, D.C., Oct. 14. Senator Burton K. Wheeler, Democrat of Montana and Chairman of the Senate Interstate Committee, today told the President's fact finding board that a wage reduction in the railroad industry "would be a blow to our present recovery". He expressed the opinion that the country as a whole would benefit if there were no cut, 10/14/38

Rail wage cut would be blow to our present recovery. Washington, D.C.,...

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

Photograph of Brush Used to Reduce Wind Erosion in San Blow While Black Locust Become Established

Photograph of Brush Used to Reduce Wind Erosion in San Blow While Blac...

Original caption: Brush that used to reduce wind erosion in san blow while black locust (robinia pseudeacacia) is becoming established. This area cultivated ten years ago; has since been heavily grazed. Lower ... More

Stump farmer prepares to blow out tamarack stump. Shown tamping in dynamite in prepared hole. Bonner County, Idaho

Stump farmer prepares to blow out tamarack stump. Shown tamping in dyn...

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Oceanside High School Masque Society will present 4 one act plays "Riders to the sea," "When the horns blow," "A new school for wives," and "A minuet"

Oceanside High School Masque Society will present 4 one act plays "Rid...

Poster for Oceanside High School presentation of four one act plays at the Jr. High School auditorium, showing the masks of tragedy and comedy.

Farmer preparing to blow tamarack stump. It will take fourteen sticks of dynamite. Bonner County, Idaho

Farmer preparing to blow tamarack stump. It will take fourteen sticks ...

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Photograph of Michigan's Largest Sand Blow

Photograph of Michigan's Largest Sand Blow

Original caption: Michigan's largest sand blow as result of traveling dune (Dunes seen in background). About 2 miles north of Grand Haven on Lake Mich. Planted to beach grass by WPA during winter of '38 and '39... More

A black and white photo of a man holding a bowl. Great Depression Era, New Mexico

A black and white photo of a man holding a bowl. Great Depression Era,...

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Prospector operating dry washer called a papago. This dry washer is the old Indian method of washing for gold. The rocks and dirt are placed in the higher compartment. Below and to the back is a bellows made of canvas. This is pumped to blow through the screening and thus blow away loose dirt while the heavy gold remains. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Prospector operating dry washer called a papago. This dry washer is th...

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 availabl... More

Prospector blowing on pan of fine dirt which contains particles of gold in order to blow the dirt away and leave the heavy gold. In this dry panning the pan is rotated until the dirt is on one side and then with a decisive toss it is thrown into the air, the light dirt being then blown away by the wind and the heavy gold being caught again in the pan. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Prospector blowing on pan of fine dirt which contains particles of gol...

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Prospector blowing on pan of fine dirt which contains particles of gold in order to blow the dirt away and leave the heavy gold. In this dry panning the pan is rotated until the dirt is on one side and then with a decisive toss it is thrown into the air, the light dirt being then blown away by the wind and the heavy gold being caught again in the pan. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Prospector blowing on pan of fine dirt which contains particles of gol...

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Prospector operating dry washer called a papago. This dry washer is the old Indian method of washing for gold. The rocks and dirt are placed in the higher compartment. Below and to the back is a bellows made of canvas. This is pumped to blow through the screening and thus blow away loose dirt while the heavy gold remains. Pinos Altos, New Mexico.

Prospector operating dry washer called a papago. This dry washer is th...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The beef kill. After cattle are knocked out by a blow on the head they are shackled by hind legs. Packing plant, Austin, Minnesota

The beef kill. After cattle are knocked out by a blow on the head they...

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A blow for democracy. A heavy steam hammer at Navy yard is used in the forging of hot metal into a turnbuckle for one of the Uncle Sam's new ships

A blow for democracy. A heavy steam hammer at Navy yard is used in the...

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Brawn and skill team up. Workers at an eastern Navy yard hand forge a shackle in an operation that requires clear eyes and the skillful placing of a mighty blow

Brawn and skill team up. Workers at an eastern Navy yard hand forge a ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The beef kill: cattle are first led into a narrow alley and stunned by a blow on the head. Packing plant, Austin, Minnesota

The beef kill: cattle are first led into a narrow alley and stunned by...

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The beef kill. Cattle are knocked out by a blow on the head before they are shackled and decapitated. Austin, Minnesota

The beef kill. Cattle are knocked out by a blow on the head before the...

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The beef kill. Cattle are brought into this narrow alley by means of an electric prodder; they are then knocked out by a blow on the head. Steel doors on the left then open up and cows fall into the next room where they are shackled by hind legs. Then they move by chain belt throught processes of throat slitting, decapitation, evisceration, skinning, etc. Packing plant, Austin, Minnesota

The beef kill. Cattle are brought into this narrow alley by means of a...

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"Help Radford Blow The Hell Out Of Hitler" sign on the back of a defense worker's car in front of his home in Sunset Village, FSA (Farm Security Administration) project. Radford, Virginia

"Help Radford Blow The Hell Out Of Hitler" sign on the back of a defen...

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Air raid protection--what to do in your home. When an alarm sounds, turn off the gas! This includes heater, refrigerator, light and stove gas. Be sure the pilot light on your gas stove is turned off. Don't leave something cooking and plan to come back and look at it later. A bomb blast might blow out the flame and permit an explosive mixture of gas to accumulate

Air raid protection--what to do in your home. When an alarm sounds, tu...

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The beef kill. Cattle are knocked out by a blow on the head before they are shackled and decapitated. Packing plant, Austin, Minnesota

The beef kill. Cattle are knocked out by a blow on the head before the...

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San Antonio, Texas. From a position behind the "front lines", the airborne troopers were rushed to the objective on a split-second schedule to deliver the first blow in a carefully-planned offensive. A jeep is being loaded into a plane as part of this problem

San Antonio, Texas. From a position behind the "front lines", the airb...

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Jars stored too near to the stove get hot and blow their lids off. Calvert County, Maryland

Jars stored too near to the stove get hot and blow their lids off. Cal...

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Synthetic rubber (Ameripol). This worker is standing on a "blowdown" tank, about ready to tap a polymerizer tank at the Akron, Ohio synthetic rubber plant of the B.F. Goodrich Company. The latex blended in the latter tank is stabilized in the "blow downs." A large blending tank increases the uniformity of these synthetic solutions by mixing the contents of seven or eight of these tanks. Goodrich

Synthetic rubber (Ameripol). This worker is standing on a "blowdown" t...

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Jars stored too near to the stove get hot and blow their lids off. Calvert County, Maryland

Jars stored too near to the stove get hot and blow their lids off. Cal...

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New River, North Carolina. Marine Corps demolition squads. The leathernecks can destroy railway systems, as well as build and operate them. A Marine demolition squad, in training at the New River, North Carolina base, prepares to blow out a section of track. Two men set the charge while two others stand guard. Marine barracks, New River, North Carolina

New River, North Carolina. Marine Corps demolition squads. The leather...

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Another blow for Victory. A cowl for an Army jeep is stamped from a flat steel sheet in one of the world's largest automotive plants. The giant 126-ton Bliss double-action press, exerting 350 tons pressure on the sheet, forms a cowl in one operation. Ford Lincoln plant, Michigan

Another blow for Victory. A cowl for an Army jeep is stamped from a fl...

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New River, North Carolina. Marine Corps demolition squads. The leathernecks can destroy railway systems, as well as build and operate them. A Marine demolition squad, in training at the New River, North Carolina base, prepares to blow out a section of track. Two men set the charge while two others stand guard. Marine barracks, New River, North Carolina

New River, North Carolina. Marine Corps demolition squads. The leather...

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Jars stored too near to the stove get hot and blow their lids off. Calvert County, Maryland

Jars stored too near to the stove get hot and blow their lids off. Cal...

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Fort Story coast defense. Men and guns to blow the face off the Axis. America's fighting forces require increased ammunition producton to achieve maximum stregnth

Fort Story coast defense. Men and guns to blow the face off the Axis. ...

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Fort Story coast defense. Men and guns to blow the face off the Axis. America's fighting forces require increased ammunition production to achieve maximum strength

Fort Story coast defense. Men and guns to blow the face off the Axis. ...

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