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Smoke stacks (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Smoke stacks (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Smoke stacks (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Smoke stacks (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Crane operator at TVA's Douglas Dam, Tennessee (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
[Electric phosphate smelting furnace used in the making of elemental phosphorus in a TVA chemical plant in the Muscle Shoals area, Alabama] (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Carefully trained women inspectors check and inspect cargo transport innerwings before they are assembled on the fuselage, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
This girl in a glass house is putting finishing touches on the bombardier nose section of a B-17F navy bomber, Long Beach, Calif. She's one of many capable women workers in the Douglas Aircraft Company plant. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-1 from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Women at work on C-47 Douglas cargo transport, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Lieutenant "Mike" Hunter, Army pilot assigned to Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Women are trained to do precise and vital engine installation detail in Douglas Aircraft Company plants, Long Beach, Calif. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Women workers install fixtures and assemblies to a tail fuselage section of a B-17F bomber at the Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F is a later model of the B-17 which distinguished itself in acti from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Woman machinist, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
A fast, hard-hitting new A-20 [i.e., B-25] attack bomber is brought for a test hop to the flight line at the Long Beach, Calif., plant of Douglas Aircraft Company (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Riveter at work at the Douglas Aircraft Corporation plant in Long Beach, Calif. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008

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Marine statue at Parris Island, S.C. (LOC)

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last page said:
The US Marine Corp, is exactly as this Statue means. Can use both hands at the same time and strong as anything. God Bless the US Marine Corp.

A young soldier of the armored forces holds and sights his Garand rifle like an old timer, Fort Knox, Ky. He likes the piece for its fine firing qualities and its rugged, dependable mechanism. Infantryman with halftrack (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

John ( Cardwellpix ) said:
looks like a young Frank Sinatra ! !
Bruce S said:
I agree, cardwellpics! But if you look at the larger size, he looks more like Steve McQueen.

M-3 tank and crew using small arms, Ft. Knox, Ky. (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

1 older comment, and then…
ernestkoe said:
These are amazing, seeing color from 1940 come to life...surreal
Camera.Ed said:
My gosh He must have been using that O. Winston Link "flash bank" contraption to light up this whole tank.
kraken_tesla said:
that´s amazing!
Sable Acoustics said:
Cool picture:)
fabulous arithmetic said:
Here's the patch they would have worn: [http://www.flickr.com/photos/us_army_rolling_along/8172151324/]