Search Results

[Athlete Running For the Win]

Description: Photograph of a North Texas State Teachers College Track athlete about to run through the ribbon completing the race. In the image the rest of the racers are running for their chance at placing high while a large crowd covers both sides of track cheering.
Date: 1942
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Posing Body Model]

Description: Photograph of a female posing on top of a podium inside a studio space. A pamphlet in the left of the frame reads "Michael studio." The model is posing in a dynamic stance while holding some flowers in her hands and dressed in body fitting clothing.
Date: 1942
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

"This is everybody's war. The enemy has made it so. May you never know what it means to be a refugee -- to be hungry -- to be homeless. Be sure this never happens to you!" : produce for victory!

Description: Poster shows a photo of a mother holding a child with two small children walking beside her through a war torn area with damaged buildings in the background.
Date: 1942
Creator: Sheldon-Claire Co.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Setting Type Forms for Newspaper]

Description: Photograph of the newspaper staff creating the type forms for the printing press. In the image students are creating and reviewing the type forms for the newspaper before sending to the printing press. The far left male student's apron and ink stained hands indicate that he is performing the manual tasks of placing the forms in the metal slots. The other male student is slicing a form to height, one female student is handing a paper template to the working student, and the other two female stan… more
Date: 1942
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Voertman's interior]

Description: Photograph of Voertman's interior viewed from the entrance. In the image five people, three females and two males, sit at the counter top while a woman on the other side stands in front of a cash register. In the background people sit in booths talking among themselves. The entire frame is filled with objects ranging from books to shirts to drugstore items. A staircase in the back leads up another area filled with more books.
Date: 1942
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Unlock the door-- quick!

Description: Black and white cartoon of a soldier and a miner standing in front of a wooden door with an oversized padlock on it. The padlock represents a shortage of metal for military equipment which is locked behind the doors. The miner holds a large key labeled "More Ore". The soldier tells him that only he can unlock the doors.
Date: 1942
Creator: Kirby, Rollin, 1875-1952
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Ordnance maintenance : compass M2

Description: Provides instructions for the inspection, assembly, disassembly, maintenance, and repair of the compass M2, the standard compass of the Field Artillery.
Date: August 14, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

20-MM aircraft gun matériel M1 and M2.

Description: "In addition to a description of the 20-mm aircraft gun matériel M1 and M2, this manual contains technical information required for the identification, use, and care of the matériel."
Date: April 2, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Livens projector MI.

Description: "This manual is intended for the using services. It gives all necessary information about the construction, function, and identification of all standard materiel pertaining to the Livens projector MI assembly, with directions for shipping and storage."
Date: August 21, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Materials for protective concealment

Description: Discusses protective concealment (camouflage) as it matters to the soldier. Covers materials and uses as well as other equipment to be employed.
Date: October 7, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Army medical supply depot.

Description: A guide for army medical supply depot personnel. Discusses establishment, operation, organization, employment, and training standards.
Date: November 6, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Aircraft radio shop practice.

Description: Discusses maintenance and repair of the component parts of aircraft radio equipment, and the correct use of tools.
Date: May 1, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Photograph of Science Hall Entrances]

Description: Photograph of one side of the North Texas State Teachers' College Science Building, a two-story stone building with a partially-visible basement. There are two entrances that have the words "Science Hall" in the stone above them. A parking lot is visible in the background.
Date: 1942
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
open access

Aircraft woodwork.

Description: Discusses woodworking in aircraft manufacturing in general, and in detail the characteristics of wood, the glue and hardware necessary, hand tools and machines, as well as repair of the aircraft.
Date: December 22, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Back to Top of Screen