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Detail of a historic car with license plates from the 1940s. San Francisco, California

Detail of a historic car with license plates from the 1940s. San Franc...

Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

[Detail from "Shell road map: Pennsylvania" showing woman driving a car with license plates in the background]

[Detail from "Shell road map: Pennsylvania" showing woman driving a ca...

By the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Whereas hath been recomended to us as a sober and fit person to keep a house of entertainment; and being requested to grant a license for the same, We do hereby license and al

By the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. ...

Blank form for a license for a tavern signed in mss. Jos. Reed President and J. Matlack, Secy.; Not in Evans. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and a... More

Willie Blount to Samuel Donelson, December 5, 1795

Willie Blount to Samuel Donelson, December 5, 1795

Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

License is hereby given to within the jurisdiction of the Corporation of Georgetown, until the day of 182 Dated Georgetown the 182 Clerk. Mayor. [Washington D. C. 182-].

License is hereby given to within the jurisdiction of the Corporation ...

Blank form of license filled in in mss. for Jos. Jackson. dated Oct. 15, 1829.; On verso: John Cox Mayor 1822-1845 Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images... More

The License law!! ... The epilogue on the law of 1838 and the effect of 1839 ... A voice from the jail. [n. p. n. d.].

The License law!! ... The epilogue on the law of 1838 and the effect o...

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 244, Folder 39.

Know all men by these presents, that we are held and firmly bound unto His Excellency Governor or Chief magistrate of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the just and full sum of two thousand dollars; for the payment. ... [License to stem or manufa

Know all men by these presents, that we are held and firmly bound unto...

Tobacco. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 3 duplicate copies Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 188, Folder 39. Copy scanned: 1

To the public. The undersigned, inventor of the marble slab coffins, having taken the initiatory steps to secure his rights by letters patent of the United States is now prepared to dispose of rights either by license to build or for territory.

To the public. The undersigned, inventor of the marble slab coffins, h...

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 201, Folder 7.

Voters! You are called upon to express your views of the liquor traffic. On the first Monday in June, if you wish to have intoxicating drinks sold -- under sanction of law--- at your own responsibility, you will vote "License;" if not, "No licen

Voters! You are called upon to express your views of the liquor traffi...

On recto, copy 3: June 4th 1853. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 3 duplicate copies Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfol... More

Dog license [Blank form] 186-. - Public domain broadside, Library of Congress

Dog license [Blank form] 186-. - Public domain broadside, Library of C...

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 73, Folder 30.

Salmon P. Chase to Charles A. Wickliffe, Friday, March 28, 1862 (License to trade)

Salmon P. Chase to Charles A. Wickliffe, Friday, March 28, 1862 (Lice...

License - A close up of a piece of paper on a table

License - A close up of a piece of paper on a table

Doctor:- Has your attention been called to the fact, that in a license law now before the House committee, it is proposed to impose a license tax of twenty-five dollars on each physician and dentist in the District and a further tax on each priv

Doctor:- Has your attention been called to the fact, that in a license...

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 206, Folder 50.

Concentrated wealth on increase. Washington D.C. Concentration of wealth in the control of a few corporations has increased since 1931. Dr. Charles A. Beard, (right) told the Senate Judiciary subcommittee today. Dr. Beard, noted political scientist and economist, was testifying in defense of the O'Mahoney Corporation Licensing Bill, which, if passed, will require corporations dealing in interstate commerce to comply with specified standards to aqcuire a federal license. Senator Joseph O'Mahoney, author of the bill and Chairman of the Committee, is on the left

Concentrated wealth on increase. Washington D.C. Concentration of weal...

Two men in suits standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Transportation growth detailed at Senate Judiciary committee hearing. Washington D.C. A hearing on the bill for corporation licensing was opened today before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee. Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney , of Wyoming, author of the bill, is shown with a chart detailing the growth of tranportation from the time of George Washington to the present as he opened the hearing with an explanitory statement of his measure. The bill,[...] passed, will require corporations dealing in [...] Interstate Commerce to comply with specified [...] in order aquire a federal license

Transportation growth detailed at Senate Judiciary committee hearing. ...

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

Taft Marriage License, Ohio - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Taft Marriage License, Ohio - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain...

Public domain photograph related to President William Howard Taft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Pages from the D.C. marriage license records]

[Pages from the D.C. marriage license records]

Public domain photograph of Washington DC, 1910s-1920s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

German drivers license - Bain - Public domain portrait photograph

German drivers license - Bain - Public domain portrait photograph

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

Mrs. Larocca, 233 E. 107th St., N.Y., making willow plumes in an unlicensed tenement. Photo taken Feb. 29, 1912. License was revoked Dec. 19, 1911.Applied for again Feb 7, 1912, inspected Feb. 13 and refused Feb 14, 1912. Feb. 29, 1912 I found nine families (including the janitress) at work on feathers or with traces of the day's work still on the floor. Still other families were reported to be doing the work also, but were not home. When our investigator made her first calls here, she found the whole tenement in much worse condition (see schedule) Children had bad skin trouble, fever, etc. Grandmother was working the day this photo was taken. New York, New York (State)

Mrs. Larocca, 233 E. 107th St., N.Y., making willow plumes in an unlic...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, salon, office, late 19th-century interior, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Marriage License Bureau - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Marriage License Bureau - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain photograph of building interior, office, room, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Marriage License Bureau - Public domain portrait photograph

Marriage License Bureau - Public domain portrait photograph

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

National parks: NPS_LDD_Burdine - public domain image

National parks: NPS_LDD_Burdine - public domain image

"US Park Ranger Burdine was killed in an automobile accident while pursuing a fleeing traffic violator. A suspect was located and pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, driving on a revoked license, and e... More

Ceremonies - Liberations - Military Weddings - Marriage licenses for returning soldiers and prospective brides censored in New York City. Numbers of returning soldiers applying for marriage licenses upon arrival in New York, causes Provost marshal to detail officer to question all soldiers and their brides-to-be, who appear at License Bureau for necessary papers. Corp. Verne U. Ireland and his sweetheart, Margaret Colligan, convinced Capt. Don Monteith, provost officer and Chief Clerk P.J. Scully, that theirs is a pre-war romance

Ceremonies - Liberations - Military Weddings - Marriage licenses for r...

Photographer: International Film Service Ceremonies - Liberations - Military Weddings Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picr... More

A young chauffeur. See Hine report re: 15-year-old chauffeur in Oklahoma City who killed a man by careless driving. His case was dismissed because he was "too young to prosecute." Yet he was driving a taxi for a livery man and with no license. Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma / Lewis W. Hine.

A young chauffeur. See Hine report re: 15-year-old chauffeur in Oklaho...

Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1910s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ceremonies - Liberations - Military Weddings - Censored marriages for soldiers back to claim their sweethearts. A marriage censor at the point of debakation has seemed necessary to the military authoritiesbecause of the hurry that the returning troops seem to be in to get licenses as soon as they land. Capt. Don L. Monteith with a soldier at this side, is installed in the Bureau of Marriage Licenses in the Municipal Building as a "Censor" and if the soldier and his prospective bridge don't pass the enlisted men, they are uestioned by the Captain. Phot shows on couple getting a license

Ceremonies - Liberations - Military Weddings - Censored marriages for ...

Photographer: Western Electric Union Ceremonies - Liberations - Military Weddings Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

American Red Cross - Vehicles - Every Red Cross car in England must bear, not only the usual British license number, but also a "U-S" number which entitled it to many priveleges. Thet wo Red Cross officers in the photograph are Lietu. Doctor Morris of Oleon, N.Y. (hands in pocket) and Capt. A.W. Asthalter of Muscatine, Iowa

American Red Cross - Vehicles - Every Red Cross car in England must be...

Photographer: American Red Cross American Red Cross - Vehicles Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Airplanes - Historical - The aeroplane in its primitive stages. The Wright Bi-plane at first aerial Race meeting at Rheims in August, 1909. It was then considered a great thing for a machine even to leave the ground. Note: This is probably a French copy of the Wright Bothers' aeroplane made under the license. The "25" on the rudder identifies it as having been entered in the Rheims competition

Airplanes - Historical - The aeroplane in its primitive stages. The Wr...

Date Taken: 1909 Photographer: Western Newspaper Union. Airplanes - Historical Public domain photograph of aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Auto license line, 4/1/22 - Public domain portrait photograph

Auto license line, 4/1/22 - Public domain portrait photograph

A long line of people walking down a street. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Automobile with Maryland and DC license plates]

[Automobile with Maryland and DC license plates]

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Automobile with license plate: California 1]

[Automobile with license plate: California 1]

An old photo of a man standing next to a car. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

First of fair sex to obtain motorcycle license in Capital. Washington, D.C., Sept. 15. Although she weights only 88 pounds--one-third of the machine she rides, Mrs. Sally Halterman is the first woman to be granted a license to operate a motorcycle in the District of Columbia. She is 27 years old and 4 feet, 11 inches tall. Immediately after receiving her permit, Mrs. Halterman was initiated into the D.C. Motorcycle Club - the only girl ever to be accorded this honor

First of fair sex to obtain motorcycle license in Capital. Washington,...

A man sitting on a motorcycle in front of a building. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Santa Claus receives aeroplane pilot's license from Assistant Secretary of Commerce. Although there may not be sufficient snow for his reindeer sleigh, Santa Claus will still be able to deliver his load of presents on time this Christmas by using the air route. The old saint called at the Commerce Department in Washington today where he is shown receiving an aeroplane pilot's license from Assistant Secretary of Commerce. for Aeronautics William P. MacCracken, while Clarence M. Young (right) Director of Aeronautics, Department of Commerce, looks on. Airway maps and the assurance that the lights would be burning on the airways Christmas Eve were also given to Santa

Santa Claus receives aeroplane pilot's license from Assistant Secretar...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

House with roof made of license plates built by rehabilitation client, Arkansas

House with roof made of license plates built by rehabilitation client,...

Public domain photograph of a post office building, postal service, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a log cabin, Arkansas. Farmers during Great Depression.

A black and white photo of a log cabin, Arkansas. Farmers during Great...

Public domain photograph of a post office building, postal service, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Radiator and license of Oklahoma cotton picker's car. San Joaquin Valley, near Fresno, California

Radiator and license of Oklahoma cotton picker's car. San Joaquin Vall...

Public domain photograph of a car, history of automobile design, car model, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Two families, fifteen people, from Chickasaw, Oklahoma, camped by the roadside near Santa Maria, California. Heading for the pea harvest but stalled because they have no money to buy a trailer's license

Two families, fifteen people, from Chickasaw, Oklahoma, camped by the ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a tent, camp, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Boy Scouts to broadcast Jamboree. Washington D.C. June 26. Larry Le Kashman, of New York City, with the short-wave radio sending and receiving set loaned to the Boy Scouts for their National Jamboree in Washington. A special license was issued by Federal Communications Commissions for the set, which will carry no commercial programs but will be used to carry news of the Jamboree to Scouts thoughout the world who were unable to make the trip to Washington. 6/26/37

Boy Scouts to broadcast Jamboree. Washington D.C. June 26. Larry Le Ka...

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Drought refugees from Chickasaw, Oklahoma. Three families traveling together. They can't travel because of lack of money for trailer license. Near Santa Maria, California

Drought refugees from Chickasaw, Oklahoma. Three families traveling to...

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

1935 Plymouth sedan, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, February 1937 / Sam Hood

1935 Plymouth sedan, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, February ...

Format: negative. .Find more detailed information about this photograph: 19317 ( http://19317 ) ..Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: ( http:// ) . .From the collection of the Stat... More

Public ledger, Mrs. Maude R. Rymex, marriage license clerk, 4/9/1937

Public ledger, Mrs. Maude R. Rymex, marriage license clerk, 4/9/1937

A man and woman shaking hands in an office. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

License bureau in courthouse. Peoria, Illinois

License bureau in courthouse. Peoria, Illinois

Public domain photograph of meeting, discussion, group of people, political event, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Appears before Senate Military Affairs Committee. Washiington, D.C., April 5. Prof. Bradley Stoughton, of Lehigh Univ. prepresenting the Independent Steel and Iron Producers Committee on Scrap, told the Senate Military Affairs Committee today that he favored the passage of the Schwellanbach Bill to permit scrap iron expports only on presidential license, he argued that scrap export not only drains the country of one raw material but depletes the nation of other raw materials, such as iron ore, and lessens employment here, 4/5/38

Appears before Senate Military Affairs Committee. Washiington, D.C., A...

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

Urge clemency for Georgia bootlegger. Washington, D.C., May 16. Executive clemency was asked of President Roosevelt today for Sam Evans, Georgia farmer serving four years in Atlanta for manufacturing whiskey without a license. Georgia Governor E.D. Rivers (left) accompanied by Senator Richard B. Russell, Jr. (right) and Judge Robert H. Humphrey, Swainsville, Ga. made the plea to the President, 5/16/38

Urge clemency for Georgia bootlegger. Washington, D.C., May 16. Execut...

A black and white photo of three men in suits and hats. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fox ranching is about the main commercial operation on the various inhabited Aleutian Islands. The islands form a vast wildlife refuge but fox ranching is permitted under license by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior. There are very few wild animals on these islands although there were once a number of wild foxes. The foxes which form the basis of the Aleutian industry were generally imported

Fox ranching is about the main commercial operation on the various inh...

Public domain photograph of life in the United States in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Farmer changing license plates, San Augustine, Texas

Farmer changing license plates, San Augustine, Texas

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

Son of white migrant sitting on bumper of their truck, Weslaco, Texas. Notice New Mexico license

Son of white migrant sitting on bumper of their truck, Weslaco, Texas....

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Secure automobile license. San Augustine, Texas

Secure automobile license. San Augustine, Texas

Public domain photograph of the United States in the 1930s, portraits, people, events, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Negro migrant agricultural worker's quarters near Belle Glade, Florida. The car has a New Jersey license

Negro migrant agricultural worker's quarters near Belle Glade, Florida...

Public domain photograph of New Jersey in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Builds own Jalopy. Washington, D.C., Feb. 2. Thirty dollars was all it cost Robert Preston, 16-year-old high school senior, to build this midget automobile. Weighing approximately 250 pounds, the 'jalopy' is powered with a washing machine motor of 3-4 horsepower and has a maximum speed of 20 miles an hour. His license tags for this year will cost 32 cents, 2-2-39

Builds own Jalopy. Washington, D.C., Feb. 2. Thirty dollars was all it...

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Pan American given permission to use Canton Island as air base. Washington, D.C., April 13. Following an agreement between the United States and Great Brittan for the common use of the Island of Canton and Enderbury in the South Pacific Ocean for international aviation and communication, Secretary of interior Harold Ickes today signed a license permitting Pan American Airways to use Canton Island as an air base for its commercial trans-Pacific air transport service between California and New Zealand. Secretary Ickes is show presenting the pen to Juan Trippe, President of Pan American, after the signing. 4-13-39

Pan American given permission to use Canton Island as air base. Washin...

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Son of white migrant sitting on bumper of their truck, Weslaco, Texas. Notice New Mexico license

Son of white migrant sitting on bumper of their truck, Weslaco, Texas....

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Temporary auto license. A common sight in migratory labor camps. Many enter California after cotton picking in Arizona without sufficient money to buy license plates. California

Temporary auto license. A common sight in migratory labor camps. Many ...

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Auto license in Texas can be bought on the installment plan, San Antonio, Texas

Auto license in Texas can be bought on the installment plan, San Anton...

Public domain photograph of advertising campaign, billboard, street signs, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

House in shantytown on Nueces Bay, Corpus Christi, Texas. Notice siding of old automobile license plates. House is occupied by migrant workers

House in shantytown on Nueces Bay, Corpus Christi, Texas. Notice sidin...

Public domain photograph of 1930s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Negro migrant agricultural workers near Belle Glade, Florida. The car has a New Jersey license

Negro migrant agricultural workers near Belle Glade, Florida. The car ...

Public domain photograph of New Jersey in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Marriage license hanging on homesteader's wall, Pie Town, New Mexico

Marriage license hanging on homesteader's wall, Pie Town, New Mexico

Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A young boy standing in front of a wooden crate, Arkansas. Farmers during Great Depression.

A young boy standing in front of a wooden crate, Arkansas. Farmers dur...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937). The photographs of the Farm Se... More

Bus which was bought to transport workmen to the construction work at the naval air training base. Corpus Christi, Texas. Notice that there is no license on the bus. The bus company was advised that twenty-five buses would be required to transport workmen but have had to put less than half of the special buses in operation. Fare to the base is ten cents and the city bus company claims that it is losing money because the shifts are so changed that the buses go out full and return empty

Bus which was bought to transport workmen to the construction work at ...

Public domain photograph of working people, Great Depression, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A young boy standing in front of a wooden door, Arkansas. Farmers during Great Depression.

A young boy standing in front of a wooden door, Arkansas. Farmers duri...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

License plates on rear of produce truck. Santa Clara, Utah. See general caption

License plates on rear of produce truck. Santa Clara, Utah. See genera...

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Framed marriage license hanging on the wall of a homesteader's log house in Pie Town, New Mexico. Notice that the license was issued in Deaf Smith County, Texas. These homesteaders are all from Oklahoma and Texas

Framed marriage license hanging on the wall of a homesteader's log hou...

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Migratory agricultural worker reading instructions on how to obtain a license to operate a truck. Agua Fria migratory labor camp, Arizona

Migratory agricultural worker reading instructions on how to obtain a ...

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

Marriage license of Faro and Doris Caudill. Notice that the license was issured in Nolan County, Texas. They came directly to Pie Town to homestead after the marriage in February of 1933. Pie Town, New Mexico

Marriage license of Faro and Doris Caudill. Notice that the license wa...

Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a person writing on a piece of paper. Pie Town, New Mexico. Farm Security Administartion photograph.

A black and white photo of a person writing on a piece of paper. Pie T...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

A black and white photo of a document on a piece of paper. Pie Town, New Mexico. Farm Security Administartion photograph.

A black and white photo of a document on a piece of paper. Pie Town, N...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

A black and white photo of a certificate on a piece of paper. Pie Town, New Mexico. Farm Security Administartion photograph.

A black and white photo of a certificate on a piece of paper. Pie Town...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Wisconsin auto license, 1940. Great Depression public domain photograph.

Wisconsin auto license, 1940. Great Depression public domain photograp...

Public domain photograph of a car, history of automobile design, car model, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Marriage license and Lord's Prayer above bed in Negro home. Chicago, Illinois

Marriage license and Lord's Prayer above bed in Negro home. Chicago, I...

Public domain photographs related to race relations, African Americans, discrimination, segregation, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Travis House. I take this opportunity of informing all lady & gentlemen travellers and others that I have taken out a license for public-house keeping ... Tony Bracher. [Williamsburg, Va. n. d.].

The Travis House. I take this opportunity of informing all lady & gent...

On verso, copy 1: {stamp} Gift Henry C. Morris June 19, 1941. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 2 duplicate copies Printe... More

Naval air base Corpus Christi, Texas. A top-notch mechanic, Mary Josephine Farley, expertly rebuilds airplane engines. Although she's only twenty-years-old, she has a private pilot's license and has made several cross-country flights. She ranked highest of all competitors on her civil service examination with a grade of 89. Since her arrival at the Corpus Christi Air Base four and one-half months ago, she has been made a crew leader

Naval air base Corpus Christi, Texas. A top-notch mechanic, Mary Josep...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of workers, war production, aircraft, airfield, the 1930s -1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Dolores Cook of North American's welfare department at Inglewood, California, makes an appointment for an employee to have his driver's license revised. She wears the uniform of the company's Red Cross unit. 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

Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Dolores Cook of North Ameri...

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Naval air base, Corpus Christi, Texas. A top notch mechanic, Mary Josephine Farley expertly rebuilds airplane engines. Although she's only twenty years old she has a private pilot's license and has made several cross country flights. She ranked highest of all competitors on her civil service examination with a grade of 89. Since her arrival at the Corpus Christi Air Base four and one half months ago, she has been made a crew leader

Naval air base, Corpus Christi, Texas. A top notch mechanic, Mary Jose...

Public domain photograph - aircraft, aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Naval air base, Corpus Christi, Texas. A top-notch mechanic, Mary Josephine Farley expertly rebuilds airplane engines. Although she's only twenty-years-old, she has a private pilot's license and has made several cross country flights. She ranked highest of all competitors on her civil service examination with a grade of eighty-nine. Since her arrival at the Corpus Christi Air Base four and one half months ago, she has been made a crew leader

Naval air base, Corpus Christi, Texas. A top-notch mechanic, Mary Jose...

Picryl description: Public domain image of workers, labor, 1940s, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Gas station attendant checking ration coupons against license plate of Washington, D.C. Dodge automobile. Sign on sidewalk reads "Today's quota sold"

Gas station attendant checking ration coupons against license plate of...

Public domain photograph of cars, gas station, car garage, 20th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lititz, Pennsylvania. Bidders at a public sale. Center one has hunting license on his back

Lititz, Pennsylvania. Bidders at a public sale. Center one has hunting...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Arlington, Virginia. Auto body work plant. Patriotic license tag slogan advertising

Arlington, Virginia. Auto body work plant. Patriotic license tag sloga...

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Wedding chapel. Yuma, Arizona. Many Californians elope to Yuma in order to avoid the California three-day law, which provides for a lapse of three days between application for license and the ceremony

Wedding chapel. Yuma, Arizona. Many Californians elope to Yuma in orde...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a gas station, convenience store, 20th-century small town, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Gas station attendant checking ration coupons against license plate of Washington, D.C. Dodge automobile. Sign on sidewalk reads "Today's quota sold"

Gas station attendant checking ration coupons against license plate of...

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Washington, D.C. The "flying nun" from Ironwood, Michigan, walking down the field at the Washington National Airport after taking her class through the hangars. Sister Aquinas holds a student pilot's license and has many flying hours to her credit

Washington, D.C. The "flying nun" from Ironwood, Michigan, walking dow...

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s US industrial development, Second World War, US war production, indusry, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Iver Olsen - Søknad om innførselslisens for frilistevarer 1954

Iver Olsen - Søknad om innførselslisens for frilistevarer 1954

Innførselslisens av lastevognchassis med førerhus til Skancke Auto. Skancke Auto holdt til i Bekholdtgården fra 1926. Ble i etterkrigstida overlatt til verksmester Inge Reithaug og flyttet til Osloveien i 1953.... More

Ryukyuan-Made License Tags, Cold War American Propaganda poster

Ryukyuan-Made License Tags, Cold War American Propaganda poster

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Ryukyuan-Made License Tags, Cold War American Propaganda poster

Ryukyuan-Made License Tags, Cold War American Propaganda poster

Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia Public domain photograph of a poster, United States government propaganda, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The front license plate of Wesley Scarbrough's car, a 1966 Pontiac formerly owned by John Flynn

The front license plate of Wesley Scarbrough's car, a 1966 Pontiac for...

Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A right side view of a Japanese KV107II helicopter built by Kawasaki under a license agreement with Boeing Vertol

A right side view of a Japanese KV107II helicopter built by Kawasaki u...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Facility, Atsugi Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Brian Cahill Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

Singer Frank Sinatra, who is one of the honored guests at the White House, receives a special Washington, D.C., automobile license plate with his initials, FAS-1, during Pre-Inauguration Day

Singer Frank Sinatra, who is one of the honored guests at the White Ho...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Greg Mathison Release Status: Release... More

Naval Weapons Evaluation Facility. A personalized New Mexico license plate shows evidence of Albuquerque's claim as "the balloon capital of the world." The vehicle belongs to a participant in the 10th anniversary of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta

Naval Weapons Evaluation Facility. A personalized New Mexico license p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Albuquerque State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ph1 Jim Preston Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A C-101 Aviojet aircraft of the Honduran air force sits on the flight line with its canopy open. Some of these Spanish-designed trainer/light attack jets in service in South America are manufactured under license in Chile

A C-101 Aviojet aircraft of the Honduran air force sits on the flight ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: La Ceiba Country: Honduras (HND) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Herbert Cintron Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital... More

A C-101 Aviojet aircraft of the Honduran air force sits on the flight line with its canopy open. Some of these Spanish-designed trainer/light attack jets in service in South America are manufactured under license in Chile

A C-101 Aviojet aircraft of the Honduran air force sits on the flight ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: La Ceiba Country: Honduras (HND) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Herbert Cintron Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital... More

A 1,000-horsepower radial aircraft engine of the type used in B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft, this one built under license by the Studebaker Corporation, lies on the floor of a 512th Military Airlift Wing (512th MAW) hangar as part of a B-17 exhibit. The

A 1,000-horsepower radial aircraft engine of the type used in B-17 Fly...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Ken Hammond Release Status: Releas... More

Billy the Kid Trail - NM Byways License Plate

Billy the Kid Trail - NM Byways License Plate

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: New Mexico BY WAYS featured on a NM license plate. Location: New Mexico (33.331° N 105.597° W) Status: Public domain. photos taken as ... More

Historic National Road - Wall of License Plates

Historic National Road - Wall of License Plates

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Old license plates decorate this wall of the Zane Grey Museum in Zanesville. Location: Location: Zanesville, Ohio (39.940° N 82.002° W)... More

Exterior of log house built by Woody Boggs. Front porch with old saw and license plates used for decorative purposes I.

Exterior of log house built by Woody Boggs. Front porch with old saw ...

The oak timbers used to make this log cabin were salvaged from the former bridge to Edwight, which spanned Coal river near the mouth of Hazy Creek for many decades. "A lot of trucks have driven over this house,... More

Exterior of log house built by Woody Boggs. Front porch with old saw and license plates used for decorative purposes II.

Exterior of log house built by Woody Boggs. Front porch with old saw ...

The oak timbers used to make this log cabin were salvaged from the former bridge to Edwight, which spanned Coal river near the mouth of Hazy Creek for many decades. "A lot of trucks have driven over this house,... More

A "Liar's License" hanging behind the bar at the Sundial Tavern

A "Liar's License" hanging behind the bar at the Sundial Tavern

Event: Visit to the Sundial Tavern. The license was presented to Kenny Pettry, proprietor of the tavern, by the "Mayor of Dry Creek." Kenny himself is known as the "Mayor" of Sundial.

SRA Jack Gladd, Security Forces members, 586th Security Forces Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, cross references the license plates of all vehicle entering the US contingent encampment in Tirana, Albania. Gladd and other U.S. Air Force personnel are currently deployed to Albania in support of operation Shining Hope

SRA Jack Gladd, Security Forces members, 586th Security Forces Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHINING HOPE Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Efrain Gonzalez Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Judging from its license plate, and its general condition this once-fashionable Chrysler hasn't hit the road since 1942, though its tires look good as new

Judging from its license plate, and its general condition this once-fa...

Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

A member of the Police Force logs a vehicle license plate number before entering the main gate at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. Security has being heightened in the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon

A member of the Police Force logs a vehicle license plate number befor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM Scene Camera Operator: Rob Schuette,... More

An American soldier with the 1ST Battalion, 41st Field Artillery (1-41 FA) and a Russian soldier with the 13th Tactical Group, check the license of a civilian stopped at Checkpoint 75, in the East sector of Kosovo, in support of Operation JOINT GUARDIAN II

An American soldier with the 1ST Battalion, 41st Field Artillery (1-41...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN II Base: Kosovo Country: Serbia (SER) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Jessie Gray, USA Release Status: Released to... More

An American soldier with the 1ST Battalion, 41st Field Artillery (1-41 FA) and a Russian soldier with the 13th Tactical Group, check the license of a civilian stopped at Checkpoint 75, in the East sector of Kosovo, in support of Operation JOINT GUARDIAN II

An American soldier with the 1ST Battalion, 41st Field Artillery (1-41...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN II Base: Kosovo Country: Serbia (SER) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Jessie Gray, USA Release Status: Released to... More

The license plate of attached to an Iraqi truck loaded with shipping cradles for modified Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAM), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The license plate of attached to an Iraqi truck loaded with shipping c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1 RCT Scene Camera Operator: CPL Mace M. Gratz, USMC Release St... More

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