American Steel & Wire Company, subsidiary of United States Steel Corporation South Works, Worcester, Mass. General view of on section of the coarse wire drawing department. Each machine is capable of performing 6 and 8 drafts in one continuous...
Collection guide; Business leaders; Construction and building industry
Collection guide for John McShain papers. McShain was a Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.,-based building contractor. His major projects included the White House renovation (1950-1951), the Pentagon, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library...
Composed of eleven compact and connected units the IBM Electronic Data Processing Machines comprise the first calculator of comparable capacity to be produced in quantity. This new calculator uses all three of the most advanced electronic storage...
Resembling a horde of huge insets, these Bell H-13D helicopters are lined up at the Niagara Fall Municipal Airport prior to beginning the long journey to Korea where they are urgently needed by the Army Field Forces. Helicopters of this and other...
Text from back of image; "To test equipment in zero weather, the Army continued their maneuvers today, Feb. 3, with bombers from Concord, NH and attack and pursuit planes form Mitchel Field performing. Here is a view of the bombers in flight....
Text from back of image: "Mlle. Bolland, daring French aviatrix, who prides herself on being able to do any 'stunt' her male companions are capable of performing, is shown in the photo. Mlle. Bolland has just been made a chevalier of the Legion of...
This modern outdoor industrial unit is the solvent recovery portion of DuPont's acetate yarn plant at Waynesboro, Virginia. Its function is to recover the acetic acid and ether which are used in the production of acetate fiber. Aside from...
