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World War 2 Collection (page 10)

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: Carpenter at work on Douglas Dam, Tennessee (TVA), 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer

Carpenter at work on Douglas Dam, Tennessee (TVA), 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Carpenter at work on Douglas Dam, Tennessee (TVA)

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: Construction work at the TVAs Douglas Dam, Tenn. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer

Construction work at the TVAs Douglas Dam, Tenn. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Construction work at the TVAs Douglas Dam, Tenn

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: This husky member of a construction crew building a new 33, 000-volt electric... Ft. Knox, Ky

This husky member of a construction crew building a new 33, 000-volt electric... Ft. Knox, Ky
This husky member of a construction crew building a new 33, 000-volt electric power line into Fort Knox is performing an important war service, Ft. Knox, Ky

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: M-4 tank, Ft. Knox, Ky. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer

M-4 tank, Ft. Knox, Ky. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
M-4 tank, Ft. Knox, Ky

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: A nose wheel and landing gear assembly for a B-25... North American Aviation, Inc. Calif. 1942

A nose wheel and landing gear assembly for a B-25... North American Aviation, Inc. Calif. 1942
A nose wheel and landing gear assembly for a B-25 bomber under construction in a western aircraft plant, North American Aviation, Inc. Calif. A front section of the plane shows in the background

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: Servicing [an] A-20 bomber, Langley Field, Va. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer

Servicing [an] A-20 bomber, Langley Field, Va. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Servicing [an] A-20 bomber, Langley Field, Va

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: Switch yard at TVAs Wilson Dam hydroelectric plant, vicinity of Sheffield, Ala. 1942

Switch yard at TVAs Wilson Dam hydroelectric plant, vicinity of Sheffield, Ala. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Switch yard at TVAs Wilson Dam hydroelectric plant, vicinity of Sheffield, Ala. 260 miles above the mouth of the Tennessee River

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: The countryside near the Tennessee Valley Authority dam site, Douglas Dam vicinity, Tenn. 1942

The countryside near the Tennessee Valley Authority dam site, Douglas Dam vicinity, Tenn. 1942
The countryside near the Tennessee Valley Authority dam site, Douglas Dam vicinity, Tenn

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: M-3 tanks in action, Ft. Knox, Ky. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer

M-3 tanks in action, Ft. Knox, Ky. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
M-3 tanks in action, Ft. Knox, Ky

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: Bomb bay gasoline tanks for long flights... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942

Bomb bay gasoline tanks for long flights... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942
Bomb bay gasoline tanks for long flights of B-25 bombers await assembly in the plant of North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: Tank crew standing in front of an M-4 tank, Ft. Knox, Ky. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer

Tank crew standing in front of an M-4 tank, Ft. Knox, Ky. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Tank crew standing in front of an M-4 tank, Ft. Knox, Ky

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: Employees at North American Aviation, Incorporated, assembling... Inglewood, Calif. 1942

Employees at North American Aviation, Incorporated, assembling... Inglewood, Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Employees at North American Aviation, Incorporated, assembling the cowling on Allison motors for the P-51 fighter planes, Inglewood, Calif

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: 16-inch coast artillery gun, Ft. Story, Va. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer

16-inch coast artillery gun, Ft. Story, Va. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
16-inch coast artillery gun, Ft. Story, Va

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: C. & N. W. R. R. Mrs. Elibia Siematter, employed as a sweeper at the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa, 1943

C. & N. W. R. R. Mrs. Elibia Siematter, employed as a sweeper at the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa, 1943
C. & N.W. R.R. Mrs. Elibia Siematter, employed as a sweeper at the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: Workers on the Liberator Bombers, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas, 1942

Workers on the Liberator Bombers, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Workers on the Liberator Bombers, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: Aviation cadets at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem

Aviation cadets at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Aviation cadets at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: Working with a sea-plane at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem

Working with a sea-plane at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Working with a sea-plane at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: Sailor mechanic fueling a plane at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942

Sailor mechanic fueling a plane at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Sailor mechanic fueling a plane at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: Plane at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem

Plane at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Plane at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: 16-inch coast artillery gun stamped 'Watervliet Arsenal 1921, 'Ft. Story, Va. 1942

16-inch coast artillery gun stamped "Watervliet Arsenal 1921, "Ft. Story, Va. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
16-inch coast artillery gun stamped " Watervliet Arsenal 1921, " Ft. Story, Va

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: Gist inspector, Mrs. Mary Betchner inspecting one of the 25 cutters... Milwaukee, Wis. 1943

Gist inspector, Mrs. Mary Betchner inspecting one of the 25 cutters... Milwaukee, Wis. 1943. Creator: Howard Hollem
Gist inspector, Mrs. Mary Betchner inspecting one of the 25 cutters for burrs before inserting it in the inside of a 105mm. howitzer at the Milwaukee, Wis. plant of the Chain Belt Co

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: Aviation cadet in training at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942

Aviation cadet in training at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Aviation cadet in training at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: Busy stacks give evidence of all-out war production... Owens-Corning Fiberglass Co, Akron, Ohio

Busy stacks give evidence of all-out war production... Owens-Corning Fiberglass Co, Akron, Ohio
Busy stacks give evidence of all-out war production effort at a plant of Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corporation, Akron, Ohio

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: Agnes Cliemka, age 23, married and husband may be going into the service... Milwaukee, Wis. 1943

Agnes Cliemka, age 23, married and husband may be going into the service... Milwaukee, Wis. 1943
Agnes Cliemka, age 23, married and husband may be going into the service [US armed services] any day, Heil and Co. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Agnes used to work in a dep[artmen]t store

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: A rivet is her fighting weapon... Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942

A rivet is her fighting weapon... Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
A rivet is her fighting weapon. Oyida Peaks, daughter of a Navy lieutenant, one of many women taking NYA training to become mechanics at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: As an NYA trainee working inside the nose of a PBY, Elmer J. Pace... Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942

As an NYA trainee working inside the nose of a PBY, Elmer J. Pace... Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942
As an NYA trainee working inside the nose of a PBY, Elmer J. Pace is learning the construction of Navy planes, Corpus Christi, Naval Air Base, Texas

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: After seven years in the Navy, J.D. Estes is con... Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942

After seven years in the Navy, J.D. Estes is con... Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
After seven years in the Navy, J.D. Estes is considered an old sea salt by his mates at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: War production worker at the Vilter [Manufacturing] Company making M5... Milwaukee, Wis. 1943

War production worker at the Vilter [Manufacturing] Company making M5... Milwaukee, Wis. 1943. Creator: Howard Hollem
War production worker at the Vilter [Manufacturing] Company making M5 and M7 guns for the U.S. Army, Milwaukee, Wis. Ex-housewife, age 49, now doing bench work on small gun parts

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: J. D. Estes at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem

J. D. Estes at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
J.D. Estes at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: Women from all fields have joined the production army, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942

Women from all fields have joined the production army, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Women from all fields have joined the production army, Corpus Christi, Texas. Miss Grace Weaver, a civil service worker at the Naval Air Base, and a school teacher before the war

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: Mrs. Eloise J. Ellis, senior supervisor in the Assembly and Repairs... Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942

Mrs. Eloise J. Ellis, senior supervisor in the Assembly and Repairs... Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942
Mrs. Eloise J. Ellis, senior supervisor in the Assembly and Repairs Dept. of the Naval Air Base, talking with one of the men, Corpus Christi, Texas

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: Chicago and North Western R.R. Mrs. Thelma Cuvage, working in the sand house... Clinton, Iowa, 1943

Chicago and North Western R.R. Mrs. Thelma Cuvage, working in the sand house... Clinton, Iowa, 1943
Chicago and North Western R.R. Mrs. Thelma Cuvage, working in the sand house at the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa. Her job is to see that sand is sifted and cleaned for use in the locomotives. Mrs

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: Putting the nose section of a mighty transport... Consolidated Aircraft... Fort Worth, Texas, 1942

Putting the nose section of a mighty transport... Consolidated Aircraft... Fort Worth, Texas, 1942
Putting the nose section of a mighty transport plane in place in the fuselage mating fixture at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: A C-87 transport plane, just off the assembly... Consolidated Aircraft... Fort Worth, Texas, 1942

A C-87 transport plane, just off the assembly... Consolidated Aircraft... Fort Worth, Texas, 1942
A C-87 transport plane, just off the assembly line, at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation field, Fort Worth, Texas

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: Section of the batch house at a plant... Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corporation, Toledo, Ohio, 1942

Section of the batch house at a plant... Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corporation, Toledo, Ohio, 1942
Section of the batch house at a plant of the Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, Toledo, Ohio. In the bins are stored the raw materials for the batch from which fiberglass materials vital to the war

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: Bowen and Olsen, a riveter and her supervisor, in the... Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942

Bowen and Olsen, a riveter and her supervisor, in the... Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942
Bowen and Olsen, a riveter and her supervisor, in the Assembly and Repair Dept. at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: War production workers at the Vilter [Manufacturing] Company making M5... Milwaukee, Wis. 1943

War production workers at the Vilter [Manufacturing] Company making M5... Milwaukee, Wis. 1943. Creator: Howard Hollem
War production workers at the Vilter [Manufacturing] Company making M5 and M7 guns for the U.S. Army, Milwaukee, Wis. Ex-housewife, age 24, filing small parts

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: Cadet L. Deitz at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem

Cadet L. Deitz at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Cadet L. Deitz at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: A lathe operator machining parts for... Consolidated Aircraft Corp. plant, Fort Worth, Texas, 1942

A lathe operator machining parts for... Consolidated Aircraft Corp. plant, Fort Worth, Texas, 1942
A lathe operator machining parts for transport planes at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: Starting a propeller at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem

Starting a propeller at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Starting a propeller at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: One of the girls of Vilter [Manufacturing] Co. filing small gun parts, Milwaukee, Wisc. 1943

One of the girls of Vilter [Manufacturing] Co. filing small gun parts, Milwaukee, Wisc. 1943. Creator: Howard Hollem
One of the girls of Vilter [Manufacturing] Co. filing small gun parts, Milwaukee, Wisc. One brother in Coast Guard, one going to Army

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: Mrs. Doris Duke, who is 26 and a mother of one child, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942

Mrs. Doris Duke, who is 26 and a mother of one child, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Mrs. Doris Duke, who is 26 and a mother of one child, Corpus Christi, Texas. Mrs. Duke is a civil service worker in the Assembly and Repair dept

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: A battery of 1, 000 and 2, 000 pound furnaces roaring threats to... Aluminum Industries Inc. 1942

A battery of 1, 000 and 2, 000 pound furnaces roaring threats to... Aluminum Industries Inc. 1942
A battery of 1, 000 and 2, 000 pound furnaces roaring threats to the Axis. These are rotary, oil-fired melting furnaces at Aluminum Industries Inc

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: Women are contributing their skills to the nations needs by keeping... Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942

Women are contributing their skills to the nations needs by keeping... Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942
Women are contributing their skills to the nations needs by keeping our countrys planes in top-notch fighting condition, Corpus Christi, Texas. Wife of a disabled World War I veteran, Mrs

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: Helen Bray, who left school to become a mech... Consolidated Aircraft Corp, Fort Worth, Texas

Helen Bray, who left school to become a mech... Consolidated Aircraft Corp, Fort Worth, Texas
Helen Bray, who left school to become a mechanic at a western aircraft plant, is making an emplanage section on a new Consolidated transport, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: Bowen, a riveter, and Olsen, her supervisor, in the Assembly... Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Bowen, a riveter, and Olsen, her supervisor, in the Assembly... Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas
Bowen, a riveter, and Olsen, her supervisor, in the Assembly and Repair Dept. at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: Learning to work a cutting machine, these two NYA employees... Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942

Learning to work a cutting machine, these two NYA employees... Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Learning to work a cutting machine, these two NYA employees receive training to fit them for important work, Corpus Christi, Texas

Background imageWorld War 2 Collection: Working inside the nose of a PBY, Elmer J. Pace is learning the... Corus Christi, Texas, 1942

Working inside the nose of a PBY, Elmer J. Pace is learning the... Corus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Working inside the nose of a PBY, Elmer J. Pace is learning the construction of Navy planes, Corpus Christi, Texas. As an NYA trainee at the Naval Air Base, he gets practical experience



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