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[Yorktown, Virginia Confederate sandbag fortifications] - 19th century Virginia.

[Yorktown, Virginia Confederate sandbag fortifications] - 19th century...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the Peninsular Campaign, May-August 1862.

Civilian protection. This volunteer civilian defense worker, an auxiliary fireman, is preparing to extinguish an incendiary bomb. He carries the sandbag before his face to protect him from the molten magnesium sizzling forth like fat from a frying pan. He will drop the whole bag on the bomb, and the heat of the bomb will burn through the burlap, releasing the sand. The sand will then run onto and around the bomb.

Civilian protection. This volunteer civilian defense worker, an auxili...

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

[Yorktown, Virginia Confederate sandbag fortifications] - 19th century Virginia.

[Yorktown, Virginia Confederate sandbag fortifications] - 19th century...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the Peninsular Campaign, May-August 1862.

Director J. M. Landis, Office of Civilian Defense (center) shows how the sandbag with hand grip can be used as a face protector in fighting incendiary bomb. Left is Major General L. D. Gasser, head of Protection Division, Office of Civilian Defense. Constable Scott of London (right) holds one end of the bag

Director J. M. Landis, Office of Civilian Defense (center) shows how t...

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

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

Yorktown, Virginia. Confederate sandbag fortifications - 19th century Virginia.

Yorktown, Virginia. Confederate sandbag fortifications - 19th century ...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Constable Scott of London (right) with Director Landis of Office of Civilian Defense (center) and Major General L. D. Gasser, Head of Protection Division, Office of Civilian Defense (left). Dean Landis holds a sandbag with hand grip used to extinguish incendiary bombs. This type of bag also serves as protection in approaching bomb

Constable Scott of London (right) with Director Landis of Office of Ci...

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

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