Text from image: "The Washington Monument is built of stone contributed by all the nations of the earth to honor the founder of this republic. From Arlington, across the river, where sleep the men who died for freedom, it looks like a giant spike...
on front of card: "What is Roadside America? Who enters here will be taken by surprises! Be prepared to see more than you expect! You will be amazed at Roadside America's beauty and mechanical skill. Over 50 years in the making by our family. You...
Unpublished version of similar image originally published in Better Living Magazine, November 1951 for an article titled "Why we eat better." The image shows a family of four with their approximated annual food consumption.
We haven't figured out yet whether the Smith family and the Jones family have come to blows over the right of way or whether they have merely stopped to compare notes on their respective horseless buggies. At any rate, the sight of two such...
I was sent to attend the first drill of the Womens Independent Rifle Club, of Cincinnati, the members of which are training themselves to guard our homes against the enemy if we go away to war. Go said the editor and find out what sort of a...
Written on back: "Take a Peek into the Fashion Future... ...and see the beautiful surprise we have for you. It's the Miss America Dream Wedding Gown modeled for this card by lovely Donna Axum...Miss America 1964...and it's exclusive with us! You...
Text from back of image: "Federal regulations now require all airplanes to be tagged if flying within the boundaries of the United States. Here we have the first plane to be tagged, at Bolling Field, Washington, D.C. At the left is William P. Mac...
"The three attached photos were enclosed with a letter to the Du Pont Company which was turned over to Dr. Norman B. Wilkinson. The letter is from Jackson W. Moore, Jr., Archaeologist, Bents Old Fort National Historic Site, U.S. Department of...
"The three attached photos were enclosed with a letter to the Du Pont Company which was turned over to Dr. Norman B. Wilkinson. The letter is from Jackson W. Moore, Jr., Archaeologist, Bents Old Fort National Historic Site, U.S. Department of...
"The three attached photos were enclosed with a letter to the Du Pont Company which was turned over to Dr. Norman B. Wilkinson. The letter is from Jackson W. Moore, Jr., Archaeologist, Bents Old Fort National Historic Site, U.S. Department of...
On back: "Dear Alice, Our Bessie is still laid up and will be till we start for home next Thursday. She is better but it seems a very slow process. the rest of us are well and Liz is having the time of her life. You have been so thoughtful as...
Taken from New York Herald, U.S. Merchant Marine Supplement; Text from image: "A Nation Must Control its Overseas Commerce -- No nation can be really great that does not control its overseas commerce. The upbuilding and operation of ships are...
Handwritten letter to P.S. du Pont from H. Hampfler: "Thursday. My dear Mr. and Mrs. du Pont. We just finished this complete set of party pictures for you. We are also including a character study of 'Old John - the Pirate' which we thought you...
Written on back: "March 1937. Coal Dredge built by Lancaster Iron Works, Columbia River. I was all over it in March 1937. We did not furnish the steel because of the low net we would get. Steel was furnished by Carnegie. F.H.G."
Dredging; Laborers; Machinery; Construction equipment;
A 15 cu. yard dipper used on one of the big dipper dredges at Panama. A platform has been suspended half way down this dipper and thirty-four men have been grouped on this platform. This gives you an idea of the immense size of these dippers. We...
Written on back: "281 Mt. Prospect Ave., Newark, N.J. Trying to keep the chin up and eyes front. Meanwhile Uncle Sam collects his revenue on rum and for a 'mess of pottage' looses hordes of drunken drivers upon our highways to kill and maim. How...
