War production drive. Anthracite rallies. Anthracite miners listened attentively to Nurse Anne Bernatitus, who spoke on the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12302496/image-face-people-womanFree Image from public domain license
Conversion. Pianos to airplane motors. The lost chord won't be found till the war is over! One of the last electric organs… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12301948/image-background-person-planeFree Image from public domain license
Production. Aircraft engines. Two of the nation's millions of war workers attach cylinder barrels to one of the "green"… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12302637/image-plant-person-technologyFree Image from public domain license
Washington, D.C. Blood donors enjoying light refreshments before leaving the American Red Cross center. Sourced from the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12307448/image-face-hand-personFree Image from public domain license
Salvage. Scrap for steel mills. To feed the nation's munitions furnaces, tons of scrap from America's attics and basements… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12302172/image-person-sky-architectureFree Image from public domain license
Agriculture. Women on farms. The horses, cows, and chickens cared for, Mrs. Harold Sontag of Maple Park, Illinois, starts… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12301870/image-cows-person-horsesFree Image from public domain license
Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, D.C. U.S. Army transport nurse Eleanor Whalen, Major Edward Rector and Lieutenant Frances… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12307941/image-face-people-public-domainFree Image from public domain license
Gasoline rationing. A pre-war sign gives unnecessary warning to wartime motorists, when there are any, as weekday traffic on… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12302212/image-plant-sky-treeFree Image from public domain license
Many sewing machines require regular oiling. If yours is one of these, treat it accordingly. Read your instruction book or… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12301970/image-person-art-bookFree Image from public domain license
I'll carry mine. Delivery vans, 1942 style, line up outside a Greenbelt, Maryland, grocery store awaiting customers. Tire… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12301956/image-person-woman-hospitalFree Image from public domain license
Women in industry. Gas mask production. The finished gas mask face pieces in the foreground were just flaps of rubber… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12301925/image-face-plant-handsFree Image from public domain license
A Coast Guard motor lifeboat provides escort to San Francisco's crab fishermen as a wartime precaution. This naval… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12304071/image-person-sky-goldenFree Image from public domain license
Women in industry. Tool production. Maybe it isn't Shakespeare, but it makes sense to the employees of this drill and tool… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12302228/image-face-paper-plantFree Image from public domain license
"Share The Meat" recipes. Baked bean loaf. Mix ingredients well and shape into a loaf. Place in shallow pan, pour a little… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12301972/image-person-kitchen-shapeFree Image from public domain license
Manpower. Americans all. Rejoicing in the opportunity to help free his native Greece and keep the Nazis from America's… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12301858/image-plant-person-artFree Image from public domain license
Manpower. Americans all. Though his parents were born in the "old country" and European customs are maintained in his home… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12303370/image-plants-person-factoryFree Image from public domain license
Jefferson Memorial. Exterior of the Jefferson Memorial, Washington, D.C. Dedicated on the third president's bi-centennial… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12303792/image-plant-person-skyFree Image from public domain license
Women in industry. Tool production. "X" marks the kind of work being done by these women cutoff machine operators who are… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12301926/image-plant-person-technologyFree Image from public domain license
Women in industry. Tool production. Two of nearly 1,000 women who "keep 'em rolling" in a large Midwest drill and tool… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12301917/image-plant-person-technologyFree Image from public domain license
A poster comes to life. "She's just about your age, too." Aviation-radio Chief John Evans tells Georgia Ann Woolslayer about… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12302163/image-face-person-living-roomFree Image from public domain license
[Mrs. Wright Hendricks] putting dried corn in paper bags, storing it for later use. Sourced from the Library of Congress. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12307458/image-face-paper-plantFree Image from public domain license
"Share The Meat" recipes. Braised stuffed heart. For the stuffing, chop an onion and a stalk of celery into two tablespoons… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12302235/image-heart-hand-personFree Image from public domain license
Manpower. Grain threshing. The ripe kernels of grain flowing from this threshing machine will help keep America, and her… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12301868/image-person-nature-manFree Image from public domain license
Wartime food demonstration. A new and important home front activity, the wartime food demonstration is rapidly becoming a… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12302923/image-person-woman-hospitalFree Image from public domain license
Baseball players in war production. George Stovall, retired manager of the Cleveland Indians, does his bit at the California… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12303127/image-face-person-baseballFree Image from public domain license
Rockville (vicinity), Maryland. Private Harvey Horton, visiting the N.C. Stiles dairy farm while on furlough from Fort… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12308182/image-cow-plant-personFree Image from public domain license
Manpower. Americans all. Their common hatred of fascism bridges the gulf in ancestory of these two Americans, one of Irish… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12301920/image-plant-hand-personFree Image from public domain license
Rockville (vicinity), Maryland. Private Harvey Horton, visiting the N.C. Stiles dairy farm while on furlough from Fort… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12307962/image-person-public-domain-manFree Image from public domain license
California shipyard workers. Thousands of workers bound for the Richmond shipyards in San Francisco's East bay area leave… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12303791/image-person-cross-waterFree Image from public domain license
You'll probably find new friends during this war, but you may not find a new refrigerator, so keep yours in good condition.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12302236/image-person-technology-manFree Image from public domain license
Wartime food demonstration. Explaining methods of "extending" meats now that rationing is limiting civilian meat purchases… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12303836/image-hand-people-shirtFree Image from public domain license
Mrs. Harry Mercer and neighbor Betty McClay, picking corn to be dried and stored for home use. Sourced from the Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12307123/image-plant-person-public-domainFree Image from public domain license
Safe clothes for women war workers. Applying for a standard uniform at the Bendix supply center, Eunice Kimball is given a… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12303733/image-face-plant-handFree Image from public domain license
Cardinal "don't" for housekeepers: don't put hot food into the refrigerator. Allow cooked foods to cool to room temperature… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12301923/image-face-hand-personFree Image from public domain license
You'll probably find new friends during this war, but you may not find a new refrigerator, so keep yours in good condition.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12302174/image-technology-food-milkFree Image from public domain license
For insurance against the Axis, buy defense bonds and stamps. You can get them at your bank, post office, department store… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12301848/image-person-woman-hospitalFree Image from public domain license
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. A student nurse feeding a convalescent youngster. Sourced from the Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12308180/image-face-person-public-domainFree Image from public domain license
Victory Gardens--for family and country. Frequent watering of the Victory Garden is necessary during the early stages of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12303422/image-plant-person-treeFree Image from public domain license
Women in essential services. Ethel Peterson, twenty-seven, an expert lift-truck operator at the Paraffine Company in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12302806/image-person-women-factoryFree Image from public domain license
Washington, D.C. A blood donor enjoying a glass of water before leaving the American Red Cross center. Sourced from the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12307462/image-face-person-crossFree Image from public domain license
Women in war. Supercharger plant workers. A man-sized machine and a man-sized job are effectively handled by 21-year-old… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12302242/image-plant-person-technologyFree Image from public domain license
"Share The Meat" recipes. Eggs with cheese may be served in the same dish in which they have been baked. A wonderful… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12302132/image-table-plate-foodFree Image from public domain license
Women in industry. Tool production. With no previous industrial experience, this young woman has taken over a delicate job… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12302225/image-face-person-technologyFree Image from public domain license
Women in essential services. Women railroad workers take over the cars and maintenance of freight and passenger trains in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12302798/image-person-sky-smokeFree Image from public domain license
There's no June in January for the housewife with economy and Victory on her mind. Buying foods out of season means less… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12301928/image-person-money-manFree Image from public domain license
Women in war. Supercharger plant workers. These women war workers at a Midwest supercharger plant are buffing small delicate… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12301852/image-plant-person-airplaneFree Image from public domain license
Production. 105 millimeter shells. Working with precision and speed, inspectors in a large idwest war plant gauge 105… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12302171/image-plant-person-factoryFree Image from public domain license
Rockville (vicinity), Maryland. Private Harvey Horton, visiting the N.C. Stiles dairy farm while on furlough from Fort… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12307955/image-cow-hand-personFree Image from public domain license
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Washington, D.C. American Red Cross volunteer nurse's aide offering refreshments to a… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12307455/image-face-people-artFree Image from public domain license
Baseball players in war production. Lunch hour at California Ship Building Corporation finds two of baseball's major… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12302854/image-face-hand-personFree Image from public domain license
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: San Francisco, California. The Bank of America]. Sourced from the Library of Congress. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12307433/image-person-sky-roadFree Image from public domain license
Women in industry. Aircraft motor workers. Using a small rotary air grinder, this young employee of a Midwest aircraft motor… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12301949/image-face-plant-handFree Image from public domain license
Victory Gardens--for family and country. Easy to grow and high in vitamin content, peas are a satisfactory crop for any… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12303696/image-hand-person-spaceFree Image from public domain license
There'll be a long wait for new stoves, so take care of the one you own. Whether it operates by gas or electricity, coal or… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12303598/image-hand-person-phoneFree Image from public domain license
I'll carry mine. There's always room for another at the top! A patriotic shopper, determined to save her merchant's tires… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12302167/image-person-hospital-manFree Image from public domain license
Conservation of durable goods. Old Man Winter comes to the refrigerator. This unfortunate freezing compartment is lumbering… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12301940/image-man-ice-roomFree Image from public domain license
Wartime food demonstration. Wartime food demonstrator Alice Burtis exhibits an "extended" meat loaf at a Washington, D.C.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12303091/image-face-hand-peopleFree Image from public domain license
War housing needs. The end of a long day's search for a place to live finds this seaman's wife and child at the war housing… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12304100/image-face-hand-personFree Image from public domain license
California shipyard workers. This woman worker pushes back her helmet during a moment's pause from her welding job at the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12303141/image-face-hand-personFree Image from public domain license
Rockville (vicinity), Maryland. Private Harvey Horton, visiting the N.C. Stiles dairy farm while on furlough from Fort… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12308137/image-person-wood-public-domainFree Image from public domain license
Production. 105 millimeter shells. Plumbing fixtures came off these assembly lines in peace time, but today Giles Knowles… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12302233/image-plant-person-baseballFree Image from public domain license
Housing. Manitowac, Wisconsin. Three youthful residents of the 400-unit federal housing project, in Manitowac, Wisconsin… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12302240/image-frame-plant-personFree Image from public domain license
"The Ladies Friend" dryer, full of blanched pencil pod beans, on top of a coal and wood range. Sourced from the Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12307438/image-hand-person-technologyFree Image from public domain license
Richmond, California. Women shipyard workers riding to the yards. Sourced from the Library of Congress. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12307936/image-face-paper-peopleFree Image from public domain license
Women in industry. Gas mask production. Formerly employed in a vacuum cleaner plant, these young women are now making gas… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12302175/image-plant-hand-personFree Image from public domain license
Greenbelt, Maryland. Mrs. Atkins putting Ann to bed in her room. Pierce has a room of his own. Sourced from the Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12306948/image-face-person-artFree Image from public domain license
War workers nursery. Leaving her youngster at a well-run nursery school in Oakland, California, this war-working mother can… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12301951/image-face-people-artFree Image from public domain license
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: San Francisco, California. Entrance to the Bank of America]. Sourced from the Library… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12307461/image-people-horse-roadFree Image from public domain license
All nursing and no play might make Frances Bullock (right) a dull girl! To preclude such a possibility, Army nurses hold… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12307439/image-face-person-public-domainFree Image from public domain license
Why greases must be saved. A soldier of the home front--and there's one in every American kitchen--saves all waste fats and… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12306741/image-hand-person-kitchenFree Image from public domain license
Bosgezicht (1821 - 1891) by Guillaume Anne van der Brugghen https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13790991/bosgezicht-1821-1891-guillaume-anne-van-der-brugghenFree Image from public domain license
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Greenbelt, Maryland. Ann and Pierce (three years old) Atkins taking a bath together].… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12337135/image-person-public-domain-childFree Image from public domain license
Production. Aircraft engines. Using multi- pins to mark residences of its employees, a Midwest aircraft factory innovates… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12307564/image-face-plant-handFree Image from public domain license
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Mothers talking together and child playing in the gutter, 139th Street just east of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12145406/image-person-art-vintageFree Image from public domain license
Apartment houses as viewed through vacant lot. In the vicinity of 139th street just east of St. Anne's Avenue, Bronx, New… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12146194/image-person-art-skyFree Image from public domain license
Women in industry. Tool production. A job which was formerly done by hand (and by men) is done in this large Midwest drill… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12306536/image-plant-hand-personFree Image from public domain license
Conversion. Pianos to airplane motors. From piano keys to parts for trainer planes. Lorraine Avezzano, pictured at work in a… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12308048/image-face-person-artFree Image from public domain license
Production. 105 millimeter shells. One of the many women workers in a Midwest shell plant which formerly made plumbing… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12306441/image-plant-person-explosionsFree Image from public domain license
Bantam, Connecticut. War workers' homes. Fred Heath runs a turret lathe at the Warren McArthur plant, where he's been… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12307091/image-plant-person-kidFree Image from public domain license
Women in war. Machine gun production operators. Operating a multiple drill press with speed and accuracy, this young woman… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12307788/image-plant-person-technologyFree Image from public domain license
Conversion. Pianos to airplane motors. Preparing sharps and flats for a nation of jitterbugs has given way to the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12307579/image-hand-person-planesFree Image from public domain license
Mrs. Evelyn Hauser, Red Cross nurse, prepares a volunteer blood donor at San Quentin for his donation. During the Red Cross… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12339152/image-person-art-crossFree Image from public domain license
Manpower. Handicapped workers. With both arms and legs crippled by infantile paralysis, pretty Mary Elizabeth Conway, twenty… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12307064/image-face-hand-personFree Image from public domain license
Production. Aircraft engines. She used to be a librarian, now she inspects aircraft parts. Prior to Alma Jean Vincent's… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12307024/image-plant-person-artFree Image from public domain license
How to add years to the life of your electric cords: remove them gently but firmly from wall sockets. Don't pull or tug.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12307568/image-hand-person-technologyFree Image from public domain license
Baseball players in war production. Lunch hour at California Ship Building Corporation finds two of baseball's major… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12308611/image-face-person-baseballFree Image from public domain license
Bomen in een duinlandschap (1821 - 1891) by Guillaume Anne van der Brugghen https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13790653/bomen-een-duinlandschap-1821-1891-guillaume-anne-van-der-brugghenFree Image from public domain license
Dr. William J. Buck and nurse Anne Smock dressing infection on child's foot in clinic at Osceola migratory labor camp. Belle… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12330121/image-person-public-domain-hospitalFree Image from public domain license
Production. Aircraft engines. Typifying American democracy at work, four soldiers of the production front assemble an… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12307067/image-plant-person-airplaneFree Image from public domain license
Women in war. Supercharger plant workers. Harriet Haberman left an office job to take her place on the assembly line of a… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12307956/image-face-plant-handFree Image from public domain license
Washington Bridge, New York (1939) by Herman Anne Marie Cato Dibbits https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13755899/washington-bridge-new-york-1939-herman-anne-marie-cato-dibbitsFree Image from public domain license
Women in industry. Gas mask production. The grim realities of war are brought home to this twenty-one-year-old worker in a… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12307776/image-plant-person-tapeFree Image from public domain license
Women in industry. Tool production. A job which was formerly done by hand (and by men) is done in this large Midwest drill… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12306766/image-plant-hand-peopleFree Image from public domain license
Red Cross nurse Florence Aldrich readies a San Quentin prisoner for his blood donation during one of the Red Cross mobile… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12339391/image-hand-person-crossFree Image from public domain license