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A group of people sitting around a table. Office of War Information Photograph

Barkley press conference. Washington, D.C., Dec. 29. A Worms-eye view of Senate Majority Leader Alben W. Barkley's press conference today. The last to be held before the opening of Congress on January 3, 122938

Office of Civilian Defense workers help protect nation's capital. Ever on the alert is the fire watcher, who mounts to his high vantage point at the first alarm. He is responsible for detecting incendiary fires, contacting his organization promptly so that such fires may be quickly extinguished

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Office of Civilian Defense workers help protect nation's capital. Ever on the alert is the fire watcher, who mounts to his high vantage point at the first alarm. He is responsible for detecting incendiary fires, contacting his organization promptly so that such fires may be quickly extinguished

Office of Civilian Defense worker help protect nation's capital. Fully equipped to cope with any situation they may encounter are the volunteer auxiliary firemen of Washington, D.C. Trained to fight incendiary and fires of other causes during raids, they are shown carrying hose into a building during a drill

Office of Civilian Defense worker help protect nation's capital. Fully equipped to cope with any situation they may encounter are the volunteer auxiliary firemen of Washington, D.C. Trained to fight incendiary and fires of other causes during raids, they are shown carrying hose into a building during a drill

A couple of men standing next to a fire. Office of War Information Photograph

Office of Civilian Defense workers help protect nation's capital. Ever on the alert during patrol, the air raid warden is first to the scene of any action in his sector. Using a wall as a shield from the intense heat, these wardens operate a stirrup pump in extinguishing an incendiary fire during a practice drill in Washington, D.C.

Office of Civilian Defense workers help protect nation's capital. Air raid wardens at a sector meeting in Washington, D.C., discuss the zones they control during a practice air raid. The air raid warden, key man of the civilian defense organization, must be well known to the people of his sector. It is his job to clear the streets, see that people take proper cover, prevent panic and summon aid promptly when it is needed

Civilian protection. The fire watcher must wait long and tedious hours, ever on the alert for falling incendiary bombs which he must then reach quickly with his crew to dispose of them before they have had a chance to start a major blaze

Office of Civilian Defense worker help protect nation's capital. Volunteer auxiliary firemen must learn to master the control of the water stream from their fire hoses. Certain conditions call for spray, others for a steady stream of water. These volunteers in Washington, D.C., are trained to know just how best to handle the hose nozzles

Office of Civilian Defense worker help protect nation's capital. Volunteer auxiliary firemen must learn to master the control of the water stream from their fire hoses. Certain conditions call for spray, others for a steady stream of water. These volunteers in Washington, D.C., are trained to know just how best to handle the hose nozzles

Office of Civilian Defense workers help protect nation's capital. Ever on the alert is the fire watcher, who mounts to his high vantage point at the first alarm. He is responsible for detecting incendiary fires, contacting his organization promptly so that such fires may be quickly extinguished

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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 32, frame 1684.

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01/01/1943
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Conversion. Paper machinery to naval sights. Sight rings and details for open naval sights are inspected in the plant of an Eastern paper machinery manufacturer who is also turning out tank gun mount housings and plane wing equipment

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Philippine president broadcasts to home folks. Washington, D.C., April 5. President Manuel Quezon of Philippine Commonwealth broadcast from Washington today to his fellow-countrymen in Manila. For the 25 minutes he was on the air, President Quezon discussed woman suffrage and urged the 10-year independence program be limited to a shorter period, 451937

Production. BT-13A ("Valiant") basic trainers. A woman welder working on a part of the exhaust system for a "Valiant" basic trainer at Vultee's Downey, California plant. At the Downey plant is made the BT-13A ("Valiant") basic trainer--a fast, sturdy ship powered by a Pratt and Whitney Wasp engine

A poster comes to life. "I know now where we get the stuff for battleships and guns--and even radio parts. And with men like you producing this stuff we need and backing us up, we can't lose this war." Chief Evans speaks to the steelworkers on his visit to an Allegheny-Ludlum mill. Touring the plant, Evans got his initiation into a new battlefront where weapons for the Army and Navy are forged. Welder Woolslayer (standing left) and Sergeant Vineyard stand by after the assistant plant superintendent (seated) introduced Evans to the audience. Allegheny-Ludlum Steel, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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A black and white photo of a man reading a newspaper. Office of War Information Photograph

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district of columbia washington dc safety film negatives lot 1883 roger smith united states office of war information photo fires fire watcher civilian defense workers vantage point first alarm office of war information farm security administration united states history library of congress