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Mrs. Viola Sievers, one of the wipers at the roundhouse giving a giant "H"... Clinton, Iowa, 1943
Mrs. Viola Sievers, one of the wipers at the roundhouse giving a giant " H" class locomotive a bath of live steam, Clinton, Iowa. Mrs

Women workers employed as wipers in the roundhouse having lunch... C&NWRR. Clinton, Iowa, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Women workers employed as wipers in the roundhouse having lunch in their rest room, C. & N.W. R.R. Clinton, Iowa. Photograph shows Marcella Hart at left, Mrs. Elibia Siematter at right

C. & N.W. R.R. women wipers at the roundhouse cleaning one of the giant... Clinton, Iowa, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
C. & N.W. R.R. women wipers at the roundhouse cleaning one of the giant " H class locomotives, Clinton, Iowa. Photograph shows Marcella Hart at left, Mrs. Elibia Siematter at right

C. & N.W. R.R. women wipers employed at the roundhouse cleaning one of the... Clinton, Iowa, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
C. & N.W. R.R. women wipers employed at the roundhouse cleaning one of the giant " H" class locomotives, Clinton, Iowa. Photograph probably shows Mrs. Marcella Hart and Mrs. Viola Sievers

C. & N.W. R.R. Mrs. Marcella Hart, mother of three children, employed as a... Clinton, Iowa, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
C. & N.W. R.R. Mrs. Marcella Hart, mother of three children, employed as a wiper at the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa

C. & N. W. R. R. Mrs. Dorothy Lucke, employed as a wiper at the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
C. & N.W. R.R. Mrs. Dorothy Lucke, employed as a wiper at the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa

Formerly a sociology major at the University of Southern California... Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942
Formerly a sociology major at the University of Southern California, Mrs. Eloise J. Ellis (right) now " keeps em flyin " at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Section crew at work on the track, C. M. St. P. & P. R. R. Bensenville, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Section crew at work on the track, C. M. St. P. & P. R.R. Bensenville, Ill

Cleaning an engine near the roundhouse, C. M. St. P. & P. R. R. Bensenville, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Cleaning an engine near the roundhouse, C. M. St. P. & P. R.R. Bensenville, Ill

Track repair work at the Bensenville yard of the Chicago, Milwaukee... Illinois, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Track repair work at the Bensenville yard of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad, Bensenville, Ill. Track repair and work on the cinder pits at the roundhouse

Daniel Anastazia, blacksmiths helper, Rock Island R. R. Blue Island, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Daniel Anastazia, blacksmiths helper, Rock Island R.R. Blue Island, Ill

John Kelseh [i.e. Kelsch], blacksmith, at his forge... Rock Island R.R. Blue Island, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
John Kelseh [i.e. Kelsch], blacksmith, at his forge in the blacksmith shop at the roundhouse, Rock Island R.R. Blue Island, Ill

Thomas Madrigal greasing a locomotive in the roundhouse, Rock Island R. R. Blue Island, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Thomas Madrigal greasing a locomotive in the roundhouse, Rock Island R.R. Blue Island, Ill

Santa Fe R. R. locomotive shops, Topeka, Kansas, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Santa Fe R.R. locomotive shops, Topeka, Kansas

Car jacked up for repairs on the repair tracks, North Proviso, C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Car jacked up for repairs on the repair tracks, North Proviso, C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad] Chicago, Ill

Workers at the roundhouse of the C & NW RR Proviso Yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Workers at the roundhouse of the C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad] Proviso Yard, Chicago, Ill

Worker inspecting a locomotive on a pit in the round... C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill
Worker inspecting a locomotive on a pit in the roundhouse at the C & NW RRs [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad s] Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Sam Cell, working on the truck of a car... C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Sam Cell, working on the truck of a car at the rip tracks of C & NW RRs [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad s] Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Servicing one of the floodlights that turn night into day... Columbia Steel Co
Servicing one of the floodlights that turn night into day at the big construction operations for a new steel plant which will make important additions to the vast amount of steel needed for the war

Greasing a locomotive in the roundhouse at Proviso (?) yard, C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Greasing a locomotive in the roundhouse at Proviso (?) yard, C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad s], Chicago, Ill

Retiring a locomotive driver wheel, Shopton, Iowa, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Retiring a locomotive driver wheel, Shopton, Iowa. The tire is heated by means of gas until it can be slipped over the wheel. Contraction on cooling will hold it firmly in place. Santa Fe R.R

Washing one of the Santa Fe R.R. 54 hundred horse power diesel freight... Argentine, Kansas, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Washing one of the Santa Fe R.R. 54 hundred horse power diesel freight locomotives in the roundhouse, Argentine, Kansas. Argentine yard is at Kansas City, Kansas

A freight train stopping for coal and water at a siding enroute to Gallup, New Mexico, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
A freight train stopping for coal and water at a siding enroute to Gallup, New Mexico, near Laguna, N.M

Santa Fe R. R. train stopping for coal and water, Laguna, New Mexico, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Santa Fe R.R. train stopping for coal and water, Laguna, New Mexico

Servicing engines at coal and sand chutes at Argentine yard, Santa Fe R. R. Kansas City, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Servicing engines at coal and sand chutes at Argentine yard, Santa Fe R.R. Kansas City, Kansas

Worn tires on locomotive wheels are refaced on this machine in the wheel shop... Chicago, 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Worn tires on locomotive wheels are refaced on this machine in the wheel shop of the Chicago and Northwestern [i.e. North Western] Railroad, Chicago, Ill

Working on the cab of a locomotive brought in for repair at the C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Working on the cab of a locomotive brought in for repair at the C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], 40th Street shops, Chicago, Ill

Working on the boiler of a locomotive at the 40th Street shops of the C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill
Working on the boiler of a locomotive at the 40th Street shops of the C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], Chicago, Ill

Working on a switch engine at the 40th Street shops of the C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Working on a switch engine at the 40th Street shops of the C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], Chicago, Ill

Working on a locomotive at the 40th Street shop of the C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Working on a locomotive at the 40th Street shop of the C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], Chicago, Ill

Spreading asbestos mixture on boiler of a locomotive, C & NW RR, 40th Street locomotive shops, 1942
Spreading asbestos mixture on boiler of a locomotive at the C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], 40th Street locomotive shops

Section of a locomotive frame, which will be welded to replace a broken... train, Chicago, 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Section of a locomotive frame, which will be welded to replace a broken locomotive frame, Chicago, Ill. Workman is indicating what place must be cut. At the 40th Street shop of C&NWRR [i.e

In the Santa Fe R. R. yards, Belen, New Mexico, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
In the Santa Fe R.R. yards, Belen, New Mexico

In the roundhouse at a Chicago and North Western Railroad yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
In the roundhouse at a Chicago and Northwestern [i.e. North Western] Railroad yard, Chicago, Ill

Chicago and North Western railroad locomotive shops, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Chicago and Northwestern [i.e. North Western] railroad locomotive shops, Chicago, Ill

C & NW RR working on a locomotive at the 40th Street railroad shops, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], working on a locomotive at the 40th Street railroad shops, Chicago, Ill

A young worker at the C & NW RR 40th Street shops, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
A young worker at the C & NW RR 40th Street shops, Chicago, Ill

Hammering out a draw bar on the steam drop... Santa Fe R.R. shops, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Hammering out a draw bar on the steam drop hammer in the blacksmith shop, Santa Fe R.R. shops, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Santa Fe R.R. streamliner, the "super Chief, "being serviced... Albuquerque, N.Mexico, 1943
Santa Fe R.R. streamliner, the " super Chief, " being serviced at the depot, Albuquerque, N.M. Servicing of these diesel streamliners takes five minutes. Santa Fe R.R. trip

Working on the cylinder of a locomotive at the C & NW RR, 40th Street shops, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Working on the cylinder of a locomotive at the C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], 40th Street shops, Chicago, Ill

DDE-90035456
Spain, Asturias Region, Asturias Province, Aviles, steel mill smokestacks, dusk Date: 30/07/2008

DDE-90035457
Spain, Asturias Region, Asturias Province, Aviles, industrial port cranes, dusk Date: 30/07/2008

Possibly: Clearing earth and old paving for extension... at Fourteenth, Washington, D.C, 1942. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possibly related to: Washington, D.C. Clearing earth and old paving for extension of Independence Avenue at Fourteenth]

Yardman, Grand Island, Nebraska, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Yardman. Grand Island, Nebraska

STS-58 post-landing scene as orbiter is serviced, California, USA, November 1, 1993. Maintenance crew on the runway at Edwards Air Force Base following the landing of the Space Shuttle Columbia

Home from the Brazils (oil on canvas)
476712 Home from the Brazils (oil on canvas) by Wyllie, Charles William (1853-1923); 127.4x101.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Typical boatman in the harbour at Nice, France (colour litho)
5217702 Typical boatman in the harbour at Nice, France (colour litho) by Bonvoisin, Maurice Charles Mathieu (Mars) (1849-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Typical boatman in the harbour at Nice)

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