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1888. Vinter i Norge
Taken some time in 1936
National Library of Norway

64 Lang Road - Sydney 1936
Taken some time in 1936
Royal Australian Historical Society

A skilled worker at T.C. Wheaton grinding glass stoppers for glass bottles, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

A very old independent paper mill, wood pulp, not rags, continuing site and ownership in relatively straight line, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

A view of back yards of Whitall Tatum Company houses looking toward Whitall Tatum upper plant, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

A.10 locomotive on display for the Railway Pageant at Ipswich, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
State Library of Queensland, Australia

Adjoining farms on side road near Petersburg, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Air rodder - chair leg - showing machine and man in operation, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Amateur contest for children (LOC)
Taken some time in 1936
The Library of Congress

Apply webbing to the frame - chair, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Applying edge to chair - ready sewed which is not made in this plant - formerly hand made, now by machine, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Applying filling (hair) in arm of sofa, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Applying filling to a channel back chair, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Applying hair in the upholstery of chair arm, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Art Gallery, Brisbane 1936
Taken some time in 1936
Royal Australian Historical Society

Art Gallery, Sydney 1936
Taken some time in 1936
Royal Australian Historical Society

Asbjörnsen og Moe: Samlede eventyr. Norske kunstneres billedutgave
Taken some time in 1936
National Library of Norway

At Sea - 17:12:36, the Tasman
Taken some time in 1936
Royal Australian Historical Society

Automatic stroke (HGS) - sander - showing man in process, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Baker-Haigh-Nimocks house, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina (LOC)
Taken some time in 1936
The Library of Congress

Basilica of Notre-Dame in Fribourg, Switzerland
Taken some time in 1936
Swedish National Heritage Board

Bedroom and living-room in company-owned home of workers in Highland Cotton Mills, High Point, North Carolina. This is one of the best there, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Bedroom and living-room in company-owned home of workers in Highland Cotton Mills, High Point, North Carolina. This is one of the best there, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Better class farm on Harrisburg Pike showing barn and tobacco shed, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Botanical Gardens, Melbourne 1936 2
Taken some time in 1936
Royal Australian Historical Society

Botanical Gardens, Government House, Melbourne 1936
Taken some time in 1936
Royal Australian Historical Society

Botany Bay, Sydney 1936
Taken some time in 1936
Royal Australian Historical Society

Bottles moving along a conveyor belt, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Brisbane 1936 2
Taken some time in 1936
Royal Australian Historical Society

Brisbane River, Brisbane 1936
Taken some time in 1936
Royal Australian Historical Society

Bronte, Sydney 1936
Taken some time in 1936
Royal Australian Historical Society

Building Bridges
Taken some time in 1936
National Library of Ireland on The Commons

Closer view of farm buildings, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Closeup of woman draping stockings, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Cloth cutter - cutting cloth in pattern to fit every need, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Coogee, Sydney 1936 1
Taken some time in 1936
Royal Australian Historical Society

Coogee, Sydney 1936 3
Taken some time in 1936
Royal Australian Historical Society

Corner of the Western Dress Factory, a dress shop making house dresses wholesale. The poor light and working conditions may be noted, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Decorative nail trim. Brass rails applied to give a special trim, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

DESCHS-06-10
Taken some time in 1936
Deseronto Archives

Destitute pea pickers in California. Mother of seven children. Age thirty-two. Nipomo, California (LOC)
Taken some time in 1936
The Library of Congress

DPS-06-10
Taken some time in 1936
Deseronto Archives

Each girl tends a number of machines. This photograph shows a Mennonite working on of them, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Ebba Haslund som student i Oxford, 1936 / Ebba Haslund as a student in Oxford, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
National Library of Norway

Edmonton Grads in Strasbourg, France
Taken some time in 1936
Provincial Archives of Alberta

Eleven pipers piping
Taken some time in 1936
State Library of Queensland, Australia

Entrance to moderate sized farm near Rocky Springs, Lampeter Road, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Examining and picking. The fabric is rolled from the lower beam over this board and on to the beam in front of the operator, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Executives watch women AWA factory workers making radio valves, 1936, by Sam Hood
Taken some time in 1936
State Library of New South Wales collection

Farm on Lititz Pike - four miles from Lancaster, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Floral Clock - Taronga Park Zoo 1, Sydney 1936
Taken some time in 1936
Royal Australian Historical Society

Footbridge, Rock Creek Park, Washington, D. C.
Taken some time in 1936
Cornell University Library

Foreshore Reserve Farm Cove - Sydney Zoo
Taken some time in 1936
Royal Australian Historical Society

Fra Speidernes Jubileumsleir Jeløy 1936
Taken some time in 1936
National Library of Norway

Franklin Park, Oval Fountain, Washington, D. C.
Taken some time in 1936
Cornell University Library

Full crowd in attendance at the first Test, Brisbane Cricket Ground, Bradman and Fingleton batting, 1936/37 Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) tour of Australia
Taken some time in 1936
National Library of Australia Commons

Galt Miners baseball team, Senior champions of 1936, Lethbridge, Alberta
Taken some time in 1936
Provincial Archives of Alberta

Garden elevation of E. H. Pratten Esq. residence
Taken some time in 1936
National Library of Australia Commons

Gate of Spalen, Basel, Switzerland
Taken some time in 1936
Swedish National Heritage Board

General view of company-owned mill village - Highland Yarn Mills - High Point, North Carolina, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

General view of company-owned mill village - Highland Yarn Mills - High Point, North Carolina, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Grinding knives on the top ground - heads moulder, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Hamilton Watch . Operation - tapping dial foot - simple operation for threading holes in parts, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Hamilton Watch. Damaskeening - skilled machine operation for putting finishing lines on plates and bridges. A piece of charred ivory is drawn across the plate at proper speed, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Hamilton Watch. Damaskeening - skilled machine operation for putting finishing lines on plates and bridges. A piece of charred ivory is drawn across the plate at proper speed, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Hamilton Watch. Operation - adjusting watches for position - highly skilled mechanical operation, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Hamilton Watch. Operation - burring - skilled inspection work, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Hamilton Watch. Operation - click - simple machine operation for removing excess material from parts, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Hamilton Watch. Operation - putting in balance screws - semi-skilled - an operation by which small screws are placed in the rim of the balance wheel, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Hamilton Watch. Operation - putting in pallet arbor - a semi-skilled hand operation by which arbors are placed into pallet, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Hamilton Watch. Operation - putting in pallet stones - semi-skilled operation, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Hamilton Watch. Operation - rectifying wheels - semi-skilled machine operation by which any inaccuracies in a wheel are corrected, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Hamilton Watch. Operation - shaving dial blank - simple machine operation. Note two safety devices on machine, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Hamilton Watch. Turret head operation - semi-skilled machine operation by which drilling, counter-sinking, facing and sharpening of parts is accomplished, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Hand carver - chair leg. Man has been in this business about 40 years; started at 19 years of age, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Hand carver - closeup with man actually in process (buffet post), 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Harbour view Lane Cove - Sydney
Taken some time in 1936
Royal Australian Historical Society

Helen Twelvetrees and her son Jack Woody, Sydney, 1936 / Sam Hood
Taken some time in 1936
State Library of New South Wales collection

Homes of furniture workers in High Point - Owned by a real estate company, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Homes of furniture workers in the same district often vary greatly - note difference on same street - High Point, North Carolina, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Homes of highly skilled furniture workers - High Point, North Carolina, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Homes of linoleum workers near plant (plant in distance) - rental $22.00 - $25.00, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Homes of skilled furniture workers in Tomlinson Chair Mfg. Company, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Homes of skilled furniture workers in Tomlinson Chair Mfg. Company, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Houses erected by Hamilton Development Company to be sold to their workers, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Houses near Hamilton Watch Company - probably inhabited by minor administratives, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Houses near Hamilton Watch Company - probably inhabited by minor administratives, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Hyde Park, Sydney 1936
Taken some time in 1936
Royal Australian Historical Society

Identified! [Underwater breathing devices: "Dräger Gegenlunge" (left), "Momseng Lung" (center), and "Davis Submerged Escape Apparatus" (right)] (LOC)
Taken some time in 1936
The Library of Congress

Junkies breaking up old looms, to be sold for scrap-iron and said to be sent to Japan for munitions, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Lady twisting thread, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Lafayette Park, Washington, D. C.
Taken some time in 1936
Cornell University Library

Large Rock Cod caught at the White Patch, Bribie Island, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
State Library of Queensland, Australia

Latin band greeting visitor: Miami, Florida
Taken some time in 1936
State Library and Archives of Florida

Looking Towards Hospital, Brisbane 1936
Taken some time in 1936
Royal Australian Historical Society

Low rental houses near linoleum plant - rental $18.00 - $20.00, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Low-priced houses - silk and linoleum workers - rental below $20.00, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Man connecting threads, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Man inspecting bottles, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives

Man looking at machine, 1936
Taken some time in 1936
The U.S. National Archives