World War I Military Technology

Photographs depicting military technology and operations during World War I, including aircraft engines and logistics equipment in historical contexts.

Image of American soldiers operating electrical circuit breakers in a military facility during World War One. The photo was taken and issued by the Signal Corps, with the reference number 111-SC-41938.

During World War One, Italian Air Force personnel work on an Isotta Fraschini airplane engine. This particular model, the Tipo V4B, had six cylinders and produced 170 to 180 horsepower. The Isotta Fraschini engines were widely used in Italian aircraft during the war.

Image showing a base view of the Phosgene plant at Edgewood Arsenal in Maryland. The plant is a symbol of the Chemical Warfare Service. The photograph was taken on July 22, 1918, and indicates that it was issued. The image shows the carbon-monoxide producer for the Phosgene plant.

Caption: "Sgt. James L. McGarrigle and a group of soldiers seen crating motor trucks for overseas shipment at Camp Holabird, MD during World War One. This specific image shows the rear right side of a truck, with frame lifted off, revealing the dash board, seat, frame, axle, exhaust pipe, and steering gear. Photo censored and released by M.I.D. Censor on September 27, 1918."

Image of American soldiers operating electrical circuit breakers in a military facility during World War One. The photo was taken and issued by the Signal Corps, with the reference number 111-SC-41938.

RADIO APPARATUS: A storage facility showcasing an Exide stage battery used for radio work during World War I. The photograph was taken on February 20, 1918 by an unknown photographer from the Signal Corps.

The image shows a telephone installation at Camp Custer in Battle Creek, Michigan. The photograph was taken on February 20, 1919. It depicts a power board in the fire station, which includes a fire alarm mechanism. This information is found in Central Department, Signal Corps record number 43051.

Sawmill Interiors - North Carolina. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Macrographic laboratory, internal arrangement of air heating unit , Armories, Ordnance industry, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

American soldiers inspecting a Liberty Twelve engine during World War One. The image shows the soldiers examining different parts of the engine, possibly performing maintenance or repair work.

1200 KVA high frequency motor generator set , Armories, Ordnance industry, Machinery, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Workers in a glass factory during World War One are shown making lenses for military applications. This photograph, numbered 844 and taken in 1919, depicts the important role of industries in wartime production. The labor-intensive process of making glass lenses was crucial for various military advancements.

True stress true strain computer , Armories, Ordnance industry, Machinery, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

End view of the distributor in the manufacturing process of the Liberty Motor at the Packard Motor Car Co. plant in Detroit, Michigan. This photograph is numbered 26974 and was taken by a photographer on April 20, 1918. The image is issued for official use only.

Detail of a cylinder boring machine and tools at the Lincoln Motor Co. plant in Detroit, Michigan. This machine is one of the sixty-eight machines used for motor manufacture. The photograph was taken on an unspecified date and was received on May 21, 1918.

A collection of plumber's tool chests from various branches of the service, which are in the process of being replaced by standardized chests. This particular photograph was taken by Lt. Lyon S.C., on May 24, 1919. The tool chests were issued on May 20, 1919 and there are 34 plumber's chests in the collection.

How the hose fire sprayer and pump must be stored in the fire spray house after use, approx. 1750. A show how the hose fire and pump must be stored in the fire spray house after use. Used in the instruction on the correct use and storage of the hose fire sprayers, approx. 1750. Belongs to the prayer at the fire spa book by Jan van der Heyden.

Image of the Phosgene Plant at Edgewood Arsenal, MD. This facility was used by the Chemical Warfare Service during World War One. The plant features Bonet flue gas wash towers and a second carbon dioxide unit. The photo was taken on February 19, 1921, and the plant's symbol is 60062.

Mural, Fortress Monroe, Virginia , Machinery, Military facilities. The Massachusetts WPA Federal Art Project Photograph Collection

Close-up of U.S. military truck parts showing a propeller shaft with identifier Spicer Number 56820. The photograph was taken on 6-13-19 by a photographer from the U.S.A. Military's Service Division in the Engineering Branch. Official use only. Identified as Mc SOTES 0856220 Spicer Propeller Shaft 3-400.

"111-SC-34388: Image of the engine department at the Air Service Mechanics' School in Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas. The photograph was taken in December 1918. The image is part of the collection received from the D.M.A. Photographer. This number is issued for official use only."

Wood Preservation - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Inside view of the 18SUED Number Wire Tractor manufactured by the J.G. Brill Co. in Philadelphia for the Signal Corps, U.S.A. This photograph was taken in 1918 during World War One. The image is part of a collection documenting American military activities.

Disease Control - Colorado. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Mural, Fortress Monroe, Virginia , Machinery, Military facilities. The Massachusetts WPA Federal Art Project Photograph Collection

Engine room of the U.S. George Washington wreckage caused by a German crew prior to its seizure by U.S. authorities. The photograph, taken by photographer Reed in December 1917, shows the engines wrecked by the crew of the Hamburg American steamer. This image was released to C.P.I. on December 13, 1917.

Forest Fire Equipment: Tool Caches - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

A motor driven interrupter, first model number 48262, manufactured by Universal Machine Co. in Baltimore, MD. This photograph was taken by a photographer from the U.S. Signal Corps. The interrupter is described as a military issue symbol and is shown in Figure 1 of the documentation.

Photograph of elevator motor on roof of lot 10, bl. 2125, 238-40 Market Ave.

High frequency motor generator sets , Armories, Ordnance industry, Machinery, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Labor Inspectorate Photo Collection. Switch box electrical installation. undated

Hydrostatic and hydrodynamic flat sheet test fixture assembly with before and after specimen test , Armories, Ordnance industry, Machinery components, Army Materials and Mechanics Research Center U.S.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Machine, anonymous, 1931 - 1937 photograph Album magazine with a photo of a machine with gears. Part of a photo album with photos of machines and constructions of the N.V. Machinefabriek Braat in Surabaya, Soekaboemi and Tegal from the period 1931-1937. Java photographic support. cardboard gelatin silver print machines; parts of machines; tools and appliances Java

Fittings for wood cisterns. Plates 102-D to 106 1/2-D.. text. Illustrations. 1884. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies , Catalogs

A demonstration table at the Air Service Mechanics' School in Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas during World War One. The table is used for instructional purposes on engine parts. Photograph taken in December 1918 by D.M.A. Bubie and received from him with the reference number 111-SC-34387.

Product image from Ludwigsbergs Werkstad. From Album: Ludwigsbergs Werkstad's limited liability company, Stockholm, Sweden.

Machine, anonymous, 1931 - 1937 photograph Album magazine with a photo of a Braat machine on which an English motor is installed. Part of a photo album with photos of machines and constructions of the N.V. Machinefabriek Braat in Surabaya, Soekaboemi and Tegal from the period 1931-1937. Java photographic support. cardboard gelatin silver print machines; parts of machines; tools and appliances Java

Interior and exterior views of the Toloul Plant, taken on February 6, 1919. This photograph shows a crude still at the plant. The photograph was authorized by the M.I.D. censor on February 19, 1919.

Fig. CLIIX. Haustrum per capsulas, & trochleam Haustrum triplex, per capsulas & cochlean unam.. Bockler, Georg Andreas. Prints, Drawings, Design drawings. 1662. Rare Book Division. Mechanical engineering, Machinery, Mills and mill-work, Waterwheels, Water pumps, Gearing

A black and white photograph depicting an 8" howitzer from Bethlehem Steel Co. taken on September 24, 1918. The photograph is issued by the C. Bethlehem Steel Company in Bethlehem, PA. Notes on the photograph indicate that it is designated for official use only.

Soldiers from the Chemical Warfare Service are seen assembling a Clark-Raising filter cartridge in this photograph. The date of the photograph is April 2, 1919, and it is marked with the description 54532 198UED H Sumber takes Clark-Raising filter cartridge for assembly.

Imperial porcelain, and Yorkshire brown glazed, kitchen sinks. Plate 885-G.. text. Illustrations, Advertisements, Catalogs. 1877 - 1893. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies , Catalogs

Oil switch in an power plant at an unknown location in the United States, 1936 photograph United States of America paper. photographic support. cardboard gelatin silver print power station

Caption: "Trench warfare material, including Liberty valves and chlorine containers, at the Ordnance Department in the Ford Building, Washington, D.C. This photograph, taken on May 6, 1918, shows the supplies used during World War One. Note: Not for publication."

Chemical Warfare Service Research Division developed a machine for testing canister springs during World War I. The machine, designed by A.O. Walthers, uses a torsion type mechanism. This photograph, taken on July 12, 1918, shows the machine in action.

Forest Fire Equipment: Bulldozers/ Tractors - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Labor Inspectorate Photo Collection. 6.5x9 Various milling devices. undated

Components for AVCO Irradiation Facility , Armories, Ordnance industry, Machinery components, Army Materials and Mechanics Research Center U.S.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Maler for cocoa beans in a Cadbury factory presumably in Bournville, Anonymous, c. 1882 - in or before 1892 photomechanical print England paper collotype factory-interior, machine shop. chocolate, cocoa

Wood Utilization. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

WA - New Dungeness. New Dungeness Fog Signal Station, Washington.

Machineonderdelen, anonymous, 1931 - 1937 photograph Album magazine with a photo of three parts for a machine. Part of a photo album with photos of machines and constructions of the N.V. Machinefabriek Braat in Surabaya, Soekaboemi and Tegal from the period 1931-1937. SOEKABOEMI photographic support. cardboard gelatin silver print parts of machines Java

Rewinding Machine. Rewinding Machine, for rewinding line used in shoulder line-throwing gun.

Labor Inspectorate Photo Collection. 13x18 Security machines. undated

Communications: Radios - Montana. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Plate 7612 - A. Warren wash tubs ; Plate 7525 - A. Ralston roll-rim iron slop sink. Trade catalogs. 1911. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies

Hydrostatic and hydrodynamic flat sheet test fixture shows specimen before test , Armories, Ordnance industry, Machinery components, Army Materials and Mechanics Research Center U.S.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Labor Inspectorate Photo Collection. Sole-duct press, Moenus manufacture Frankfurt am Main. undated

Flax Machinery.

Isostatic compact fixture , Armories, Ordnance industry, Machinery components, Army Materials and Mechanics Research Center U.S.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Transformer at an power plant at an unknown location in the United States, 1936 photograph United States of America paper. photographic support. cardboard gelatin silver print power station

Machine to edit flax from Lawson and Sons on the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations of 1851 in the Crystal Palace in London; Flax Machinery. Lawson And Sons. .

Labor Inspectorate Photo Collection. Promoting safety work. 19. Hood beam footstair metal press sliding table; foot stair moved sliding table placed it. undated

Bradford, Woodbury Permanent Photographic Printing Company, Appleton & Co., 3. Shake Willey, View of a wool treating machine, photomechanical print, page, photos, photographic illustrated books, height 85 mm, width 91 mm, British, photographer, 1871 - 1876, paper, Woodbury type, cliché maker

Fire Control Research - New Hampshire. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Conforming anodes and removable, portable tanks illustrating simplicity of tooling , Ordnance industry, Armories, Equipment, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Plate 7051 - A. and Plate 7086 - A. Barrington imperial kitchen sink and Ashland vegetable wash sink. Trade catalogs. 1911. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies

OMRO reactor, drill bits used on high density concrete , Armories, Ordnance industry, Nuclear reactors, Drills Equipment, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Hofors ironwork chronology.ur Carl Sahlin mountain historical collection.

Petaluma, Sonoma County, California. Diagram of storage of various grains handled by a feed store. The customers of this store are the chicken raisers. 1942. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. California , Petaluma, California , Sonoma County

52 - Ring Welder

Forest Fire Equipment: Tool Caches - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Plate 50-X. Brick setting for caldrons and kettles ; Plate 52-X. Grate bars. Plate 50 and 51-X. Furnace doors.. Illustrations. 1920 - 1929. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Kettles

Husqvarna Weapon Factory Chronology.ur Carl Sahlin Mountain History Collection.

Photography from "An account of manufacturing at the State Railway's prosthetic workshop in Nässjö", 1932. Visa production of arm prosthesis.

"Photograph documenting the process of creating a photomicrograph in the war effort. This image showcases the magnification from 10 to 2,000 times of American graphite material used in the construction of crucibles for steelmaking. Taken in November 1918 for the U.S. Bureau of Mines, it highlights the important role of American graphite in meeting the demands of the war."

Forest Fire Equipment: Tool Caches - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Plate 14 , Armories, Ordnance industry, Bolts & nuts, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Metal-Repair Class (Welding Cart, Side). 1923 - 1955. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Bookkeeping is becoming an accepted part of farm life as reflected in this exhibit at the fair. Gonzales, Texas. 1939. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Texas , Gonzales, Texas , Gonzales County

N.N., cast steel factory Friedrich Krupp, Essen (1873): View long 15 cm cannon in battery-laffe. Photo on cardboard, 47.2 x 62 cm (including scan edges) N.N. : Gussstahlfabrik Friedrich Krupp, Essen

Electric switchgear, Sandviken.

Patent wash-out water closet, the 'Inodoro.' Plate 919-G ; Plate 920-G.. text. Illustrations, Advertisements, Catalogs. 1877 - 1893. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies , Catalogs

Labor Inspectorate Photo Collection. Promoting safety work. 20. Metal pressing device prevent press stroke, foot expressed; employers reject device, hitch disturbing regular movements work, random act easily accident happen. undated

Page from The Growth of industrial art, compiled by Benjamin Butterworth, 1892 | Library of Congress

Contract No. 109, Radio System Installation, Ware, Belchertown, Pelham, Barre, Clinton, Southborough, receiver in the radio room of the Spa Building, Wachusett Reservoir, Clinton, Mass., Sep. 10, 1941

Husqvarna Weapon Factory Chronology.ur Carl Sahlin Mountain History Collection.

Wood Utilization. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Stand for Bendix brakes. Automobile salon, large palace, 8th arrondissement, Paris Stand for Bendix brakes. Automobile salon, large palace. Paris (SIRED ARR.). Anonymous photography. Draw at gelatin bromide of silver. in 1931-1931.

Voltage transformer from an electricity plant at an unknown location in the United States; Voltage transformer 132 k.v ...

N.N., cast steel factory Friedrich Krupp, Essen (1870): View long 24 cm cannon in coastal laffe. Photo on cardboard, 47.4 x 62.1 cm (including scan edges) N.N. : Gussstahlfabrik Friedrich Krupp, Essen

Textiles: elevations of bobbins used in the making of gold thread. Etching by Bénard after Lucotte.

Description of hardwares. Plates 110-D to 115-D, J.L. Mott Iron Works., 1884., New York. Plumbing, Equipment and supplies, Catalogs

Description: Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Company Limited. Machine shop - Turning a 28 ft. shaft 18' diameter Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Date: 1916 canada, americas, newbrunswickandnovascotia

Anefo photo collection. Industry. Textile. 1945

Husqvarna Weapon Factory Chronology.ur Carl Sahlin Mountain History Collection.

The 'Rapid' porcelain-lined iron wash-down closet. Plate 1076-G and Plate 1077-G.. text. Illustrations, Advertisements, Catalogs. 1877 - 1893. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies , Catalogs

Hofors ironwork chronology.ur Carl Sahlin mountain historical collection.

Contract No. 109, Radio System Installation, Ware, Belchertown, Pelham, Barre, Clinton, Southborough, transmitter in the radio room of the Spa Building, Wachusett Reservoir, Clinton, Mass., Sep. 10, 1941

Husqvarna Weapon Factory Chronology.ur Carl Sahlin Mountain History Collection.

'Locomotive Cab Fittings', 1935-36. Creator: Unknown.

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