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Fall-Front Desk, bronze - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

Fall-Front Desk, bronze - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of C...

Public domain photograph of cabinet furniture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Antonio Canova - Bust of Paris - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

Antonio Canova - Bust of Paris - Public domain dedication, Art Institu...

Public domain photo of European sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Porcelain Londonderry Vase -  Manufacture nationale de Sèvres

Porcelain Londonderry Vase - Manufacture nationale de Sèvres

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Maharana Bhim Singh in Procession, miniature painting

Maharana Bhim Singh in Procession, miniature painting

Picryl description: Public domain image related to Hindu, Hinduism, India, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

General Andrew Jackson, American art collection

General Andrew Jackson, American art collection

Public domain photo of European sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Charles Willson Peale - Still Life - Strawberries, Nuts, &c.

Charles Willson Peale - Still Life - Strawberries, Nuts, &c.

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

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres - Amédée-David, the Comte de Pastoret

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres - Amédée-David, the Comte de Pastoret

Picryl description: Public domain image of portrait painting, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions

The Combat of the Giaour and Hassan

The Combat of the Giaour and Hassan

Public domain photograph of 19th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The...

Public domain photo of Japanese woodblock print (Ukiyo-e), free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Crouching Woman - Eugene Delacroix - Art Institute of Chicago

Crouching Woman - Eugene Delacroix - Art Institute of Chicago

Public domain photograph of 18th019th-century cartoon print, satirical portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Joseph Mallord William Turner - Fishing Boats with Hucksters Bargaining for Fish

Joseph Mallord William Turner - Fishing Boats with Hucksters Bargainin...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Interior of the Palm House on the Pfaueninsel Near Potsdam

The Interior of the Palm House on the Pfaueninsel Near Potsdam

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John Constable - Stoke-by-Nayland - Eugene Delacroix, England

John Constable - Stoke-by-Nayland - Eugene Delacroix, England

Public domain photograph of 19th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

William Henry Fox Talbot - Two Plant Specimens, England

William Henry Fox Talbot - Two Plant Specimens, England

Public domain illustrated book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photo of Silk Woman's Robe weaving - Public domain dedication

Photo of Silk Woman's Robe weaving - Public domain dedication

Public domain photograph of textile textile, rug, fabric, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl Description.

Frederick Douglass - Daguerreotype, Public domain

Frederick Douglass - Daguerreotype, Public domain

Picryl description: Public domain image of a daguerreotype portrait, early photography, 19th century, Victorian style, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Wool Bed Rug -  needlework visual works

Wool Bed Rug - needlework visual works

Public domain photograph of textile 3d object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl Description.

Corpus of Christ, from the Altarpiece of the Crucifixion, Flanders

Corpus of Christ, from the Altarpiece of the Crucifixion, Flanders

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

Storage Jar with Horizontal Bands of Interlocking Scrolls

Storage Jar with Horizontal Bands of Interlocking Scrolls

Public domain photo of 3d object, pottery, ceramics, classical or archaic, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Photo of Head - Public domain dedication

Photo of Head - Public domain dedication

Public domain photo of wooden sculpture, 3d object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Seated Bodhisattva - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

Seated Bodhisattva - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicag...

Public domain photo of Japanese sculpture, classical or archaic, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Portrait Bust of a Woman - Public domain museum image. A white marble bust of a woman

Portrait Bust of a Woman - Public domain museum image. A white marble ...

Public domain photo of Roman sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

View of Cotopaxi, American art collection

View of Cotopaxi, American art collection

Picryl description: Public domain image of a waterfall, water stream, cascade, nature site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Machinist's Apprentice, American art collection

Machinist's Apprentice, American art collection

Picryl description: Public domain photo of antique sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Machinist, American art collection - Art Institute of Chicago

Machinist, American art collection - Art Institute of Chicago

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The Freedman, bronze, American art collection

The Freedman, bronze, American art collection

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Big River, from the Rancherie, Mendocino, California

Big River, from the Rancherie, Mendocino, California

Public domain historical photo, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Edouard Manet - Fish (Still Life)

Edouard Manet - Fish (Still Life)

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Camille Corot - Interrupted Reading - Art Institute of Chicago

Camille Corot - Interrupted Reading - Art Institute of Chicago

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot was a French painter of the 19th century, known for his landscape paintings. He was a leading member of the Barbizon school of painters, a group of artists who worked in the forest o... More

Winslow Homer - Croquet Scene - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

Winslow Homer - Croquet Scene - Public domain dedication, Art Institut...

Public domain photograph of 19th-century American painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Claude Monet - The Beach at Sainte-Adresse

Claude Monet - The Beach at Sainte-Adresse

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

Julia Margaret Cameron - Mrs. Herbert Duckworth, England

Julia Margaret Cameron - Mrs. Herbert Duckworth, England

Public domain scan of a female portrait, woman, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Julia Margaret Cameron (11 June 1815 – 26 January 1879) began her photography career later in l... More

Sideboard, 19th century, American art collection

Sideboard, 19th century, American art collection

Picryl description: Public domain image of an ornamental print, pattern design, mannerism, baroque, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Edouard Manet - Edgar Degas - Berthe Morisot - Woman at Her Toilette

Edouard Manet - Edgar Degas - Berthe Morisot - Woman at Her Toilette

Public domain photograph of Pierre-Auguste Renoir 19th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. Pierre-Auguste Renoir 1841-1919 was a French Impressionist painter. He is known for sens... More

James McNeill Whistler - Glass Sideboard, England

James McNeill Whistler - Glass Sideboard, England

Public domain photograph of office, living room, furniture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

James McNeill Whistler - Nocturne: Blue and Gold—Southampton Water

James McNeill Whistler - Nocturne: Blue and Gold—Southampton Water

Public domain photograph of 19th-century English painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Auguste Rodin - Adam, bronze - Public domain monumental decor painting

Auguste Rodin - Adam, bronze - Public domain monumental decor painting

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Edgar Degas - Ballet at the Paris Opéra

Edgar Degas - Ballet at the Paris Opéra

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Paris Street; Rainy Day - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

Paris Street; Rainy Day - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of C...

Picryl description: Public domain image of Paris, France, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Pitcher, Katsushika Hokusai. American decorative arts.

Pitcher, Katsushika Hokusai. American decorative arts.

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Cabinet, 19th century. American decorative arts.

Cabinet, 19th century. American decorative arts.

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

Edgar Degas - The Millinery Shop

Edgar Degas - The Millinery Shop

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Pierre-Auguste Renoir - Acrobats at the Cirque Fernando (Francisca and Angelina Wartenberg)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir - Acrobats at the Cirque Fernando (Francisca and...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children, kids, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Bay of Marseille, Seen from L'Estaque

The Bay of Marseille, Seen from L'Estaque

Paul Cézanne 1839 – 1906 was a French Post-Impressionist painter. His use of color and form were instrumental in the development of both Cubism and Fauvism. Public domain photograph of 19th-century paintin... More

Pierre-Auguste Renoir - Two Sisters (On the Terrace)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir - Two Sisters (On the Terrace)

Picryl description: Public domain image of children, kids, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

In the Sea - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

In the Sea - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

Public domain image of a mythological scene, classic mythology, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884

Picryl description: Public domain painting of a park, trees, picnic, outdoor activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Magnolias on Light Blue Velvet Cloth

Magnolias on Light Blue Velvet Cloth

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Winslow Homer - The Herring Net

Winslow Homer - The Herring Net

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Paul Cezanne - The Basket of Apples

Paul Cezanne - The Basket of Apples

Paul Cézanne 1839 – 1906 was a French Post-Impressionist painter. His use of color and form were instrumental in the development of both Cubism and Fauvism. Public domain photograph of 19th-century paintin... More

Self-Portrait - Public domain portrait painting

Self-Portrait - Public domain portrait painting

Public domain photograph of Vincent van Gogh 19th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Paul Gauguin - Arlésiennes (Mistral) - Art Institute of Chicago

Paul Gauguin - Arlésiennes (Mistral) - Art Institute of Chicago

Picryl description: Public domain painting of a park, trees, picnic, outdoor activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

James McNeill Whistler - Green and Blue: The Dancer

James McNeill Whistler - Green and Blue: The Dancer

Public domain photo of Japanese woodblock print (Ukiyo-e), free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

John Henry Twachtman - Icebound, American art collection

John Henry Twachtman - Icebound, American art collection

Public domain photograph of 19th-century American painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Bedroom - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

The Bedroom - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

Public domain photograph of Vincent van Gogh 19th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Claude Monet - Stacks of Wheat (End of Summer)

Claude Monet - Stacks of Wheat (End of Summer)

Public domain photograph of Claude Monet's 19th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. Claude Monet 1840 – 1926 was a French Impressionist painter, one of the most important figures ... More

Henri de Toulouse Lautrec - At the Moulin Rouge

Henri de Toulouse Lautrec - At the Moulin Rouge

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec - French painter, printmaker, and illustrator of the Post-Impressionist period. He is best known for his depictions of Parisian nightlife, including the world of cabarets, cafes, an... More

Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room: Reconstruction at the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room: Reconstruction at the Art Institu...

Public domain image of a historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

The Child's Bath, American art collection

The Child's Bath, American art collection

Public domain photo of Japanese woodblock print (Ukiyo-e), free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Merahi metua no Tehamana (Tehamana Has Many Parents or The Ancestors of Tehamana)

Merahi metua no Tehamana (Tehamana Has Many Parents or The Ancestors o...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of costume accessory, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

George Inness - The Home of the Heron

George Inness - The Home of the Heron

Public domain photograph of 19th-century American painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Frederic Remington - The Bronco Buster, bronze

Frederic Remington - The Bronco Buster, bronze

Public domain photo of bronze sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Sick Child I - Public domain portrait print

The Sick Child I - Public domain portrait print

Public domain reproduction of artwork in Art Institute of Chicago, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Manxman Pianoforte, England - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

Manxman Pianoforte, England - Public domain dedication, Art Institute ...

Public domain image of musical performance, piano music, keyboard instrument, pianist, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Odilon Redon - Rodolphe Bresdin - Flower Clouds

Odilon Redon - Rodolphe Bresdin - Flower Clouds

Public domain scan of print depicting a sailboat or small ship, seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Winslow Homer - After the Hurricane, Bahamas

Winslow Homer - After the Hurricane, Bahamas

Public domain image of watercolor painting from British-related collections, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Mohnköpfe (Poppyheads) (Dress or Furnishing Fabric)

Mohnköpfe (Poppyheads) (Dress or Furnishing Fabric)

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At Mouquin's, American art collection

At Mouquin's, American art collection

Public domain reproduction of artwork in Art Institute of Chicago, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Claude Monet - Water Lilies - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

Claude Monet - Water Lilies - Public domain dedication, Art Institute ...

Public domain photograph of a lake, river, pond in the woods, forest, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

John Singer Sargent - The Fountain, Villa Torlonia, Frascati, Italy

John Singer Sargent - The Fountain, Villa Torlonia, Frascati, Italy

Picryl description: Public domain image of an artwork, painting, figurative art, 19th, 20th century art, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Improvisation No. 30 (Cannons) - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

Improvisation No. 30 (Cannons) - Public domain dedication, Art Institu...

Public domain photograph of abstract painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) was a Russian-born painter and art theorist, a pioneer of abstract... More

Alfred Stieglitz - Georgia O'Keeffe—Hands and Thimble

Alfred Stieglitz - Georgia O'Keeffe—Hands and Thimble

Picryl description: Public domain image, detail, hands, palm, gloves, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Books. Arithmetical essentials front cover

Books. Arithmetical essentials front cover

Public domain photograph of Washington DC area, 1920s-1930s, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lozenge Composition with Yellow, Black, Blue, Red, and Gray

Lozenge Composition with Yellow, Black, Blue, Red, and Gray

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Coolidge and a delegation of farmers from the wheat growing states who appealed to the pres. for the passage of Norbeck-Burtress bill to provide small loans to wheat farmers for purchase of farm essentials [White House, Washington, D.C.]

Coolidge and a delegation of farmers from the wheat growing states who...

A group of men standing in front of a white house. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

E-10: English Dining Room of the Georgian Period, 1770-90

E-10: English Dining Room of the Georgian Period, 1770-90

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

A scene in a steel mill, Republic Steel, Youngstown, Ohio. Molten iron is blown in an Eastern Bessemer converter to change it to steel for war essentials

A scene in a steel mill, Republic Steel, Youngstown, Ohio. Molten iron...

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A scene in a steel mill, Republic Steel Mill, Youngstown, Ohio. Molten iron is blown in an Eastern Bessemer converter to change it to steel for war essentials

A scene in a steel mill, Republic Steel Mill, Youngstown, Ohio. Molten...

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Rubber reclamation. Producing reclaimed rubber. Rubber scrap, obtained by dissolving and washing away all fibrous materials, passes through a steaming operation. It will then go through the drying, refining and other xylos processes at a big Midwest plant that is recovering large quantities for war essentials. Firestone

Rubber reclamation. Producing reclaimed rubber. Rubber scrap, obtained...

Public domain photograph of 1930s industry, war production in the United States free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Airplane seat production. See the "V" on the airplane pilot seat? It's the Victory elastic cord which provides the stress needed to counter-balance the pilot's weight during vertical adjustment of the seat. An inspector employed by a large Midwest rubber company now converted to production of war essentials, operates the vertical adjustment release lever which allows movement of the seat while plane is in motion

Airplane seat production. See the "V" on the airplane pilot seat? It's...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bofors forty-millimeter mounts. Gears for guns-for-victory. Hundreds of these precision cut gears roll off specially designed gear-cutters daily in the Bofors plant of a large rubber factory. When assembled, they'll be part of the Bofors forty- millimeter anti-aircraft gun mounts and carriages, some of the war essentials now manufactured in a plant whose sole product used to be tires for the family sedan

Bofors forty-millimeter mounts. Gears for guns-for-victory. Hundreds o...

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The air raid protective services. One of the vital cogs in the civilian defense machine is the volunteer driver, whose duties include transportation of personnel and materials wherever they are needed. These volunteers are trained in the essentials of auto-mechanics, so that they may take care of minor motor troubles themselves"

The air raid protective services. One of the vital cogs in the civilia...

Public domain photograph of cars, gas station, car garage, 20th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Conversion. Army truck parts. Rings and rims, piled to the ceiling in a large Midwest rubber factory now converted to production of war essentials. The spacer rings (left) and the side rings (right) are used for Army transports and supply trucks

Conversion. Army truck parts. Rings and rims, piled to the ceiling in ...

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Conversion. Watch cases to war production. Skill and experience back the production drive. A die maker in a converted Kentucky watch case factory brings rare ability to the plant's new job of making compass cases, fuse baffles, machine gun parts and other war essentials. Wadsworth Watch Company, Louisville, Kentucky

Conversion. Watch cases to war production. Skill and experience back t...

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.

Conversion. Auto body plant. Workman inspects the tail section of an airplane in a Midwest automobile body plant now converted to production of war essentials. Briggs Manufacturing Company, Detroit, Michigan

Conversion. Auto body plant. Workman inspects the tail section of an a...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Aluminum casting. Duds, rejected for imperfections, are thrown back into the furnaces for recasting. Location: a large Midwest aluminum foundry now converted to production of war essentials. Destination of the finished aluminum products is kept secret. They'll probably end up as jeep or airplane engine parts. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. Duds, rejected for imperfections, are thrown back in...

Public domain photograph - United States during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aluminum casting. Ladling of molten aluminum alloy into the gate of a closed permanent mold. Site of these operations is a large Midwest aluminum foundry now converted to production of essentials for America's armed forces. The part being cast here may be destined for the engine of a "jeep" or part of an airplane engine. Their exact destination is kept a secret. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. Ladling of molten aluminum alloy into the gate of a ...

Public domain photograph of 1930s industry, war production in the United States free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Production. Veneer for aircraft and other war essentials. Torpedo boats need veneer of Philippine mahogany, which will be cut from these slabs, or flitches. A sling-load of quarter flitches being lowered into a heating vat in preparation for knife slicing at a Midwest veneer plant. Louisville, Kentucky

Production. Veneer for aircraft and other war essentials. Torpedo boat...

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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

Production. Marine boilers. Spacers in a multi-tube condensor are welded in a large Midwest plant now producing many war essentials

Production. Marine boilers. Spacers in a multi-tube condensor are weld...

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

Production. Veneer for aircraft and other war essentials. A walnut half log is bolted on the stay log of a machine that will cut it smoothly and with great precision into veneer for our combat planes. Louisville, Kentucky

Production. Veneer for aircraft and other war essentials. A walnut hal...

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

Production. Veneer for aircraft and other war essentials. Veneer for combat planes. In the "half-round method," a half log, after being heated in water to the proper temperature, is bolted on a stay log and revolved against a stationary knife. The sheets, as they fall from the knife, are stacked in proper sequence just as they were in the log. Louisville, Kentucky

Production. Veneer for aircraft and other war essentials. Veneer for c...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of lumber, lumberjack workers, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, 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

Conversion. Animal traps to armor-piercing bullet cores. Murals on the outside walls of this plant suggest production of animal traps. The plant is now converted to the making of armor-piercing bullet cores and other war essentials

Conversion. Animal traps to armor-piercing bullet cores. Murals on the...

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

Production. Veneer for aircraft and other war essentials. Aircraft veneers are made in a large Midwest factory. Millions of feet of logs are used each month. The logs in the foreground are American poplar, those in the background are African mahogany. Louisville, Kentucky

Production. Veneer for aircraft and other war essentials. Aircraft ven...

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Production. Veneer for aircraft and other war essentials. Veneer for combat planes. In the "half-round method," a half log, after being heated in water to the proper temperature, is bolted on a stay log and revolved against a stationary knife. The sheets, as they fall from the knife, are stacked in proper sequence just as they were in the log. Louisville, Kentucky

Production. Veneer for aircraft and other war essentials. Veneer for c...

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.

Aluminum casting. Closeup of the bright aluminum alloy being poured into molds. There may be no more aluminum for coffee percolators these days; it's going instead toward a much more vital purpose--war essentials for Uncle Sam's armed forces. Destination of the finished aluminum products is secret--but they'll probably end up as jeeps or airplane engine parts. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. Closeup of the bright aluminum alloy being poured in...

Picryl description: Public domain image of food, dinner, grocery store, eating, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Conversion. Silverware plant. Erstwhile polisher of fine silverware, this employee of an Eastern plant now undergoing conversion to production of war essentials, is at present engaged in assembly of bomb shackles. More than 500 operations on 100 parts are required to assemble the shackles. And incidentally, before it can be assembled, fifty parts requiring 167 tool operations are in order. Oneida Ltd., Oneida, New York

Conversion. Silverware plant. Erstwhile polisher of fine silverware, t...

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

Production. Veneer for aircraft and other war essentials. A strip of walnut veneer that will be used in a panel of a combat plane comes from the textile dryer of a Midwest plant. This operation reduces the moisture content to about eight to ten percent. Sheets are stacked in exact sequence just as they come off the knife slicer from the log. Louisville, Kentucky

Production. Veneer for aircraft and other war essentials. A strip of w...

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Conversion. Watch cases to war production. Milad's compact goes to war  as a compass case. When operators at a Kentucky watch case factory ran the last batch of compacts through the automatic polishing machine, they immediately began work on war essentials. Wadsworth Watch Company, Louisville, Kentucky

Conversion. Watch cases to war production. Milad's compact goes to war...

Public domain photograph of car garage, repair shop, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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