Historic Labor Practices

Images of laborers in historical settings, showcasing various trades such as machining, kiln operation, and maintenance, reflecting mid-20th century industry.

Fixing the fire at hop kiln. Yakima County, Washington 1941. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Washington (State) , Yakima County

Photo collection Government information service. Disabled people in the labor process. Welding. undated

Shovelling shaved ice into conveyor system. Vegetable packing plant, Elsa, Texas. 1939. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Texas , Elsa, Texas , Hidalgo County

Plating tank , Ordnance industry, Armories, Processes & techniques, Metalwork, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Man and machine become as one as this C.C.C. workman takes the strain and thrust from the bucking, writing drill and directs it on its irresistible course. June 22, 1943. (Photo by Allied Works Council).

Merchant Marine Inspection. Boiler Inspection - A Coast Guard marine inspector places a seal on the safety valve of a boiler aboard a new merchant tanker after testing and setting it as determined by the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard prescribed the pressure required for safe operation of a vessel. Subsequent periodic inspections of this vessel for seaworthiness will include a close check up on the boiler and pressure to insure non-violation of the law.

Tapping a blast furnace for slag, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1938. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Carpenter working in a factory with a wood sander

Pulp and Paper (mold) - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Manmohan Singh; born 26 September 1932. Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014 addressing the UN general assembly

In farm machinery repair shop. Colfax, Washington 1941. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Washington (State) , Colfax, Washington (State) , Whitman County

Workers inspecting landing wheel of Transport Plane, Willow Run Manufacturing Plant constructed by Ford Motor Company, Michigan, USA, Howard R. Hollem, U.S. Office of War Information, 1943

Photograph of Picket Boat Approaching a Water Front War Plant. An extremely thorough knowledge of Great Lakes waters is necessary. Here is an example; the picket boat creeps to within touching distance of a water front war plant. Scrap steel and rubble lying on a shallow bottom could punch a hole in the bottom of the boat. The crew is required to wear steel helmets when entering a situation that may involve violence. Here they are told about a suspicious prowler.

Photo series of Osterman's gear equipment.

Goods handling at SKF Bångbro.

Equipment. 1930 - 1949. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Bridge construction at Viskafors. On the line between Varberg - Borås.

McKenzie w/press, JP car barn , Presses, Tires. Leon Abdalian Collection

Working on an automobile in a garage. San Augustine, Texas 1939. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Texas , San Augustine, Texas , San Augustine County

Emptying ash from Trafikaktiebolaget Grängesberg - Oxelösund Railways, TGOJ S3 51.

Equipment. 1930 - 1949. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Rälsbus production at Hilding Carlsson Mechanical Workshop in Umeå.

Ultral sound apparatus for control of rails.

Equipment. 1930 - 1949. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Negative. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

A730341 U12E HFR RECOVERY TOM HUNTER (Project Engineer) NOV 14 73 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 11/14/1973 DAMAGES; EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; HARD-HATS; HFR; HFR RECOVERY; HIGH FLUENCE; HIGH FLUENCE RECOVERY; MALE; MAN (ADD MALE MODIFIER); NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS; NUCLEAR TESTING; NUCLEAR TESTS; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; RECOVERY; TEST SITES; TUNNELS; UGT; UNDERGROUND TESTING; WEAPONS & ARMAMENTS historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

Filling Shell with Nitro-Glycerine, Preparatory to Shooting the Well, Oil Field in Penns, Stereo Card, circa 1915

1930s MAN IN FORGE WORKING A PIECE OF HEATED METAL WITH BALL PEEN HAMMER ON AN ANVIL

undefined. 1931 - 1963. NARA's Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Fish and Wildlife Service. Minneapolis Regional Office. 1940-1970. Annual Reports

Rälsbus production at Hilding Carlsson Mechanical Workshop in Umeå.

Aircraft and Airports - California. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Training in Welding. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Miner inserting fuse into stick of dynamite. Mogollon, New Mexico 1940. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. New Mexico , Mogollon, New Mexico , Catron County

Chassis with gear unit.

Vintage Photograph. Servicing engine.

Vintage Photograph. Closeup spraying poultry house.

Madrid, 02/17/1982. Casa de Campo Lake. In the image, cleaning tasks in the lake: one of the last operations carried out for this reason is to try to save the fish fauna, which is being carefully transferred to the Retiro park pond until the work is finished.

Work in a workshop.

Inspection station on the California-Arizona state line maintained by the California Department of Agriculture to prevent the spread of plant pests. Yuma, Arizona. 1937. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Arizona , Yuma, Arizona , Yuma County, Inspections

Mercedes engines to be transported to America, August 10, 1937, Genoa port, Italy, 20th century.

Young workshop workers.

Elsevier photo collection. Touwslagerij. Rope shop. {1940-1945}

Enar Nilsson views the stator to a traction engine.

Elsevier photo collection. Stavelling heaters flea market. September 26, 1951

Photo reportage Rijkswerf Willemsoord.ketelmaker.

James Ingersoll or Tom Gilroy , Elevators, Engine rooms, Mechanics Persons. Leon Abdalian Collection

Mechanic changing a tire on a U.S. Government work truck circa 1937.

A crew member takes a sample from an oil purifier aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67). Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67)

Information office radio broadcaster Dutch Guinea. Dutch Guinea: Visit Minister Toxopeus. Minister Toxopeus visits workshop "Konijnenburg" shipyard Manokwari. October 1960. Manokwari, Guinea

Equipment. 1930 - 1949. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Negative. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

McKenzie w/press, JP car barn , Presses, Tires. Leon Abdalian Collection

The laster , Shoe industry, Shoemaking, Equipment

General Vehicle Maintenance. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

1950s GARAGE MECHANIC USING AN ELECTRIC WRENCH ON WHEEL TIRE HUB NUT - m3187 PRC001 HARS PROFESSION CONFIDENCE TRANSPORTATION B&W CARRIAGE SKILL OCCUPATION SKILLS CUSTOMER SERVICE AUTOS SERVICE STATION WHITEWALL CAREERS LOW ANGLE POWERFUL LABOR MECHANICS EMPLOYMENT NEAR OCCUPATIONS USING REPAIRING WRENCH AUTOMOBILES VEHICLES INFRASTRUCTURE EMPLOYEE HUB MID-ADULT MID-ADULT MAN NUT SERVICING BLACK AND WHITE CAUCASIAN ETHNICITY LABORING OLD FASHIONED

OMRO reactor, pressure grouting, header pumping AM-9 , Armories, Ordnance industry, Nuclear reactors, Pumps, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Art and Letter Students. Original Title: Miscellaneous. 1930 - 1949. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Information office radio broadcaster Dutch Guinea. Japanese car engine dump ensures drive circular saw. December 1953. Guinea

Detail of a worker using a jackhammer

A female mechanic works on an airplane engine

Removing work by ELLOK. State Railways, SJ ÖC 394.

Japan, circa 1942A Japanese munitions worker during World War II.

1950s WORKMAN LOOKING AT CAMERA WEARING HARD HAT AND SAFETY GOGGLES PUSHED ONTO FOREHEAD HOLDING AN ACETYLENE WELDING TORCH

Mechanic and Steam Pump; Lewis W. Hine (American, 1874 - 1940); New York, New York, United States; 1921; Gelatin silver print; 24.4 x 19.4 cm (9 5,8 x 7 5,8 in.)

Gas station attendant checking the air pressure in a tire

Photo collection Government information service. Italian guest workers in Twente in the factory spinning mill. 1964. Overijssel, Twente

Lindsay, California. The pressure of the olive press must be carefully watched, for different degrees of pressure are prescribed for the two pressings. The first yields the virgin oil, about twenty-five percent of the total oil content of the olives; 1942. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. California , Lindsay, California , Tulare County

Emptying a truck full of shelled corn at elevator, Grundy Center, Iowa 1939. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

Fan Used As Weight -- Leflore County Deputy Sheriff John Ed Cothran examines the huge cotton gin fan used to weight down the body of 15-year-old Emmet Louis Till in the Tallahatchie River about 25 miles north of here. The negro boy's body was found yesterday, with the barbed wire used to tie the body on the weight. Two men are held in Greenwood in connection with the death. September 01, 1955. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

A781534 U12G RS-3 CARL SMITH (PROJECT ENGINEER) DEC 13 78 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 12/13/1978 EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; EQUIPMENT & INSTRUMENTS; HARD-HATS; HOISTING; HOISTING EQUIPMENT; INSTRUMENTS & EQUIPMENT; MALE; MEN (ADD MALE MODIFIER); NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR TESTING; NUCLEAR TESTS; PULLEYS; RS-3; SMITH, CARL W; SPHERES; TEST SITES; UGT; UNDERGROUND TESTING; WORKERS, INDUSTRIAL historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

Seaman Gunner, 1937.Artist: WA & AC Churchman

USA, Nevada, Coupling bolt used in the Hoover Dam generators, Hoover Dam.

Iserlohn. Heating oil supply in 1981-2. Energy supply

Group of people working on racecar (EV003675_H)

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