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A fireman as well as a policeman. Washington, D.C., Aug 6. Sergt. J.B. Lanham, of the Justice Department Guards, examines a new type of fire extinguisher cartridge, the cartridge is filled with carbon dioxide gas, the contents of this extinguisher will last indefinately until used, the guards that take care of the G-Men have to be firefighter as well as policeman...
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A fireman as well as a policeman. Washington, D.C., Aug 6. Sergt. J.B. Lanham, of the Justice Department Guards, examines a new type of fire extinguisher cartridge, the cartridge is filled with carbon dioxide gas, the contents of this extinguisher will last indefinately until used, the guards that take care of the G-Men have to be firefighter as well as policeman...
Civilian protection. Among civilian defense activity, the job of auxiliary fireman appeals most to this young man who is here shown enrolling with the fire chief of his district. He will then receive a course of training after which he will receive his certificate of proficiency, his armband and other equipment
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Civilian protection. This is another of the tasks for which civilian volunteer workers are trained. Their is the task of saving human life and they are equipped with the latest in equipment to make this vital task more efficient. Municipal fire and police departments will play a leading role in this training
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Civilian protection. Regular fire equipment will be supplemented by many small units such as this trailer pump. In answer to a call, this auxiliary fire crew is here shown hooking it on to a taxicab whose driver is a member of the drivers' corps and will quickly haul it to the blaze to which it has been summoned
Fireman. Fireman in uniform - Public domain portrait photograph
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Civilian protection. "Watch this closely, boys, it may come in mighty handy!" An old hand at fighting fires is explaining the use of the stirrup pump to a group of volunteer auxiliary firemen just beginning the training which will make them efficient emergency workers. New improved pumps will later be available to auxiliary firemen
A fireman as well as a policeman. Washington, D.C., Aug 6. Sergt. J.B. Lanham, of the Justice Department Guards, examines a new type of fire extinguisher cartridge, the cartridge is filled with carbon dioxide gas, the contents of this extinguisher will last indefinately until used, the guards that take care of the G-Men have to be firefighter as well as policeman..
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A black and white photo of a man in uniform, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection
Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection.
Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955.
General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.hec
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The Harris & Ewing, Inc. Collection of photographic negatives includes glass and film negatives taken by Harris & Ewing, Inc., which provide excellent coverage of Washington people, events, and architecture, during the period 1905-1945. Harris & Ewing, Inc., gave its collection of negatives to the Library in 1955. The Library retained about 50,000 news photographs and 20,000 studio portraits of notable people. Approximately 28,000 negatives have been processed and are available online. (About 42,000 negatives still need to be indexed.)
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lawyers
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Date
01/01/1937
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Location
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Source
Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on publication. For more information, see Harris & Ewing Photographs - Rights and Restrictions Information http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/140_harr.html