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Unlock the door-- quick!

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
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ordnance maintenance : Browning machine gun, caliber .50, all types (open access)

Ordnance maintenance : Browning machine gun, caliber .50, all types

Contains detailed instructions for the inspection, maintenance, and repair of six types of caliber .50 Browning machine guns.
Date: June 12, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ordnance maintenance : plotting boards for field artillery (open access)

Ordnance maintenance : plotting boards for field artillery

Contains instructions for inspection, assembly, disassembly, maintenance, and repair of plotting boards for field artillery.
Date: May 21, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ordnance maintenance : compass M2 (open access)

Ordnance maintenance : compass M2

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.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ordnance maintenance : azimuth instrument M1918 and M1918A2 (open access)

Ordnance maintenance : azimuth instrument M1918 and M1918A2

Discusses the azimuth instruments M1918 and M1918A2 in terms of their purposes, operations, maintenance, assembly, disassembly, and repair.
Date: June 11, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Browning machine gun caliber .50, M2, aircraft, fixed and flexible. (open access)

Browning machine gun caliber .50, M2, aircraft, fixed and flexible.

"In addition to a description of the Browning machine gun, caliber .50, M2, aircraft, fixed and flexible, this manual contains technical information required for the identification, use, and care of the materiel."
Date: April 30, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
20-MM aircraft gun matériel M1 and M2. (open access)

20-MM aircraft gun matériel M1 and M2.

"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.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Livens projector MI. (open access)

Livens projector MI.

"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.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Materials for protective concealment (open access)

Materials for protective concealment

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.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Army medical supply depot. (open access)

Army medical supply depot.

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.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conduct of field artillery fire using air observation. (open access)

Conduct of field artillery fire using air observation.

"This manual covers the methods and procedure for the control of field artillery fire using air observation."
Date: March 21, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aircraft radio shop practice. (open access)

Aircraft radio shop practice.

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.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Maintenance policies, publications, and forms. (open access)

Maintenance policies, publications, and forms.

Designed to familiarize Army Air Forces personnel with publications, forms, and policies, in order to ensure efficient aircraft maintenance and standardized practices.
Date: June 8, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aircraft woodwork. (open access)

Aircraft woodwork.

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.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

"United we stand--" : two fox-holes defending America.

Poster consists of two drawings divided by text caption. The first drawing is of a soldier in a fox-hole, aiming a large gun to the right of the viewer. The second drawing is of a miner in a shaft, aiming mining equipment away from the viewer.
Date: 1942
Creator: Kirby, Rollin, 1875-1952
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Win with tin.

Poster in red and black tones. A series of graphic illustrations with captions provide instructions for preparing empty tin food cans for recycling.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. War Production Board. Bureau of Industrial Conservation.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Here's why we need more metal to win this war.

Poster features a series of six black & white photographs on a black background. The photographs are of military weapons, vehicles, aircraft, and a ship. Each photograph has a caption describing the amount of copper, zinc, and lead used to manufacture the equipment shown.
Date: 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Reach your boy overseas by V mail, the letters that travel on film ... : your stationer and post office have V...-mail letter forms.

Color poster shows a picture of a helmeted soldier's face at right. The letters in "V mail" are formed by an image of film that is coming off of a reel. The background of the main part of the poster is yellow.
Date: 1942
Creator: Schlaikjer, Jes Wilhelm, 1897-1982
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
Stemming in Metal Mines. Progress Report 3: Relative Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Types of Stemming and No Stemming When Used with 60 Percent Ammonia Gelatin Dynamite at the Mount Weather Testing Adit (open access)

Stemming in Metal Mines. Progress Report 3: Relative Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Types of Stemming and No Stemming When Used with 60 Percent Ammonia Gelatin Dynamite at the Mount Weather Testing Adit

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the progress made in metal-mine stemming. Previous reports have been presented impartially, or under different procedures. This report contains updated progress results from current procedures and mine conditions. The report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: February 1942
Creator: Johnson, John A.; Agnew, Wing G. & Mosier, McHenry
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Review of the Heaving-Shale Problem in the Gulf Coast Region (open access)

Review of the Heaving-Shale Problem in the Gulf Coast Region

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines over the ongoing issue of heaving-shale in the Gulf Coast area. The operations and potential causes of incompetent heaving-shale are listed. This report includes tables, and a map.
Date: March 1942
Creator: Wade, Gustav
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Variations in Oxygen Condition Between Individual Cartridges and Between Cases of Permissible Explosives (open access)

Variations in Oxygen Condition Between Individual Cartridges and Between Cases of Permissible Explosives

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the differing conditions of oxygen in explosives. Results from explosives samples with oxygen variations are presented. This report includes tables.
Date: June 1942
Creator: Rowles, A. P. & Denues, A. R. T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Manganese Investigations - Metallurgical Division: 8. Pyrometallurgical Studies of Manganese Ore (open access)

Manganese Investigations - Metallurgical Division: 8. Pyrometallurgical Studies of Manganese Ore

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on investigations conducted on manganese ore used for smelting. Experimental methods and results are presented. This report includes tables, and a photograph.
Date: March 1942
Creator: Miller, Virgil; Petermann, F. B.; Pike, J. A. & Peterson, R. G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Manganese Investigations - Metallurgical Division: 14. Hydrometallurgical Studies of Manganses Ores (open access)

Manganese Investigations - Metallurgical Division: 14. Hydrometallurgical Studies of Manganses Ores

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines regarding laboratory tests conducted on acid leaching of manganese ore. Descriptions of the methods used in testing and results are presented. This report contains tables, and graphs.
Date: July 1942
Creator: Anderson, Clarence Travis
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Use of Subaudible Noises for the Prediction of Rock Bursts (open access)

Use of Subaudible Noises for the Prediction of Rock Bursts

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on testing of sub-audible noises and accuracy of rock burst predictions. The history of this study, and the results of these investigations are presented. This report includes tables, graphs, illustrations, and diagrams.
Date: July 1942
Creator: Obert, Leonard & Duvall, Wilbur
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library