Gas Masks - England 1940 1940

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England.

Lined up Air Raid Precaution (ARP) troops putting gas masks and white hats on. This is a staged gas attack rescue drill performed by ARP men. Men spread around to measure air pollution levels with funny looking...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
59477
Sort Number:
UN 0220 E
Time in/Out:
01:52:24:00 / 01:55:09:00
Canister:
UN 220 E
Film ID:
622.12
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