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Civil defense workers in first aid drill, Vashon Island, 1942
Order an ImageDuring World War II, Seattle-area communities set up volunteer civil defense groups to help in case they were attacked. Men, women and even children joined up to help with such things as fighting fires, running air raid shelters, driving ambulances, and caring for the injured. Each community held periodic drills to make sure that everything would run smoothly in an emergency. This photo, taken in early March 1942, shows civil defense workers during a first aid drill on Vashon Island.
Handwritten on sleeve: World War II - Vashon Island, Washington - Civilian Defense.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): March 9, 1942.
Handwritten on sleeve: World War II - Vashon Island, Washington - Civilian Defense.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): March 9, 1942.
ID Number: PI27991
Date: 1942
Physical Description: 1 acetate negative : b&w ; 4 x 5 in. ; dichroic fog
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, PI27991
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
Subjects:
World War II, 1941-1945 (WWII)
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