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[Extinguishing fire or washing building. State, War, and Navy building, Washington, D.C.]

[Extinguishing fire or washing building. State, War, and Navy building...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Tusten, New York. Interracial activities at Camp Brooklyn, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service. The order of the Arrow of the Boy Scouts of America, supervising the extinguishing of the camp fire

Tusten, New York. Interracial activities at Camp Brooklyn, where child...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty during the Great Depression, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Firehouse station number four. Washington, D.C. Firemen retrieving a small hose after extinguishing a blaze. The young firemen in the foreground took his first ride

Firehouse station number four. Washington, D.C. Firemen retrieving a s...

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North Saint Paul, Minnesota. Mr. H.E. Brandt, president of the Dobbins Manufacturing Company. His father comes from Smaland and his mother from Varmland, Sweden. Mr. Brandt manufactures portable drinking fountains used on submarines and other naval vessels and has just developed an apparatus for extinguishing incendiary bombs

North Saint Paul, Minnesota. Mr. H.E. Brandt, president of the Dobbins...

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Civilian protection. An effective means of extinguishing a magnesium incendiary bomb is to come up over it with a sandbag protecting the face, then drop the sandbag squarely over the incendiary. The heat burns through the burlap, releasing the sand. The sand covers the entire bomb, checking off the air and extinguishing it

Civilian protection. An effective means of extinguishing a magnesium i...

Public domain photograph of indoor, interior activity, America in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hoffman Island, merchant marine training center off Staten Island, New York. Class in fire extinguishing methods

Hoffman Island, merchant marine training center off Staten Island, New...

Public domain photograph of New York in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fire next door to Willard's Hotel, Washington, D.C. Ellsworth's New York fire Zouaves extinguishing the flames / / from a sketch by our special artist.

Fire next door to Willard's Hotel, Washington, D.C. Ellsworth's New Yo...

Engraving showing building on fire next to Willard Hotel; Ellworth's New York fire Zouaves firefighters in action with fire pumps and hoses; crowd gathered on street watching flames pouring from windows and roo... More

Civilian protection. A New York City volunteer auxiliary firemen illustrates in a demonstration in New York his efficiency in the event of an incendiary bombing attack. This worker, equipped with an "Indian" fire pump, is mounting a scaling ladder to the roof of a building on which several incendiary bombs have fallen. The pump is useful for extinguishing small blazes, and especially valuable in fighting incendiary bombs

Civilian protection. A New York City volunteer auxiliary firemen illus...

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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. Ever...

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[Extinguishing fire or washing building. State, War, and Navy building, Washington, D.C.]

[Extinguishing fire or washing building. State, War, and Navy building...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Civilian protection. An effective means of extinguishing a magnesium incendiary bomb is to come up over it with a sandbag protecting the face, then drop the sandbag squarely over the incendiary. The heat burns through the burlap, releasing the sand. The sand covers the entire bomb, checking off the air and extinguishing it

Civilian protection. An effective means of extinguishing a magnesium i...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Informa... More