Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information photos from the 1940s
6,949 photos, in date order; 1,621–1,680 on this page. The photos were taken for US government agencies, so they are US government works and not under copyright. About the collection
- 1930s
- 1940s
Boilermaker at the Tennessee Valley Authority Watts Bar steam plant
1942-06
Blue Mountain Tunnel viewed from Kittatinny Mountain Tunnel 1942
1942-07
Bomb bay gasoline tanks for long flights of B-25 bombers await assembly in the plant of North American Aviation, Inc., Inglewood, Calif. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 ("Billy Mitchell") bomber used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, and the P-51 ("Mustang") fighter plane which was fi
1942-10
Boarding buses on a rainy market day8d23394v
1942-11
Boating on the artificial lake8d21044v
1942
Boating on the artificial lake8d21045v
1942
Boarding interstate buses at the Greyhound bus terminal 8d21890v
1942-09
Boarding interstate buses at the Greyhound bus terminal8d21889v
1942-09
Boarding interstate buses at the Greyhound bus terminal8d21911v
1942-09
Boarding interstate buses at the Greyhound bus terminal8d21915v
1942-09
Boarding interstate buses at the Greyhound bus terminal8d21917v
1942-09
Boarding buses on a rainy market day8d23377v
1942-11
Bomber pilot, captain of a YN-17
1942-05
Boy Scouts Washington, D.C. 1a35389u original
1942–1945
Both men and women man the machines which are turning out parts for America's bomber planes at Willow Run, Mich.
c. 1942
Boy building a model airplane while other children look on, FSA labor camp, Robstown, Tex.
1942-01
Bowen and Olsen, a riveter and her supervisor, in the Assembly and Repair Dept. at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas
1942-08
Bowen, a riveter, and Olsen, her supervisor, in the Assembly and Repair Dept. at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas
1942-08
Boy Scout rigged out for the Memorial Day ceremony8d21152v
1942
Bowery hotel about midnight 8d22271v
1942-09
Bowery hotel about midnight8d22272v
1942-09
New York, New York. Bowery, near Cooper Union, about midnight
1942-09
Bosser Kreider, day policeman, during an air raid drill 8d23510v
1942-11
Bosser Kreider, day policeman, during an air raid drill 8d23511v
1942-11
Bosser Kreider, day policeman, during an air raid drill8d23509v
1942-11
Boy Scouts listening to lecture on German bombs8d23559v
1942-11
Book department at R. H. Macy and Company 8d23931v
1942-12
Boy building a model airplane (as girl watches), FSA camp, Robstown, Texas
1942-01
Boys trained in the fundamentals of navigation may become technicians in the armed service, Los Angeles, Calif
1942-09
Boys flying a kite in front of community center, FSA. camp, Robstown, Tex.
1942-01
Boys flying a kite in front of the community center, FSA camp, Robstown, Tex.
1942-01
Boys playing marbles, FSA. labor camp, Robstown, Texas
1942-01
Boys sitting on truck parked at the FSA. labor camp, Robstown, Tex.
1942-01
Boys trained in the fundamentals of navigation may become technicians in the armed service, Los Angeles, Calif. Thomas Graham, a member of the Victory Corps at Polytechnic High School, is learning to use a sextant to determine longitude and latitude
1942-09
Bricklaying class at the Armstrong Technical High School8d20225v
1942-03
Bricklaying class at the Armstrong Technical High School8d20226v
1942-03
Bricklaying class at the Armstrong Technical High School8d20227v
1942-03
Bridge over Central Park lake 8d22186v
1942-09
Boys playing near a billboard.8d23451v
1942-11
Boys playing near a billboard.8d23452v
1942-11
Boys playing near a billboard.8d23453v
1942-11
Share The Meat" recipes. Braised stuffed heart. To supplement the voluntary weekly meat allotment of two and a half pounds per person, housewives are turning to the unlimited supply of "variety" meats on the market. Beef or calf hearts are among these meats which are rich in iron and vitamin B. To p
1942-10
Share The Meat" recipes. Braised stuffed heart. Wash and slit the hearts, remove gristle and blood vessels
1942-10
Share The Meat" recipes. Braised stuffed heart. For the stuffing, chop an onion and a stalk of celery into two tablespoons of fat and cook for a few minutes. Add two to three cups of soft bread crumbs and season to taste with salt and pepper. Thyme goes well with heart--add a pinch to the stuffing
1942-10
Share The Meat" recipes. Braised stuffed heart. Fill hearts with stuffing and sew up the slit with coarse thread
1942-10
Share The Meat" recipes. Braised stuffed heart. Brown the hearts on all sides in fat, then place in a covered baking dish or casserole. Add a half of cup of water, cover closely and cook until tender in a very moderate oven (about 300 degrees Fahrenheit). Calf hearts require about one and a half hou
1942-10
Share The Meat" recipes. Braised stuffed heart. Make gravy of the pan drippings and serve the hearts piping hot, garnished with crisp greens
1942-10
Browning machine gunner, Ft Knox, Ky
1942-06
New York, New York. Children's Colony, a school for refugee children administered by a Viennese. British and German refugee children working side by side
1942-10
New York, New York. Children's Colony, a school for refugee children administered by a Viennese. British refugee child putting tools away
1942-10
Washington, D.C. From March 4th to 14th the Australia-New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) had exhibits of photographs and posters in the headquarters of Bundles for Britain on Connecticut Avenue. Mrs. Close, wife of the South African minister, chatting with the wife of a Canadian official at the opening
1942-03 · poster
Bullets made at Animal Trap Company of America 8d10741v
1942-11
Brooklyn band of Italian-Americans, after playing at Mott Street 8d21760v
1942
Brooklyn band of Italian-Americans, after playing at Mott Street 8d21763v
1942
Bum who claimed to be Scotch comedian 8d22256v
1942-09
Bridge over Central Park lake, Sunday8d22260v
1942-09
Brothers bringing scrap from their barn8d23371v
1942-11
Burden, Givens, Studebaker, Bard, McNutt, & Patterson. (Sept. 1942)
1942-09
Browning machine gunner, Ft. Knox, Ky.
1942-06
Bridgeton, New Jersey. FSA (Farm Security Administration) agricultural workers' camp. Washing clothes
1942-06