Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information photos from the 1940s
6,949 photos, in date order; 3,901–3,960 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
The Turkish Embassy. Ambassador Ertrogren 8d22878v
1942
The Turkish Embassy. Ambassador Ertrogren8d22882v
1942-02
The Turkish Embassy. Ambassador and Madame Ertrogren8d22880v
1942-02
The Turkish Embassy. Ambassador and Madame Ertrogren8d22881v
1942-10
The War Emergency Board of the fur industry 8d23949v
1942-12
New York, New York. The War Emergency Board of the fur industry formed a fur vest project.
1942-12
The War Emergency Board of the fur industry formed 8d23934v
1942-12
The wall of a tool shed showing a shelf with lunch pails 8d36127v
1942-12
The utmost skill is required of nurses who care for children 8b08190v
1942-11
I'll carry mine. The two handled paper shopping bag comes into its own, as American shoppers respond to the call of "carry your own for the duration", to save tires and gasoline
1942-11
The section foreman and assistant mine superintendent review the day's work
1942-11
The uniforms are different but the cause is the same. Officers of the United Nations attend a garden party of the United Nations Club at Dumbarton Oaks, Sunday, September 6, 1942. Left to right: Colonel B. E. M. Pierre Diepenryck, Military Attache, Belgium; Adjudant de la Salle, France; Madamoiselle
1942
The skin is applied to the frame of a tank for a B-25 bomber. Women can be found in every department at North American Aviation, working together and with men. Next year approximately eighty percent of employees will be women; twenty percent at present
1942-10
Conversion. Watch cases to war production. Converted for victory. The same machine and operator that were producing watches not long ago are now making precision radio parts for our armed forces Dayton, Kentucky
1942-02
The War Emergency Board of the fur industry formed 8d23934v (a)
1942-12
The yardmaster's office at the receiving yard, North Proviso(?), C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill.
1942-12
The water stretching machine of an eastern parachute manufacturer stretches shroud lines so as to make them more adaptable to the finished product, Manchester, Conn.
1942-07
New York, New York. The Winn or Wynn family, who came over from Czechoslovakia three years ago, at Sunday dinner. Note Masaryk's photograph on the back wall
1942-10
Lititz, Pennsylvania. These are the last aluminum and enamel ware utensils which Morris Kreider's hardware store will be able to get for the duration of the war. Usually he keeps his storeroom as well as the shelves well stocked
1942
The War Emergency Board of the fur industry formed a fur vest project. 8d11547v
1942-12
The War Emergency Board of the fur industry formed a fur vest project. 8d11548v
1942-12
The War Emergency Board of the fur industry formed a fur vest project. 8d11549v
1942-12
New York, New York. The War Emergency Board of the fur industry formed a fur vest project.
1942-12
The War Emergency Board of the fur industry formed a fur vest project. 8d11563v
1942-12
The War Emergency Board of the fur industry formed a fur vest project. 8d11565v
1942-12
The War Emergency Board of the fur industry formed a fur vest project. 8d11566v
1942-12
The War Emergency Board of the fur industry formed a fur vest project. 8d11596v
1942-12
The War Emergency Board of the fur industry formed a fur vest project.8d11598v
1942-12
The welfare of this young patient, suffering from burns 8b08095v
1942-11
The why and wherefores of nutrition 8b07794v
1942-11
There's no June in January for the housewife with economy and Victory on her mind. Buying foods out of season means less food for more money, and less money available for household staples and defense stamps
1942
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 wood, hang this motto above it: Keep it Clean. A little soap and warm water will go a long way toward preserving its life and usefulness. If it's encrusted with grease, use ste
1942-02
Manpower. Americans all.
1942-09
Agriculture. Women on farms. There's a feminine hand at the controls of many of America's activities these days. Like many other farm wives whose husbands are engaged in war work, Mrs. William Wood manages a 120 acre farm in Colona, Michigan, with little male assistance. With a crop of corn, tomatoe
1942–1943
I'll carry mine. There's always room for another at the top!
1942-12
I'll carry mine. There's nothing like a husky and willing escort to simplify a shopping expedition, now that deliveries of goods have been curtailed to conserve tires and gasoline. Truly patriotic shoppers not only carry their own packages, but also travel to and from the shopping section during "of
1942-12
The War Emergency Board of the fur industry formed a fur vest project.8d11598v + 8d23934v
1942-12
The War Emergency Board of the fur industry formed a fur vest project. 8d11547v (a)
1942-12
The War Emergency Board of the fur industry formed a fur vest project.8d11598v (a)
1942-12
These women harvest hands in Rochelle, Illinois, are helping the national welfare by picking the summer asparagus crop.
c. 1942
New York, New York. The Lincoln School of Teachers' College, Columbia University. Third-grade pupil acting the part of Hitler in a program produced by his class
1942-01
This man is a German refugee who was a machine-gunner8d10682v
1942-11
This cat was born in cold room where meat is stored in the District 8c34994v
1942-07
Third Avenue elevated railway at 18th Street8d22128v
1942-09
Third Avenue elevated railway station between 50th and 70th8d22142v
1942-09
Third Avenue elevated railway station in the Fifties 8d22161v
1942-09
Third Avenue elevated railway station in the Seventies 8d22149v
1942-09
Third Avenue elevated railway at 17th Street 8d22181v
1942-09
Third Avenue elevated railway at 18th Street 8d22182v
1942-09
Third Ave elevated railway steps at the 94th Street Station8d22285v
1942-09
Third Avenue elevated railway at 17th Street8d22266v
1942-09
This man has been a volunteer fire engine driver for twenty-three years 8d23545v
1942-11
Women in war. Machine gun production operators. This capable young woman is making an important contribution to America's war effort. Employed by a Midwest plant, converted from the production of spark plugs to machine guns, she's one of many skilled women milling-machine operators who are producing
1942-07
Women in war. Machine gun production operators. This modern "spinning wheel" would astound our grandmothers, and so would the young woman who operates it. One of America's thousands of skilled women war workers, this young Midwesterner twirls the wheel that controls the drilling of holes in machine
1942-07
Women in war. Supercharger plant workers. These women war workers at a Midwest supercharger plant are buffing small delicate airplane engine parts. Note protective head coverings and comfortable slack suits. Allis Chalmers Manufacture Company
1942-10
Production. 105 millimeter shells. This red-hot billet is undergoing processing in a hydraulic press, where it will be pierced and drawn into the rough shape of an artillery shell. In pre-war days, plumbing fixtures were processed in this Midwest factory (Manitowac Shipyards)
1942-10
Conversion. Watch cases to war production. They'll be doing war work soon. When the last batch of ladies' compacts is cleaned at a converted Kentucky plant, these girls will use their skill in the prduction of bomb fuse baffles, compass cases and parts for carbine and machine guns. Wadsworth Watch C
1942-02
Tightening a nut on a guide vane operating seromotor in TVA's hydroelectric plant, Watts Bar Dam, Tennessee
1942-06
This sailor mechanic is inspecting a PBY plane at the Naval Air Base in Corpus Christi, Texas. The ship had been reconditioned by the Civil Service employees at the Assembly and Repair Department in the base
1942-08
Tightening a nut on a guide vane operating seromotor in TVA's hydroelectric plant, Watts Bar Dam, Tennessee. Located 530 miles above the mouth of the Tennessee River, the dam has an authorized power installation of 90,000 kw., which can be increased to a possible ultimate of 150,000 kw. The reservoi
1942-06