Crops Grow Again. This field of growing broom corn represents a victory by man over the forces of drought which, five years ago, had turned thousands of square miles of land into a desolate waste, the great dust bowl which threatened the Agricultural Resources of half a dozen states.

Four alarm fire - Charlestown

Afternoon on lower Commonwealth Avenue (fisheye lens), downtown Boston

At Last - Wooden Manhole Covers - Wooden manhole covers popped up (or did they pop down?) in Los Angeles County where they were urgently needed to complete sewage facilities for a large war housing development. Developed by the county surveyor's office when customary cast-iron covers were not forthcoming because of the metal shortage, the new style street lids are reported to be decay-proof and termite-proof. They save 500 pounds of metal a piece, 250 pounds in the cover and 250 pounds in the frame. The covers come in two shapes--circular and hexagonal. This photo shows County Surveyor Alfred Jones explaining good points of wooden cover to Miss Beverly Hoyt. Big Black dog, "Trina," seems bored.

Minnesota Twins third baseman prepares to catch a throw and make play on a sliding runner