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Summary
Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches).
Title and other information from caption card.
Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
Film copy on SIS roll 30, frame 841.
Tags
safety film negatives
lot 1879
alfred t palmer
united states office for emergency management
photo
emergency service truck
civilian protection
rescue squad
office of war information
farm security administration
united states history
library of congress
Date
01/01/1941
Location
united states
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
Public Domain