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A group of men looking at a newspaper. America during Great Depression and World War Two. FSA / OWI Photograph.

Civilian defense. Who goes where and when is decided by the controller of the plotting board, who assigns radio equipped units to the trouble areas. Here he is receiving information from a telephone operator. This is a vital part of civilian defense work. The demonstration was at the October 1941 civilian defense show in Madison Square Garden, New York

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Civilian defense. Who goes where and when is decided by the controller of the plotting board, who assigns radio equipped units to the trouble areas. Here he is receiving information from a telephone operator. This is a vital part of civilian defense work. The demonstration was at the October 1941 civilian defense show in Madison Square Garden, New York

Civilian defense. Telephone communications are an essential part of civilian defense. This worker will handle calls from the public reporting trouble areas. Her part in civilian defense was demonstrated at Madison Garden, New York, during the huge civilian defense show in October 1941

Civilian defense. Communications are as important in civilian defense as to an army in the field. Here a New York City defense worker is sending a message over the portable transmitter, which is powered by a dry cell

Civilian defense. Prompt and efficient telephone handling is an important part of civilian defense work. This operator at air raid warden headquarters receives calls telling her of trouble in various areas, notes the messages and passes them on for immediate action. The demonstration was at the civilian defense show at Madison Square Garden, New York, October 1941

Civilian defense. Prompt and efficient telephone handling is an important part of civilian defense work. This operator at air raid warden headquarters receives calls telling her of trouble in various areas, notes the messages and passes them on for immediate action. The demonstration was at the civilian defense show at Madison Square Garden, New York, October 1941

Civilian defense. Prompt and efficient telephone handling is an important part of civilian defense work. This operator at air raid warden headquarters receives calls telling her of trouble in various areas, notes the message and passes them on for immediate action. The demonstration was at the civilian defense show at Madison Square Garden, New York, October 1941

Civilian defense. War Emergency Radio Service. A War Emergency Radio Service transmitter-receiver keeps this air raid warden post in direct communication with the community Civilian Defense ontrol center. The set was constructed out of old home receivers by civilian radio volunteers. After brief instructions, it can be operated by anyone who can use a telephone

Civilian defense. War Emergency Radio Service. A War Emergency Radio Service transmitter-receiver keeps this air raid warden post in direct communication with the community Civilian Defense ontrol center. The set was constructed out of old home receivers by civilian radio volunteers. After brief instructions, it can be operated by anyone who can use a telephone

Civilian defense. Telephone communications are an essential part of civilian defense. This worker will handle calls from the public reporting trouble areas. Her part in civilian defense was demonstrated at Madison Garden, New York, during the huge civilian defense show in October 1941

Civilian defense. Who goes where and when is decided by the controller of the plotting board, who assigns radio equipped units to the trouble areas. Here he is receiving information from a telephone operator. This is a vital part of civilian defense work. The demonstration was at the October 1941 civilian defense show in Madison Square Garden, New York

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01/01/1941
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Madison Square Garden, Horse Show, judging roadsters

The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble

Civilian defense in the United States

Nobody knows the trouble I see - Public domain American sheet music 1870-1885

Los Angeles, California. The evacuation of Japanese-Americans from West coast areas under United States Army war emergency order. Leaving for Owens Valley

Civilian protection. An emergency unit gives first aid in the field and examines the victim of a fallen bomb. After treatment, he will be quickly evacuated to the nearest hospital or bandaged and turned over to an emergency housing unit. The "M.D." next to the caduceus on the doctor's armband indicated that he is a registered physician

Fifty-seven year old sharecropper woman. Hinds County, Mississippi. Black beads hung between the breasts are good for heart trouble

speech for the Night of stars memorial to John F. Kennedy, Madison Square Garden, 1963 Nov. 25

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Up she goes. A barrage balloon takes to the air under the capable handling of a Marine Corps ground crew at Parris Island, South Carolina. Special marine units assigned to the work have made the balloon barrage an effective method of preventing enemy air attacks on important locations

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Up she goes. A barrage balloon takes to the air under the capable handling of a Marine Corps ground crew at Parris Island, South Carolina. Special marine units assigned to the work have made the balloon barrage an effective method of preventing enemy air attacks on important locations

Office of Civilian Defense worker help protect nation's capital. Nerve center of civilian defense communications. A message center keeps constantly in touch with developments throughout the city by telephone and radio. A vital part of civilian defense work is the proper handling of trouble calls, assignment of crews to troubled areas and the passing on of orders for prompt action. One operator is connected with the first aid center, one with the decontamination squad, one with the disaster unit and another with the emergency service division. Girls shown at work in the message center of central alarm system, Washington, D.C.

Wrapping the finished tire. Seeing is not necessarily believing. Even when you see the tire-wrapping machine in operation, it is difficult to understand how it works....spinning a strand of paper around a tire as fast as the operator can feed them in. All the operator need do is place the tire in position; the machine does the rest. Firestone (General) Tires, Akron, Ohio

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new york state new york safety film negatives civilian defense civilian defense controller board radio units trouble areas trouble areas information telephone operator telephone operator part work defense work demonstration show defense show madison square garden madison square garden united states history library of congress