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Collar with drop beads that is an element in a pectoral

Collar with drop beads that is an element in a pectoral

Public domain photograph of 3d object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

String of carnelian, beryl and steatite drop beads

String of carnelian, beryl and steatite drop beads

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Mold for a Drop Bead - Public domain museum image. A rock with a hole in it on a white surface

Mold for a Drop Bead - Public domain museum image. A rock with a hole ...

From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata, Khor west of camp or E. side of S. Village, MMA excavations, probably 1911–12 New Kingdom

String of carnelian, beryl and steatite drop beads

String of carnelian, beryl and steatite drop beads

Public domain photo of a 3d object, Egypt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

A clear glass with some writing on it, Europe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A clear glass with some writing on it, Europe, free to use, no copyrig...

Glass with a silver message on it, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Pembroke Table, unknown artist - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

Pembroke Table, unknown artist - Public domain dedication, Art Institu...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a museum object, an American art collection item, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A new drop scene for D. L. T. / Thaumaso Scrutiny, Esqr., delt. & sculp. ; [De Wilde]., British Cartoon Print

A new drop scene for D. L. T. / Thaumaso Scrutiny, Esqr., delt. & scul...

"A fantastic scene on the stage of Drury Lane Theatre. Tradegy and Comedy are being done to death by the management, while dogs and imitation animals are made ready to perform ..." (Source: George) This record ... More

O'Connell and the Minister at the bar of the (Crown) and (Anchor) trying to settle a knotty point over a drop of Irish whiskey, British Cartoon Print

O'Connell and the Minister at the bar of the (Crown) and (Anchor) tryi...

"Wellington (left) stands facing O'Connell with a smile, right hand held out..." (Source: George) This record contains unverified data from George. [Williams]. Above the design as an alternative title: To Be or... More

Working men, attention!! it is your imperious duty to drop your hammers and sledges! ... and attend the great meeting ...

Working men, attention!! it is your imperious duty to drop your hammer...

Broadsides relating to American labor organization activities. Reference copy may be available in Lot 4403. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions. Caption card t... More

Working men, attention!! It is your imperious duty to drop your hammers and sledges! one and all, to your post repair, this afternoon, at five o'clock P.M. and attend the great meeting called by the papers of this morning, to be held at the City

Working men, attention!! It is your imperious duty to drop your hammer...

On verso: 24 Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 196, Folder 11.

Letting the last "Democratic drop", Political Cartoon

Letting the last "Democratic drop", Political Cartoon

The only obvious portrait in this crudely drawn satire is that of Republican candidate John C. Fremont (right). An emaciated man (center) sits in a chair near an open window. He is apparently James Buchanan, a... More

I likes a drop of good beer. H. De Marsan, publisher, 54 Chatham Street, N. Y

I likes a drop of good beer. H. De Marsan, publisher, 54 Chatham Stree...

Public domain song - scan of American song sheet, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lincoln- "I'm sorry to have to drop you, Sambo, but this concern won't carry us both!"

Lincoln- "I'm sorry to have to drop you, Sambo, but this concern won't...

Print shows Abraham Lincoln, in a life preserver labeled "Union", on a storm tossed sea, pushing away an African American man who had been clinging to him; next to them floats a hat with papers labeled "Fremont... More

Hanging conspirators (The drop) during American Civil War

Hanging conspirators (The drop) during American Civil War

Brady-Handy Collection. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his photographs of the American Civil War. He emigrated to the United States ... More

[Gertie]. Cried Gertie, drop that whip you brute! : and sky your mitts before I shoot

[Gertie]. Cried Gertie, drop that whip you brute! : and sky your mitts...

Picryl description: Public domain illustrated book page scan, drawings, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

Before the drop. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Before the drop. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Hooded man with noose around his neck and three other men on platform. Photoprint copyrighted by D.S. Cole, Carrollton, Mo. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog.... More

Ickes and Senator Guffey drop contributions in flood relief box at White House. Washington D.C. Callers on President Roosevelt today were reminded of the public's problem in the flood situation. A white enameled chest, about the size of a bread box, was put on a table in the lobby of the executive offices to receive flood contributions. Secretary of Interior Harold Ickes (left) and Senator Joseph Guffey, of Pennsylvania, pictured as they drop their contributions in the box

Ickes and Senator Guffey drop contributions in flood relief box at Whi...

Two men shaking hands in a room. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Droppe från vattenkran., Tekniska museet, Sweden

Droppe från vattenkran., Tekniska museet, Sweden

Droppe från vattenkran. Public domain photograph - Sweden in 20th century, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Detroit, Mich., Lyceum Theatre, Thompson drop curtain]

[Detroit, Mich., Lyceum Theatre, Thompson drop curtain]

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Detroit, Michigan, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Droppe., Tekniska museet, Sweden

Droppe., Tekniska museet, Sweden

Droppe. Public domain photograph - Sweden in 20th century, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Harold signs the pledge not to drink another drop [as woman watches]

Harold signs the pledge not to drink another drop [as woman watches]

Stereo copyrighted by Standard Scenic Co. No. 1648-(6). This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Humor; Temperance.

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Nashville, Tenn. , May 12, 2010 -- A FEMA Community Relations Specialist hands out information to residents as they drop their dirty laundry at the Tide "Loads of Hope" event that offers free wash, dry and fold to the community. FEMA is responding to severe storms and flooding that damaged or destroyed thousands of homes across Tennessee in May 2010.

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Nashville, Tenn. , May 12, 2010 -- A FEMA C...

The original database describes this as: Title: FEMA community relations specialist at portable laundry in TN Production Date: 05/12/2010 Caption: Nashville, Tenn. , May 12, 2010 -- A FEMA Community Relatio... More

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Nashville, Tenn. , May 12, 2010 -- FEMA Community Relations Specialist hand out information to residents as they drop their dirty laundry at the Tide "Loads of Hope" event that offers free wash, dry and fold to the community. FEMA is responding to severe storms and flooding that damaged or destroyed thousands of homes across Tennessee in May 2010.

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Nashville, Tenn. , May 12, 2010 -- FEMA Com...

The original database describes this as: Title: FEMA community outreach in Tennessee Production Date: 05/12/2010 Caption: Nashville, Tenn. , May 12, 2010 -- FEMA Community Relations Specialist hand out info... More

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Nashville, Tenn. , May 12, 2010 -- FEMA Community Relations Specialist hands out information to residents as they drop their dirty laundry at the "Loads of Hope" event that offers free wash, dry and fold to the community. FEMA is responding to severe storms and flooding that damaged or destroyed thousands of homes across Tennessee in May 2010.

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Nashville, Tenn. , May 12, 2010 -- FEMA Com...

The original database describes this as: Title: FEMA Community outreach in Tennessee Production Date: 05/12/2010 Caption: Nashville, Tenn. , May 12, 2010 -- FEMA Community Relations Specialist hands out inf... More

President and Hull urge Congress to reconsider action on neutrality legislation. Washington, D.C., July 14. A photographic copy of the message sent to the House and Senate this afternoon by President Roosevelt and State Secretary Cordell Hull. The 11 page statement urged members of the House and Senate to reconsider its action on the neutrality legislation. Hull's 6-point program for keeping the U.S. out of war was reiterated, to which Sen. Nye remarked, 'It's the curtain drop. The message presented no new arguments, and repetition of old arguments invites old answers.' Majority leader Alben Barkley said the message 'is in harmony with our traditional policy and ought to receive the overwhelming approval of the country'

President and Hull urge Congress to reconsider action on neutrality le...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Joseph Crapo, 47 Fruit St., works in Eclipse Mills. Apparently 13 years old. Right hand. Left hand, Albert Duquette, 183 Union St. works in weave shed, putting drop wires on weave machine. Location: North Adams, Massachusetts.

Joseph Crapo, 47 Fruit St., works in Eclipse Mills. Apparently 13 year...

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Airplanes - Historical - World's fastest planes fly in great New York - - Toronto Return Aerial Contest. At the drop of a handkerchief by Major General Menoher, U.S.A., Chief of the Air Service, the U.S. entries "hops off" from Mineola, L.I., while simultaneously the Canadian contestants took the air at the signal from the Prince of Wales. The distance to be covered is a round trip, the contestants returning to the original starting point, a distance of 1042 miles. Prizes ranging from $10,000 down are offered, and the rivalry is keen, as all makes and types of aircraft are entered. Captain Donaldson, U.S.A., at Mineola ready to "hop off" for Canada

Airplanes - Historical - World's fastest planes fly in great New York ...

Photographer: Western Newspaper Union Airplanes - Historical Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ceremonies - New York - Brooklyn Red Cross nurses march in parade. Women members of the American Red Cross of Brooklyn marched through the streets of the borough, stimulating interest in the organization. Every hospital in Brooklyn was preresented in the Ambulance Division. Boy Scouts were assigned to drop out at each block along the line of march and distribute among the spectators membership blanks for signatures. Photo shows parade passing through Brooklyn Street

Ceremonies - New York - Brooklyn Red Cross nurses march in parade. Wom...

Photographer: International Film Service Ceremonies - New York Public domain photograph of procession, parade in New York, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Chemical Warfare Service - Drills - Projectiles - Aeroplane type incendiary drop darts

Chemical Warfare Service - Drills - Projectiles - Aeroplane type incen...

Photographer: Chemical Warfare Service Chemical Warfare Service - Drills - Projectiles Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Pic... More

American Library Association - ALA - European - French - St. Nazaire. Books in sling coming off ship to dock. Sometimes boxes drop out of swing when high up in air

American Library Association - ALA - European - French - St. Nazaire. ...

Photographer: American Library Association American Library Association - ALA - European - French

Chemical Warfare Service - Equipment - Miscellaneous - Incendiary drop bomb Mark II

Chemical Warfare Service - Equipment - Miscellaneous - Incendiary drop...

Photographer: Ordnance Dept. Chemical Warfare Service - Equipment - Miscellaneous Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Chemical Warfare Service - Drills - Projectiles - Filling intensive incendiary drop bombs

Chemical Warfare Service - Drills - Projectiles - Filling intensive in...

Photographer: Chemical Warfare Service Chemical Warfare Service - Drills - Projectiles Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Pic... More

Ceremonies - New York - Brooklyn Red Cross nurses parade. Women members of the American Red Cross paraded the streets of Brooklyn as a means of stimulating interest in the activities of their organization. Every hopsital in Brooklyn was represented in the Ambulance Division. Boy Scouts were assigned to drop out at each block along the line of march and distribute membership blanks among the crowd for signatures. Photo shows nurses in parade passing through Brooklyn streets

Ceremonies - New York - Brooklyn Red Cross nurses parade. Women member...

Photographer: International Film Service Ceremonies - New York Public domain photograph of procession, parade in New York, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Culverts. Elmsford cut-and-cover. View showing drop inlet manhole with protective railing. Contract 52. November 27, 1913.

Culverts. Elmsford cut-and-cover. View showing drop inlet manhole with...

Public domain scan of artwork related to technological or industrial history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Oliver Wanna Connecting a Drop to an Open Wire - Bureau of Indian Affairs

Oliver Wanna Connecting a Drop to an Open Wire - Bureau of Indian Affa...

Public domain photograph related to native Americans, Reservations, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

He Simply Won't Take A Drop - Political cartoon, public domain image

He Simply Won't Take A Drop - Political cartoon, public domain image

Berryman Political Cartoon Collection Public domain reproduction of political cartoon, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

["Fearless Freddie", a Hollywood stunt man, clinging to a rope ladder slung from a plane flown by A.M. Maltrup, about to drop into automobile below: automobile shown]

["Fearless Freddie", a Hollywood stunt man, clinging to a rope ladder ...

Photoprint by Underwood & Underwood. No. 309753. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ph. Ind.; BI; Daredevils; Motion pictures; Automobiles 1928; Airplanes 1928.

["Fearless Freddie", a Hollywood stunt man, clinging to a rope ladder slung from a plane flown by A.M. Maltrup, about to drop into automobile below: automobile not shown]

["Fearless Freddie", a Hollywood stunt man, clinging to a rope ladder ...

Photoprint by Underwood & Underwood. No. 309752. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ph. Ind.; BI; Daredevils; Motion pictures; Automobiles 1928; Airplanes 1928.

Auto wreck after 70 ft. drop from Calvert St. Bridge, [Washington, D.C.], 2/12/26

Auto wreck after 70 ft. drop from Calvert St. Bridge, [Washington, D.C...

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Auto wreck after 70 ft. drop from Calvert St. Bridge, [Washington, D.C.], 2/12/26

Auto wreck after 70 ft. drop from Calvert St. Bridge, [Washington, D.C...

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Tabgha. Fishing boat at farther end of drop net as seen from high rocks on shore

Tabgha. Fishing boat at farther end of drop net as seen from high rock...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Reporters scramble for crop reports, Washington, D.C., October 10. Due to a premature leak of information from the drop report of the government several years ago, the Federal Crop Reporting Board has a system to prevent premature information which might influence the stock market. The reports are laid on a table a few yards away from the newsapermen who are held off by a rope. At a given signal, the rope is dropped and the reporters rush to the table, pick up the reports, and make another rush. This time to the phones to phone their papers. The photograph shows some of the reporters after the rope was dropped

Reporters scramble for crop reports, Washington, D.C., October 10. Due...

A group of people sitting around a table with papers. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

1,500,000 drop in employment, Senate Committee told by government labor statistics chief. Washington, D.C., Jan. 4. Armed with many charts and his head full of figures, Isador Lubin, Chief of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, today estimated before the Special Senate Committee unemployment, that 1,500,000 persons lost industrial jobs between October 15, 1937 and December 15 of the same year. Mr. Lubin remarked that this decline in unemployment as the sharpest in many years, 1/4/37

1,500,000 drop in employment, Senate Committee told by government labo...

A black and white photo of a man holding a map. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Caesarea. (Kaisarieh). Late sunset scene (sun about to drop below the watery horizon)

Caesarea. (Kaisarieh). Late sunset scene (sun about to drop below the ...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

General Motors head before senate committee. Washington, D.C., Jan. 6. The drop last November in auto sales was the most sever in history and entirely beyond our control, William S. Knudsen, President of General Motors, told the Special Senate Committee investigating unemployment,1/6/38

General Motors head before senate committee. Washington, D.C., Jan. 6....

A black and white photo of a man reading a paper. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Caesarea. (Kaisarieh). Late sunset scene (sun about to drop below the watery horizon)

Caesarea. (Kaisarieh). Late sunset scene (sun about to drop below the ...

Public domain photograph of 1920s Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Senate committee studying unemployment. Washington, D.C., Jan. 4. Headed by Senator James F. Byrnes, of South Carolina, members of the special committee studying unemployment listen to Isador Lubin, Chief of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, describe a drop of 1,500,000 in employment from October to December of 1937. Left to right: Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Senator Carl A. Hatch, Chairman James F. Byrnes, Senator James J. Davis, and Senator James E. Murray, 1/4/38

Senate committee studying unemployment. Washington, D.C., Jan. 4. Head...

Public domain photograph of official photograph, building on the background, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cough drop erases throat of Senate filibuster. Washington, D.C., Jan. 26. Senator Allen J. Ellender of Louisiana, has suddenly become fond of cough drops since he spoke for 28 hours in six days during the present filibuster by [...]of Southern Senators against the Anti-Lynching Bill, 1/26/38

Cough drop erases throat of Senate filibuster. Washington, D.C., Jan. ...

A black and white photo of a man in a suit. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Heroes of battle of Gettysburg paid tribute by surviving brothers-in-arms. Washington, D.C., May 30, Although there are only a few of the boys in blue and gray left, two of them were strong enough today, Memorial Day, to drop flowers from the air on the Gettysburg battlefield to honor their comrades who lost their lives in this historic battle of the Civil War. Here we see, left to right: William H. Jackson, 95, of Washington, D.C., 5/30/38

Heroes of battle of Gettysburg paid tribute by surviving brothers-in-a...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Huge drop hammers work day and night forming sheet metal parts for United Nations bombers and fighters at the North American Aviation, Inc., plant, Inglewood, Calif. The heavy hemp rope is used to snub the hammer so that it forms the part under proper pressure and rises clear of the work after each operation. 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 first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Huge drop hammers work day and night forming sheet metal parts for Uni...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Irrigation ditch, showing drop in canal. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon. General caption number 67-1

Irrigation ditch, showing drop in canal. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County,...

Picryl description: Public domain image of field, irrigation, agriculture, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Hammering out a draw bar on the steam drop hammer in the blacksmith shop, Santa Fe R.R. shops, Albuquerque, N[ew] Mex[ico)

Hammering out a draw bar on the steam drop hammer in the blacksmith sh...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Irrigation canal. Shows drop to go under road. Water has just been shut off for the season. Near Nyssa, Malheur County, Oregon

Irrigation canal. Shows drop to go under road. Water has just been shu...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch stone structure, bridge, or tunnel, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Type of drop gate for loading of cotton seed hulls onto trucks. Cotton seed oil mill. McLennan County, Texas

Type of drop gate for loading of cotton seed hulls onto trucks. Cotton...

Public domain photograph of indoor, interior activity, America in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Canceling machine at P.O. Free to Congressmen, no. 9. Congressmen lick no stamps. They simply put their mail in envelopes and drop them in the chute, and when they reach the post office, they are run through the canceling machine just like postage-paid mail

Canceling machine at P.O. Free to Congressmen, no. 9. Congressmen lick...

Picryl description: Public domain image of postal stamp, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Working with a small steam drop hammer at the blacksmith shop in the Santa Fe R.R. shops, Topeka, Kansas

Working with a small steam drop hammer at the blacksmith shop in the S...

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Firemen's muster. Boothbay center, Maine. Measuring the farthest drop of water on building paper which is unrolled fresh for each team. Distances were in the neighborhood of two hundred feet

Firemen's muster. Boothbay center, Maine. Measuring the farthest drop ...

Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Child of migrant parents sitting on drop bed in trailer home. Weslaco, Texas

Child of migrant parents sitting on drop bed in trailer home. Weslaco,...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

US and Italian military paratroopers parachute toward the Iron Mike drop zone (DZ) outside St Mere Eglise, France (FRA). More than 650 servicemen participated in the airdrop commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day invasions of World War II (WWII)

US and Italian military paratroopers parachute toward the Iron Mike dr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Saint Mere Eglise State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Timothy Cook, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

FSA (Farm Security Administration) rehabilitation borrower driving tomato planter. The two little girls sitting in back drop the plants into the ground and cover them up. Crawford County, Illinois

FSA (Farm Security Administration) rehabilitation borrower driving tom...

Public domain photograph of United States agriculture in the 1930s, country, farmer, farm, great depression, migration, dust bowl refugees, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Nick Seibel (left), Combat Controller (CCT), 321st Special Tactics Squadron (STS), RAF (Royal Air Force) Mildenhall, United Kingdom (UK), Jumpmaster for the day, offloads jumpers from a USAF C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft, to the 'Iron Mike' drop zone (DZ) during a jump into St Mere Eglise, Normandy, France (FRA), during the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Nick Seibel (left), Combat Con...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Franklin J. Perkins, USAF Release Status: Released t... More

US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III cargo aircraft, 437th Airlift Wing (AW), Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), and 62nd AW, McChord AFB, Washington (WA), parked at Cherbourg, France (FRA), ready for a 16 aircraft paratroop drop for a ceremony marking the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day Normandy invasion during World War II (WWII)

US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III cargo aircraft, 437th Airlif...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY Base: Cherbourg State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Wayne Clark, USA... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers, 1ST Battalion (BN), 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), Fort Benning, Georgia (GA), re-enact the D-Day parachute drop near Amfreville, France (FRA), from a US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III cargo aircraft. This is part of a 16 aircraft paratroop drop during the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day Normandy invasion during World War II (WWII)

US Army (USA) Soldiers, 1ST Battalion (BN), 507th Parachute Infantry R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Amfreville State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Wayne Clark, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

Bombs away. U.S. B-26 medium bombers drop their eggs on ports, bridges, and railroad yards in central Italy. Practically every type of combat aircraft in the Mediterranean Allied Air Forces, from the heavy Flying Fortresses to the light fighter escorts, participated in "Operation Strangle"

Bombs away. U.S. B-26 medium bombers drop their eggs on ports, bridges...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

US Army (USA) Soldiers, 1ST Battalion (BN), 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), Fort Benning, Georgia (GA), relax before loading onto four US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III cargo aircraft. They will be part of a 16 aircraft paratroop drop celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day Normandy invasion during World War II (WWII)

US Army (USA) Soldiers, 1ST Battalion (BN), 507th Parachute Infantry R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cherbourg State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Wayne Clark, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers, 1ST Battalion (BN), 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), Fort Benning, Georgia (GA), relax before loading onto four US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III cargo aircraft. They will be part of a 16 aircraft paratroop drop celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day Normandy invasion during World War II (WWII)

US Army (USA) Soldiers, 1ST Battalion (BN), 507th Parachute Infantry R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cherbourg State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Wayne Clark, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Gary Patterson, Airborne Instructor, 1ST Battalion (BN), 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), Fort Benning, Georgia (GA), on board a USAF C-17A Globemaster III cargo aircraft, checks for the drop zone (DZ) "Iron Mike" during the re-enactment of the D-Day parachute drop. This year marks the 60th Anniversary of the Normandy invasion during World War II

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Gary Patterson, Airborne In...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Amfreville State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Wayne Clark, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

Navy aircraft. Gruman torpedo bombers. The Avenger. These dual purpose aircraft, already tested in battle, are the U.S. Navy's new torpedo-bombers, capable both of hedge-hopping waves to press home a torpedo attack and flying high above enemy targets to drop tons of high explosives. Manufactured to Gruman, these deadly bombers are heavily armed and armored. Generally they are given fighter protection, they are carrier based

Navy aircraft. Gruman torpedo bombers. The Avenger. These dual purpose...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Nick Seibel, Combat Controller (CCT), 321st Special Tactics Squadron (STS), RAF (Royal Air Force) Mildenhall, United Kingdom (UK), Jumpmaster for the day, searches for the 'Iron Mike' drop zone (DZ) in preparation for a jump into St Mere Eglise, Normandy, France (FRA), during the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Nick Seibel, Combat Controller...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Franklin J. Perkins, USAF Release Status: Released t... More

US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III cargo aircraft, 437th Airlift Wing (AW), Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), and 62nd AW, McChord AFB, Washington (WA), parked at Cherbourg, France (FRA), ready for a 16 aircraft paratroop drop for a ceremony marking the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day Normandy invasion during World War II (WWII)

US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III cargo aircraft, 437th Airlif...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cherbourg State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Wayne Clark, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Paratroopers and Special Tactics Squadron (STS) jumpers parachute toward the Iron Mike drop zone (DZ) outside St Mere Eglise, France (FRA), on 5 Jun 2004. More than 650 servicemen participated in the airdrop commemorating the D-Day invasions of World War II (WWII)

Paratroopers and Special Tactics Squadron (STS) jumpers parachute towa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Saint Mere Eglise State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Timothy Cook, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers, 1ST Battalion (BN), 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), Fort Benning, Georgia (GA), check each anothers parachutes before loading onto four US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III cargo aircraft as part of a 16 aircraft paratroop drop during the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day Normandy invasion during World War II (WWII)

US Army (USA) Soldiers, 1ST Battalion (BN), 507th Parachute Infantry R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cherbourg State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Wayne Clark, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Retired US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Paul W. Tibbets (right) signs copies of the original orders, that sent him and his crew of the B-29 Superfortress, the Enola Gay, into the skies over Japan to drop the first atomic bomb during World War II, for US Army (USA) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Robert Faulk, Joint STAFF, at the Pentagon. BGEN Tibbetts is visiting the Pentagon to autograph copies of his book "The Return of the Enola Gay." BGEN Tibbets spent several days in the Washington, D.C., area attending events leading up to the December 17th Centennial of Flight celebration

Retired US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Paul W. Tibbets (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jim Varhegyi, USAF Release Status:... More

Drop pipe ready to drop in casing. John Fredrick well project, Saint Mary's County, Maryland

Drop pipe ready to drop in casing. John Fredrick well project, Saint M...

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Coupling drop pipe. Safe well demonstration near La Plata, Maryland. Charles County

Coupling drop pipe. Safe well demonstration near La Plata, Maryland. C...

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Pump rod pump and drop pipe are assembled to check all parts before installation. Long well project, Saint Mary's County, Maryland

Pump rod pump and drop pipe are assembled to check all parts before in...

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Pump is lowered on pump rod and casing before settling drop pipe in place. Long well project, Saint Mary's County, Maryland

Pump is lowered on pump rod and casing before settling drop pipe in pl...

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Small potatoes, dirt, sticks, etc., drop through the bars to ground below as potatoes are cleaned, graded and sacked at the cellar. Klamath County, Oregon

Small potatoes, dirt, sticks, etc., drop through the bars to ground be...

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Attaching pump to drop pipe. Safe well demonstration near La Plata, Maryland. Charles County

Attaching pump to drop pipe. Safe well demonstration near La Plata, Ma...

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Civilian protection. An effective means of extinguishing a magnesium incendiary bomb is to come up over it with a sandbag protecting the face, then drop the sandbag squarely over the incendiary. The heat burns through the burlap, releasing the sand. The sand covers the entire bomb, checking off the air and extinguishing it

Civilian protection. An effective means of extinguishing a magnesium i...

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Pipe wrench is used to keep drop shaft from slipping into casing before pump is attached. John Fredrick Well project, Saint Mary's County, Maryland

Pipe wrench is used to keep drop shaft from slipping into casing befor...

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Pump is settled onto pump rod and drop pipe. Pipe wrench still keeps drop pipe from slipping into well. John Fredrick well project, St. Marys County, Maryland

Pump is settled onto pump rod and drop pipe. Pipe wrench still keeps d...

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Civilian protection. This volunteer civilian defense worker, an auxiliary fireman, is preparing to extinguish an incendiary bomb. He carries the sandbag before his face to protect him from the molten magnesium sizzling forth like fat from a frying pan. He will drop the whole bag on the bomb, and the heat of the bomb will burn through the burlap, releasing the sand. The sand will then run onto and around the bomb.

Civilian protection. This volunteer civilian defense worker, an auxili...

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Inserting the drop pipe in casing. Safe well demonstration near La Plata, Maryland, Charles County

Inserting the drop pipe in casing. Safe well demonstration near La Pla...

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The pumping cylinder is on the end of the drop pipe and in the water. Safe well demonstration near La Plata, Maryland

The pumping cylinder is on the end of the drop pipe and in the water. ...

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Using a drop rake on a dairy farm near Castleton, Vermont

Using a drop rake on a dairy farm near Castleton, Vermont

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Beschutting van een dropsnijmachine bij Klene te Amsterdam

Beschutting van een dropsnijmachine bij Klene te Amsterdam

Foto 1: Drie foto's (256-3518, 256-3519, 256-3520) van een beschutting voor een dropsnijmachine. Ze zijn in 1941 door J.D. Filarski gemaakt bij NV Fabriek van Chocolade en Suikerwerken J.C. Klene & Co te Amst... More

Forged steel hook. A New York City manufacturer of steel fittings is seeking subcontractors with eight-hundred to three-thousand pound drop hammer facilities for the manufacture of three hooks and buckles, similar to the item illustrated, in quantities of fifty to sixty-thousand. Subcontractor must furnish forging dies

Forged steel hook. A New York City manufacturer of steel fittings is s...

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The rod is attached first and then the drop pipe. Safe well demonstration near La Plata, Maryland. Charles County

The rod is attached first and then the drop pipe. Safe well demonstrat...

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Mr. Slater, well engineer, and helper, settle drop pipe into casing. John Fredrick well Project, Saint Mary's County, Maryland

Mr. Slater, well engineer, and helper, settle drop pipe into casing. J...

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Cylinder is screwed onto drop pipe. Long well project, Saint Mary's County, Maryland

Cylinder is screwed onto drop pipe. Long well project, Saint Mary's Co...

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One and a quarter drop pipe ready to be inserted in casing. Safe well demonstration near La Plata, Maryland, Charles County

One and a quarter drop pipe ready to be inserted in casing. Safe well ...

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General Cho, Yung Kil (Left foreground), Chairman, Joint Chiefs of STAFF, Republic of Korea, and his wife Kang Suk prepare to drop flowers into the "Well" at the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on October 30th, 2000. The ceremony honored the 1,177 Sailors and Marines who lost their lives during the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. GEN Cho is in Hawaii this week attending the Chiefs of Defense Conference

General Cho, Yung Kil (Left foreground), Chairman, Joint Chiefs of STA...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Arizona Memorial State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Paul Holcomb, USAF Release Status: R... More

Beschutting van een dropsnijmachine bij Klene te Amsterdam

Beschutting van een dropsnijmachine bij Klene te Amsterdam

Drie foto's (256-3518, 256-3519, 256-3520) van een beschutting voor een dropsnijmachine. Ze zijn in 1941 door J.D. Filarski gemaakt bij NV Fabriek van Chocolade en Suikerwerken J.C. Klene & Co te Amsterdam, ... More

Small potatoes, dirt, sticks, etc., drop through the bars to ground below as potatoes are cleaned, graded and sacked at the cellar. Klamath County, Oregon

Small potatoes, dirt, sticks, etc., drop through the bars to ground be...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a mine, mining, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Assembling the drop pipe and sucker rod. Safe well demonstration near La Plata, Maryland. Charles County

Assembling the drop pipe and sucker rod. Safe well demonstration near ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a worker, construction, carpenter, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

In the drop hammer department, a finished part is removed from the die by a North American employee. Lead and Kirksite dies are used

In the drop hammer department, a finished part is removed from the die...

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Butte, Montana. Anaconda Copper Mining Company. First step in making bits for a pneumatic drilling machine is to heat a rod of the proper size; this rod is placed into machine which punches and forms the bit; this process is called drop forging. Bit plant of the Anaconda Copper Mining Company

Butte, Montana. Anaconda Copper Mining Company. First step in making b...

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Production. Machine guns of various calibers. In the drop forge shop of a large firearms plant, a skilled operator shapes a forging for the trunnion block of a .50-caliber machine gun. Many women are now employed in this plant producing essential weapons for the armed forces

Production. Machine guns of various calibers. In the drop forge shop o...

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Nashville, Tennessee. Stamping out fuselage parts with a drop hammer. Vultee Aircraft Corporation plant

Nashville, Tennessee. Stamping out fuselage parts with a drop hammer. ...

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