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Blackout drapes.

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Battery I men on truck with ladders, handlines, light pumps, etc. ready to move to scene of a bombing and rescue the trapped, as part of demolition & clearance service.

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Battery K crew with truck carrying tank of chemical spray to render liquid mustard gas splashed on bldgs harmless after being hosed down.

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Battery C crew rehearsing arrival at scene of a bomb explosion where a gas main has been shattered.

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Battery E unit showing repair if a bomb had broken a sewer main. The group is comprised of 10 men.

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Battery H crew, prepared to remove debris to keep the streets clear for passage of ambulances, etc. in the event of an air raid.

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Crew riding on Emergency Truck for Civilian Defense, sitting on sandbags.

General death rate from all causes, under 10 per 1,000 of population, for the first time in City's history

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Man removing antique lamp of brass and copper for scrap.

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Borough President Edgar J. Nathan, Jr., Chmn of Manhattan Scrap Drive, receives captured World War I German machine gun from veterans of American Legion Post No. 84.

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Bus station;small white 1-story bldg. Small sign indicating trips to Catskills, Miami, Chicago, etc. Bus sign on pole is in Herbrew and English.

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Interstate Bus Stop at 7th Avenue and W. 31st Street, showing impossibility of buses driving to curb, due to street paving materials left there.

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Architectural Drawing of Dormitory Bldg for Acadaemy of Aeronautics at La Guardia Airport.

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Elevator lobby of Central Jury Court

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Central Jury Court: “Present Location” – Grand Beaux Arts bldg, with “30” over one of two doors. Window display of clothing. Possibly rear of Elliott’s Dept. Store. (See #2197)

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Lobby Cafeteria – Central Jury Court Bldg. In rear of lobby of 19 West 34th Street.

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Central Jury Court,in 12-story Bldg housing Elliott’s clothing store, which is selling out. Entrance to offices and Court at left.

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Central Jury Court, proposed new quarters: Private lobby with 2 private elevators and private stairs serving 2nd & 3rd floors only.

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Two Park Ave: Private entrance to proposed new quarters for court.

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IND Subway car showing Wrigley’s Doublemint chewing gum ad, urging riders to place gum in paper before discarding it.

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Sign: “Please Help Keep This Subway Clean – Don’t throw gum , nutshells…on the floors of cars..platforms, etc. Don’t Put Your Feet on Seats”

Tall man is Newbold Morris

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Civilian Defense in Action – Artist’s Depection of Borough of Brooklyn, Precinct 64

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Young girl purchasing defense stamps from young boy selling them in booth, watched by man and elderly woman.

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Civilian Defense Recruitment Drive: Outdoor ceremony with speakers’ stand, Red Cross tents, seated student band, veterans, volunteers.

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Unemployed Emily Oppenheim from South Beach Conn., selling applesat Chambers & Centre Sts. Sign: Unemployed – Buy Apples – 5 cents.

The mayor, in apron, holds corn, and both laugh and gesture

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