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Cartridge Box, 16th century - Public domain dedication museum photo

Cartridge Box, 16th century - Public domain dedication museum photo

Public domain photo of a 3d object, Europe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cartridge Box, 16th century - Public domain dedication museum photo

Cartridge Box, 16th century - Public domain dedication museum photo

Public domain photo of a 3d object, Europe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cartridge Box, 16th century - Public domain dedication museum photo

Cartridge Box, 16th century - Public domain dedication museum photo

Public domain photo of a 3d object, Europe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cartridge Box, 16th century - Public domain dedication museum photo

Cartridge Box, 16th century - Public domain dedication museum photo

Public domain photo of a 3d object, Europe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cartridge Box, copper alloy, Europe

Cartridge Box, copper alloy, Europe

Brunswick Public domain photograph of an archaeological object, Europe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cartridge Box, copper alloy, Europe

Cartridge Box, copper alloy, Europe

A cast iron vessel with a rope around it, Europe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photo of Model of a Metal Cartridge - Public domain dedication

Photo of Model of a Metal Cartridge - Public domain dedication

Lege cylindervormige kardoes, zwart geverfd. De achterkant is gemaakt van geslagen koper en bolvormig; de zijden en de platte voorkant aan de zijde van de kogel zijn van blik.

Photo of Model of a Metal Cartridge - Public domain dedication

Photo of Model of a Metal Cartridge - Public domain dedication

Lege cylindervormige kardoes, zwart geverfd. De achterkant is gemaakt van geslagen koper en bolvormig; de zijden en de platte voorkant aan de zijde van de kogel zijn van blik.

Three Models of Metal Cartridges

Three Models of Metal Cartridges

Lege cylindervormige kardoes, zwart geverfd. De achterkant is gemaakt van geslagen koper en bolvormig; de zijden en de platte voorkant aan de zijde van de kogel zijn van blik.

Photo of Model of a Metal Cartridge - Public domain dedication

Photo of Model of a Metal Cartridge - Public domain dedication

Lege cylindervormige kardoes, zwart geverfd. De achterkant is gemaakt van geslagen koper en bolvormig; de zijden en de platte voorkant aan de zijde van de kogel zijn van blik.

[Unidentified young soldier in Union frock coat and kepi with cartridge pouch, holstered bayonet, and musket ]

[Unidentified young soldier in Union frock coat and kepi with cartridg...

Case: Berg, no. 1-189. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljunion

[Unidentified young soldier in Union frock coat and forage cap with bayonet scabbard, cartridge pouch, ammunition box, and bayoneted musket]

[Unidentified young soldier in Union frock coat and forage cap with ba...

Case: Leather with horizonal bands and scroll. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljunion

[Unidentified soldier in Union frock coat and forage cap with cartridge pouch, ammunition pack, and bayoneted musket]

[Unidentified soldier in Union frock coat and forage cap with cartridg...

Case: Rinhart, no. 122. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Purchased from: Joe Parr, Historic Ellicott City, Maryland, 2002. pp/liljunion

[Unidentified soldier in Union corporal's uniform, infantry kepi, and U.S. belt plate with musket and cartridge box]

[Unidentified soldier in Union corporal's uniform, infantry kepi, and ...

Case: Rinhart, no. 118; vintage preserver, brass mat, and case supplied by donor. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library ... More

[Private George H. Bannister of Company H, 13th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment in sack coat and forage cap with holstered bayonet, cartridge pouch, and bayoneted musket]

[Private George H. Bannister of Company H, 13th New Hampshire Infantry...

Photograph shows identified soldier in Union uniform. Case: Berg, no. 3-19. Tintype of Mary Bannister, wife of George, found in case and processed as AMB/TIN no. 2351-A. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-20... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union sack coat and forage hat with cartridge pouch, bayonet scabbard, and musket]

[Unidentified soldier in Union sack coat and forage hat with cartridge...

Case: Berg, no. 1-44. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Purchased from: The Horse Soldier, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 2003. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (L... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union frock coat, kepi, and U.S. belt buckle with Sheffield knife and cartridge box]

[Unidentified soldier in Union frock coat, kepi, and U.S. belt buckle ...

Case: Berg, no. 6-140; vintage case provided by donor. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: The Horse Soldier, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 2011. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Colle... More

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform and C.S.A. belt buckle with cartridge box and percussion cap box, holding a book]

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform and C.S.A. belt buckle wi...

Case: Papier mache with mother of pearl; floral design; resembles a book. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2011; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Paul Reeder, Germantown, January, 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Fami... More

[Unidentified soldier in Union frock coat and forage cap with cap box, cartridge pouch, and bayoneted musket]

[Unidentified soldier in Union frock coat and forage cap with cap box,...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an American Civil War, military forces and conflict, officer, uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Unidentified infantry soldier in Union uniform in full marching order with musket, canteen, cartridge box, cup, knife, knapsack, and cap box with initials "W.H.W."]

[Unidentified infantry soldier in Union uniform in full marching order...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an American Civil War, military forces and conflict, officer, uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[The huts where chemicals are kept at the cartridge factory in Kırkağaç] / the photograph studio of the Imperial School of Engineering.

[The huts where chemicals are kept at the cartridge factory in Kırkağa...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 53. Photograph taken by the Imperial School of Engineering Photography Unit. (Source: Imperial self-portrait: The Ottoman Empir... More

[The filling huts at the cartridge factory in Kırkağaç] / the photograph studio of the Imperial School of Engineering.

[The filling huts at the cartridge factory in Kırkağaç] / the photogra...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. Photograph taken by the Imperial School of Engineering Photography Unit. (Source: Imperial self-portrait: The Ottoman Empire as rev... More

[The machinery section of the cartridge factory in the imperial factory in Zeytinburnu] / the photograph studio of the Imperial School of Engineering.

[The machinery section of the cartridge factory in the imperial factor...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 8. Photograph taken by the Imperial School of Engineering Photography Unit. (Source: Imperial self-portrait: The Ottoman Empire... More

[The production huts at the cartridge factory in Kırkağaç] / the photograph studio of the Imperial School of Engineering.

[The production huts at the cartridge factory in Kırkağaç] / the photo...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 11. Photograph taken by the Imperial School of Engineering Photography Unit. (Source: Imperial self-portrait: The Ottoman Empir... More

[The cartridge factory at the imperial factory in Zeytinburnu] / the photograph studio of the Imperial School of Engineering.

[The cartridge factory at the imperial factory in Zeytinburnu] / the p...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 27. Photograph taken by the Imperial School of Engineering Photography Unit. (Source: Imperial self-portrait: The Ottoman Empir... More

Cartridge Belt - National Parks Gallery

Cartridge Belt - National Parks Gallery

LIBI_00073_00811, canvas covered leather, has approx 50 cartridge loops, three small brass d rings for attaching equipment, a leather tongue and brass buckle. This came out to field demands for a cartridge carr... More

[The police station of the Mauser cartridge magazine at the Imperial Gunpowder Factory] / the photograph studio of the Imperial School of Engineering.

[The police station of the Mauser cartridge magazine at the Imperial G...

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[The Mauser cartridge factory at the Imperial Gunpowder Factory] / the photograph studio of the Imperial School of Engineering.

[The Mauser cartridge factory at the Imperial Gunpowder Factory] / the...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 18. Photograph taken by the Imperial School of Engineering Photography Unit. (Source: Imperial self-portrait: The Ottoman Empir... More

Florida - The "Cartridge Box" - St. Augustine

Florida - The "Cartridge Box" - St. Augustine

Photograph shows African Americans standing in front of a building, Saint Augustine, Fla.

Brukspatron Ludvig Lorichs - Ernst Blom fotograf

Brukspatron Ludvig Lorichs - Ernst Blom fotograf

Brukspatron Ludvig Lorichs Public domain photograph, Sweden, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bedouin boy wearing cartridge belt

Bedouin boy wearing cartridge belt

Public domain photograph of bedouin, arab, Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Porträtt av William Farup. Ägare av Ljusnedals bruk mellan åren 1855 och 1893.

Porträtt av William Farup. Ägare av Ljusnedals bruk mellan åren 1855 o...

Porträtt av William Farup. Ägare av Ljusnedals bruk mellan åren 1855 och 1893.

Brukspatron Jöns Casselli. Ägare av Molnebo 1851-1859.

Brukspatron Jöns Casselli. Ägare av Molnebo 1851-1859.

Brukspatron Jöns Casselli. Ägare av Molnebo 1851-1859.

A fireman as well as a policeman. Washington, D.C., Aug 6. Sergt. J.B. Lanham, of the Justice Department Guards, examines a new type of fire extinguisher cartridge, the cartridge is filled with carbon dioxide gas, the contents of this extinguisher will last indefinately until used, the guards that take care of the G-Men have to be firefighter as well as policeman...

A fireman as well as a policeman. Washington, D.C., Aug 6. Sergt. J.B....

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

Vilhelm Anton Didron. Smidesdirektör på Dalfros Järnbrukskontors Stab. Ägare av Dlfors 1857.

Vilhelm Anton Didron. Smidesdirektör på Dalfros Järnbrukskontors Stab....

Vilhelm Anton Didron. Smidesdirektör på Dalfros Järnbrukskontors Stab. Ägare av Dlfors 1857.

Brukspatron Hjalmar Petre. Ateljéfoto.

Brukspatron Hjalmar Petre. Ateljéfoto.

Brukspatron Hjalmar Petre. Public domain photograph of 19th-century portrait, Sweden, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Inspecting cartridge cases [...] Pennsylvania

Inspecting cartridge cases [...] Pennsylvania

Picryl description: Public domain image related to an industrial revolution, mill, factory, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Överingenjör Mårtsell och bruksförvaltare Wolldegk med sina barn, 1913.

Överingenjör Mårtsell och bruksförvaltare Wolldegk med sina barn, 1913...

Överingenjör Mårtsell och bruksförvaltare Wolldegk med sina barn, 1913.

Bullets from a German anti-tank rifle and a British rifle, France, during World War I

Bullets from a German anti-tank rifle and a British rifle, France, dur...

The bullet on the left is taken from a Lee-Enfield rifle, while the bullet on the right is from a German anti-tank rifle. The Lee-Enfield rifle was a general weapon that was used by virtually all British infant... More

Airplanes - Parts - Aeroplane material for government use. Acetylene welding 155 mm cartridge storage case. From Edwards MFG. CO., Ohio

Airplanes - Parts - Aeroplane material for government use. Acetylene w...

Photographer: Edwards MFG. Co. Ohio Airplanes - Parts Public domain photograph of manufacturing workers, factory building, assembly line, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

NAVY YARD, U.S., WASHINGTON. PACKING AND HANDLING CARTRIDGE CASES

NAVY YARD, U.S., WASHINGTON. PACKING AND HANDLING CARTRIDGE CASES

Public domain photograph of Washington DC, 1910s-1920s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Man at machine making large cartridge cases in an American gun shop]

[Man at machine making large cartridge cases in an American gun shop]

Copyright by Harris & Ewing. Public domain photograph - United States during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

NAVY YARD, U.S., WASHINGTON. CARTRIDGE CASES

NAVY YARD, U.S., WASHINGTON. CARTRIDGE CASES

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NAVY YARD, U.S., WASHINGTON. PACKING AND HANDLING CARTRIDGE CASES

NAVY YARD, U.S., WASHINGTON. PACKING AND HANDLING CARTRIDGE CASES

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

Airplanes - Parts - Aeroplane material for government use. Wiring over top, painting, air test and inspection 155 mm cartridge storage cases. From Edwards MFG. Co. Ohio

Airplanes - Parts - Aeroplane material for government use. Wiring over...

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

NAVY YARD, U.S., WASHINGTON. CARTRIDGE CASES

NAVY YARD, U.S., WASHINGTON. CARTRIDGE CASES

Public domain photograph related to U.S. Navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

NAVY YARD, U.S., WASHINGTON. CARTRIDGE CASES

NAVY YARD, U.S., WASHINGTON. CARTRIDGE CASES

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Airplanes - Parts - Aeroplane material for government use. Forming 155 mm cartridge storage cases and 12-inch powder tanks. From Edwards MFG. CO., Ohio

Airplanes - Parts - Aeroplane material for government use. Forming 155...

Photographer: Edwards MFG. Co. Ohio Airplanes - Parts Public domain photograph of a storage tank, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Brukspatron J.S.F. Stephens. Jarnets Metallurgi, Sverige

Brukspatron J.S.F. Stephens. Jarnets Metallurgi, Sverige

Brukspatron J.S.F. Stephens. Public domain photograph - Sweden in 20th century, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A fireman as well as a policeman. Washington, D.C., Aug 6. Sergt. J.B. Lanham, of the Justice Department Guards, examines a new type of fire extinguisher cartridge, the cartridge is filled with carbon dioxide gas, the contents of this extinguisher will last indefinately until used, the guards that take care of the G-Men have to be firefighter as well as policeman..

A fireman as well as a policeman. Washington, D.C., Aug 6. Sergt. J.B....

A black and white photo of a man in uniform, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. Gen... More

New Army helmet. Corporal French L. Vineyard, Company M, 12th Infantry, wearing a new Army helmet. Corporal Vineyard is wearing the combat pack and cartridge belt and is equipped with a Garand rifle

New Army helmet. Corporal French L. Vineyard, Company M, 12th Infantry...

Public domain photograph of Virginia, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

New Army helmet. Corporal French L. Vineyard, Company M, 12th Infantry, wearing a new Army helmet. Corporal Vineyard is wearing the combat pack and cartridge belt and is equipped with a Garand rifle with bayonet affixed

New Army helmet. Corporal French L. Vineyard, Company M, 12th Infantry...

Public domain image of a military portrait, uniform, armed forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

New Army helmet. Corporal French L. Vineyard, Company M, 12th Infantry, wearing a new Army helmet. Corporal Vineyard is wearing the combat pack and cartridge belt and is equipped with a Garand rifle with bayonet affixed

New Army helmet. Corporal French L. Vineyard, Company M, 12th Infantry...

Public domain image of a military portrait, uniform, armed forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

New Army helmet. Corporal French L. Vineyard, Company M, 12th Infantry, wearing a new Army helmet. Corporal Vineyard is wearing the combat pack and cartridge belt and is equipped with a Garand rifle with bayonet affixed

New Army helmet. Corporal French L. Vineyard, Company M, 12th Infantry...

Public domain image of a military portrait, uniform, armed forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

New Army helmet. Corporal French L. Vineyard, Company M, 12th Infantry, wearing a new Army helmet. Corporal Vineyard is wearing the combat pack and cartridge belt and is equipped with a Garand rifle with bayonet affixed

New Army helmet. Corporal French L. Vineyard, Company M, 12th Infantry...

Public domain image of a military portrait, uniform, armed forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Cartridge drawing machine. Skilled worker drawing a five-inch cartridge case for the big anti-aircraft guns. The yard in which this work is performed is one of eleven Navy arsenals which are working at top speed to furnish ammunition needed for our two-ocean Navy

Cartridge drawing machine. Skilled worker drawing a five-inch cartridg...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Caption edited by agency. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United Sta... More

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. Antiaircraft cartridge case produced in a large Midwest metal working plant go through the Army ordnance inspection before they are accepted

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. Antiaircraft cartridge case produced ...

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.

Packing a terrific wallop. Stamping and packing 75 mm cartridge cases for the artillery in an eastern arsenal

Packing a terrific wallop. Stamping and packing 75 mm cartridge cases ...

Public domain photograph of Pennsylvania in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. Cartridge cases for three-inch antiaircraft shells are produced by a series of operations that transform a flat brass disc into a case ready for loading with propelling charge and shell. Between each operation there is careful washing to remove all scale and adhesion and to leave surfaces clean for later processing. The big Midwest plant doing the work is well equipped to handle it in stride

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. Cartridge cases for three-inch antiai...

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Filling the arsenals. Cartridge cases for ammunition are piling up by the thousands in the Army's arsenals. These have just come out of production at a large eastern arsenal

Filling the arsenals. Cartridge cases for ammunition are piling up by ...

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.

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. Loading antiaircraft cartridge cases into a stress-annealing furnace to make them soft, uniform and ductile, ready for succeeding machine operations. The equipment possessed by this big Midwest plant was well suited for producing these cases in large volume

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. Loading antiaircraft cartridge cases ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, workshop, workers, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Conversion. Soft drink dispenser plant. Converted from the production of such items as soft drink dispensers and game boards, this Eastern manufacturing firm now produces precision tools for cartridge manufacture, brass quadrants and other essentials for the armed forces. Personnel has jumped from 12 to 76 workers. In this machine shop different types of measuring gauges, bullet tools, dies and punches for use in America's arsenals are produced. Bristol and Martin Company, New York, New York

Conversion. Soft drink dispenser plant. Converted from the production ...

Public domain photograph of New York in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dunking rough cartridge cases. Between drawing operations, cartridge cases have to be washed. A large eastern arsenal is turning these out for the Army's 75s.

Dunking rough cartridge cases. Between drawing operations, cartridge c...

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.

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. Between the drawing operations which process an antiaircraft cartridge case from a flat metal disc, the partly-finished cases are washed and annealed. When they move on to the next drawing operation, the surfaces are free of scale and other adhesions and the metal is soft, uniform and ductile

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. Between the drawing operations which ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, workshop, workers, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Conversion. Soft drink dispenser plant. Converted from the production of such items as soft drink dispensers and game boards, this Eastern manufacturing firm now produces precision tools for cartridge manufacture, brass quadrants and other essentials for the armed forces. Here workmen are inspecting a new internal grinder, a precision machine for the manufacture of precision tools and parts. Bristol and Martin Company, New York, New York

Conversion. Soft drink dispenser plant. Converted from the production ...

Public domain photograph of New York in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. Cartridge cases for three-inch antiaircraft shells are formed by successive drawing operations, from a flat brass disc into an elongated tubular shape with one rounded closed end. These shapes are trimmed before going on to the heading operation, with the more familiar flat surface, with priming hole, ready for loading

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. Cartridge cases for three-inch antiai...

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.

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. Antiaircraft cartridge cases are unloaded from a stress-annealing furnace which has made them soft, uniform and ductile, ready for succeeding machine operations. The big Midwest plant doing this work is ideally equipped for volume production of war necessities like these cases

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. Antiaircraft cartridge cases are unlo...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory worker, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

Drawing of a cartridge case. Skilled worker drawing a five-inch cartridge case for the big anti-aircraft guns. The yard in which the work is performed is one of eleven Navy yard arsenals which are working at top speed to furnish ammunition needed for our two-ocean Navy

Drawing of a cartridge case. Skilled worker drawing a five-inch cartri...

Public domain photograph of Washington DC, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. Antiaircraft cartridge cases must be correct in size. A careful gauge inspection assures precision

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. Antiaircraft cartridge cases must be ...

Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. The art of metal drawing is employed to turn brass discs punched from rolled sheets into long tubular cartridge case to carry the powder charges that send explosive shells up to meet enemy aircraft. The first operation is performed by a press which forms the flat disc into cups

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. The art of metal drawing is employed ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, workshop, workers, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Conversion. Copper and brass processing. Not King Midas counting out his money, but an inspector in a cartridge case shop examining cartridge case blanks or discs for flaws in metal structure. Any flaws in the blanks can be easily detected in the freshly- cut edges after they are wiped clean. These circular blanks, which are cut on a press from heavy sheet brass, are drawn and formed into shell cases. Chase Copper and Brass Company, Euclid, Ohio

Conversion. Copper and brass processing. Not King Midas counting out h...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a worker, construction, carpenter, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. Cartridge cases for three-inch antiaircraft shells go through the first drawing operation. A brass cup formed from flat disc is fed to a huge press which draws it into a tubular shape with one rounded closed end. Washing and annealing precedes the first draw and will follow it. Washing cleanses surfaces for future operations. Annealing removes strains set in the metal by the forming and drawing operations

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. Cartridge cases for three-inch antiai...

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. Beginning as a flat disc, the antiaircraft case is now advanced to a tubular shape of increased length and is nearly ready for the third draw that will lengthen it still more. Before the drawing operation a plant workman gives it a rough trim

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. Beginning as a flat disc, the antiair...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory worker, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

Cartridge cases moving toward completion. Workers getting ready to turn the head for a five-inch cartridge case. The work is being performed in one of eleven Navy arsenals which are working at top speed for the war program

Cartridge cases moving toward completion. Workers getting ready to tur...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Testing for accuracy. Checking the straight-shooting qualities of one of the semi-automatic rifle which play an important role in our war preparation. Note the ejected cartridge flying through the air in the upper right hand corner of the photograph

Testing for accuracy. Checking the straight-shooting qualities of one ...

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Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). Mr. Smuda, 1942-style American mother, is up and out every morning before 6:45 a.m., ready to check in at the Frankford, Pennsylvania Arsenal. From 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Mrs. Smuda tapers cartridge cases for 50-caliber machine gun shells. Before and after work she fills the role of mother, grandmother, and manager of this eight-room house in which she has lived for twenty-five years

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). Mr. Smuda, 1942-style American mother, is u...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. Antiaircraft cartridge cases go through a rough trimming and a drawing operation. This drawing is the third of a series that changes a flat metal disc into the tubular shape that is a cartridge case, ready for loading with an explosive shell and a propelling charge

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. Antiaircraft cartridge cases go throu...

Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Conversion. Soft drink dispenser plant. These machines are working for Uncle Sam instead of manufacturing such civilian items as soft drink dispensers and game boards. Inspecting operation of a tool room lathe are officials of this company which is producing tools for cartridge manufacture, brass quadrants and other war essentials. Bristol and Martin Company, New York, New York

Conversion. Soft drink dispenser plant. These machines are working for...

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Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. On the inspection line of a large Midwest plant turning out antiaircraft cartridge cases the primer hole is carefully checked and other features of the cases examined

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. On the inspection line of a large Mid...

Public domain photograph - working class people, the 1930s United States, work, labor, worker, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. The primer hole of every antiaircraft cartridge case made by a Midwest plant is carefully inspected to insure that the loading and for use against enemy planes.

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. The primer hole of every antiaircraft...

Public domain photograph - working class people, the 1930s United States, work, labor, worker, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Subcontracting. Passaic home workshop pool. Betty Bruning, who used to be an operator in a curtain factory, grinds a taper on a cartridge drawing punch in the Passaic, New Jersey shop of the Howe Machinery Company. This concern is training a number of young women for war production jobs

Subcontracting. Passaic home workshop pool. Betty Bruning, who used to...

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Cartridge drawing machine. Skilled worker drawing a five-inch cartridge case for the big anti-aircraft guns. The yard in which this work is performed is one of eleven Navy arsenals which are working at top speed to furnish ammunition needed for our two-ocean Navy

Cartridge drawing machine. Skilled worker drawing a five-inch cartridg...

Public domain photograph of Washington DC, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Feeding the modern machine. Skilled women as well as men are working on the country's armaments. These 50-caliber cartridge cases for guns are being tapered at a large eastern arsenal

Feeding the modern machine. Skilled women as well as men are working o...

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.

Subcontracting. Passaic home workshop pool. Stella Wolos, who was a sewing machine operator, is grinding a drawing angle on a cartridge die in the Passaic, New Jersey shop of the Howe Machinery Company. This concern is training a number of young women for war production jobs

Subcontracting. Passaic home workshop pool. Stella Wolos, who was a se...

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Conversion. Compacts to ordnance. Samples of ordnance made by Rex Manufacturing Company, New Rochelle, world's largest manufacturers of compacts, now converted to army buttons, insignia, and cartridge shells

Conversion. Compacts to ordnance. Samples of ordnance made by Rex Manu...

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Brass shavings from cartridge cases. One of the last processes in making anti-aircraft cartridges is machining the head of the case. This worker in an eastern Navy yard is one of thousands who are producing ammunition for the expanded Navy war program

Brass shavings from cartridge cases. One of the last processes in maki...

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Mrs. Smuda's son. "Dear Mom..." Private Smuda writes to his mother from army camp. She's a member of that great army of American women who work just as hard for victory over the Axis as their sons on the front lines. Mrs. Smuda's particular job is tapering cartridge cases at the Frankford, Pennsylvania arsenal

Mrs. Smuda's son. "Dear Mom..." Private Smuda writes to his mother fro...

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Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. Brass discs are conveyed to a cupping press that forms them into the brass cups from which cartridge cases for three-inch antiaircraft shells are drawn. They look harmless enough but each one will be a potential headache for Axis fliers by the time it comes off the production line

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. Brass discs are conveyed to a cupping...

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Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. "Time is short", and the big Ohio metal working plant that displays these posters has made every second count in turning out a large order for three-inch antiaircraft cartridge cases for the Army

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. "Time is short", and the big Ohio met...

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Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. The making of antiaircraft cartridge cases in a big Midwest plant involves a series of drawing and other machine operations, together with washings and annealing between operations. The cases are transferred from one location to another in baskets

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. The making of antiaircraft cartridge ...

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Mrs. Smuda's son. Private Edwin Smuda of Frankford, Pennsylvania, one of Uncle Sam's fighting men, now at camp "somewhere in the South." Like many another U.S. soldier, Private Smuda has a mother who is working just as steadfastly for Victory as he is. Mrs. Smuda tapes cartridge cases at the Frankford arsenal

Mrs. Smuda's son. Private Edwin Smuda of Frankford, Pennsylvania, one ...

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Mrs. Smuda's son. He used to drive a bakery wagon, but now he drives a truck for Uncle Sam. Private Edwin Smuda at camp "somewhere in the South" is one of America's many fighting men with mothers who are working just as hard for Victory as they are. Mrs. Eva Smuda, fifty-five, works eight hours a day in Frankford, Pennsylvania's arsenal where she tapers cartridge cases for 50mm shells. Another mother and son combination that means death to the Axis

Mrs. Smuda's son. He used to drive a bakery wagon, but now he drives a...

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Brass shavings from cartridge cases. One of the last processes in making anti-aircraft cartridges is machining the head of the case. This worker in an eastern Navy yard is one of thousands who are producing ammunition for the expanded Navy war program

Brass shavings from cartridge cases. One of the last processes in maki...

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Conversion. Soft drink dispenser plant. Closeup of products now manufactured by an Eastern plant which once made such civilian items as orange juice squeezers, game boards, etc. These objects are far more vital to Uncle Sam. All are different aspects of one production job: a master chamber gauge, a bullet die, and 3-caliber cartridge. Although this company does not actually make cartridges, they produce the gauge and dies essential to cartridge production. Bristol and Martin Company, New York, New York

Conversion. Soft drink dispenser plant. Closeup of products now manufa...

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Conversion. Soft drink dispenser plant. Surrounded by their peacetime products, the president and general manager of an Eastern manufacturing company take a last look at their orange squeezers, game boards and soft drink dispensers, relics of bygone days. Today they're producing vital wartime essentials for Uncle Sam: tools for cartridge manufacture, brass quadrants and other war necessities on prime and subcontract for the Army and Navy. Bristol and Martin Company, New York, New York

Conversion. Soft drink dispenser plant. Surrounded by their peacetime ...

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Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. Packing three-inch antiaircraft cartridge cases for shipment from the Ohio plant in which they were made to the plants which will load them for the Army

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. Packing three-inch antiaircraft cartr...

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Sizzling brass. Annealing the mouths of thousands of cartridge cases. These are for the Army's light artillery 75s. Site: a large eastern arsenal

Sizzling brass. Annealing the mouths of thousands of cartridge cases. ...

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Subcontracting. Passaic home workshop pool. Instructor John Wanelik, of the Howe Machinery Company, Passaic, New Jersey, shows Veronica Stephens how to grind a stripping angle on a cartridge drawing die. A number of young women are being trained for war production jobs in this shop

Subcontracting. Passaic home workshop pool. Instructor John Wanelik, o...

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Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). Mr. Smuda, 1942-style American mother, is up and out every morning before 6:45 a.m., ready to check in at the Frankford, Pennsylvania Arsenal. From 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Mrs. Smuda tapers cartridge cases for 50-caliber machine gun shells. Before and after work she fills the role of mother, grandmother, and manager of this eight-room house in which she has lived for twenty-four years

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). Mr. Smuda, 1942-style American mother, is u...

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Critical eye on cartridge cases. Final inspection of 75 mm cases coming down the line in a steady stream at a large eastern arsenal for the Army's artillery

Critical eye on cartridge cases. Final inspection of 75 mm cases comin...

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