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- Description:
- The back of the photo reads "Event: Demonstration of nursing procedure of American Red Cross Volunteer Nurse's Aide Corps. Mrs. Harold W. Wiley, chairman; Mrs. G. Dewey McDonald, instructor; Mrs. Everett Rouse, co-chairman. List of members attached." The attachment noted is not in the collection files.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- Meridian, Stockbridge and Webberville Control Group. Pictured (order not specified) are Dr. H. R. Hunt, Meridian; E. E. Kistler, Commander Stockbridge; Rex Kinney, Commander Webberville. In the front are F. J. Weissinger, Commander Meridian, and M. J. Briggs, Webberville.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- Draft send off, Kay Kitchen far right, State Defense Council.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- Trainers releasing homing pigeons from a wicker basket.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- Posters of the different branches of the Michigan Council of Defense, which list the types of insignia for each group, personnel characteristics, and duties. Shown are: Staff Corps Auxiliary Firemen Auxiliary Police Air Raid Wardens The Medical Corps Fire Watchers Emergency Food and Housing Corps Nurses' Aides Corps Messengers
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- The back of the photo reads: "1st Aid equipment at 1st aid station located at IOOF hall 1100 North Washington Avenue. Equipment furnished by IOOF Lodge 321 in conjunction with Rebecca Chapter 47. Cabinet made by IOOF Lodge." IOOF is the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- On the back of the photograph: "Oiling the baby."
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- An unidentified woman operates a piece of equipment in a machine shop at Lansing Central High School. The instructor for the class was Frank C. Perne. On the back of the photograph is written "Marie Wood."
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- Draft send off: Saylor and Silbar.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- Three unidentified men sitting in an office with a Civil Defense poster in the background and a map of Ingham County.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- Unidentified men updating an incident board at the Civilian Defense Control Center at Lansing City Hall, Lansing (Mich.), 8:12 pm.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- Nurses or other medical volunteers on a Red Cross float in Fourth of July parade in Lansing (Mich.). J. C. Penney Company is visible in the background.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- Colonel Ralph C. Huston handing an Air Raid Wardens Civilian Defense insignia to John Butts. Huston resigned from the local Civilian Defense in favor of national defense efforts.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- A group of mostly uniformed men standing outside the Wolverine Aviation Co. of Lansing, Mich.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- A boy handing keys to a man sitting in a wicker chair with a Lansing State Journal newspaper. This photo was likely created to help promote key collection for war effort recycling.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- The back of the photo reads: "Ora Brouillet. Representative of Local 182 U.A.W. A.F. of L., to Ingham County First Aid Commission. This Local Hall has been designated as an Official First Aid Station and Emergency Hospital. Located at 914 McKinley Street, Lansing, Michigan." U.A.W. A.F. of L is the United Automobile Workers - American Federation of Labor.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- Five unidentified men, some with the Auxiliary Firemen insignia on their arm bands, at a fire hydrant with a hose. The back reads "Learning how to disconnect hose after Auxiliary Firemen have finished practice at School for Blind."
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- A demonstration of First Aid being given to individual on a stretcher by the American Red Cross.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- Men looking at heavy equipment, at either the north or south side entrance to the Michigan capitol building.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- On back of photograph: "Control Panel. Activate visual inventory of sources available and also where souces are dispatched. City divided into 3 geographical sections with rivers as boundary in case bridges out. 3 sets of service. Medical, ambulance, rescue squad, demolition, road repair, decontamination, gas officer. Com. R. C. Huston and Nelson."
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- A crane, brick warehouse buildings and several open train cars full of tin scrap collected for the war recycling effort, at the Simon Iron and Steel Corporation, 634 North Cedar Street, in Lansing (Mich.). A city Public Works Division dump truck can also be seen.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- Chief Air Raid Warden Roswell Bogue of Meridian Township interviewing the Jack Everitt family on their front porch.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- On back of photo: "V. F. W. Hall. Chaplin - Carpenter. Captain, Sam Fisher. Apelgate, Judge Louis E. Coash, W. E. Rouse. Fire Chief Paul Lefke."
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- Nurses or other medical volunteers on a Red Cross Production Unit float in Fourth of July parade in Lansing (Mich).
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- Windows on north side of First Baptist Church, 235 N. Capitol Ave., Lansing, Mich., taken during blackout.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- A small staged Air Raid Shelter with a boy scout and two men in helmets, at a Victory Garden show held at the Boys' Vocational School in Lansing. This was one of several Victory Garden shows held throughout the state.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- Four unidentified men at a fire hydrant. Back of photograph reads "Auxiliary firemen learn how to connect hose at Blind School grounds."
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- Holt Control Group, showing (no order specified), in the rear: Arthur T. Grieve, Art Huver, Leo Carpenter, K. N. Henry, Walter Kreuger, and Russell Lee. In the middle row Herman Moore, Clayton Quenby, L. G. Reisnel, A. G. Trump, J. G. Mateer, and C. Blake. In the fore is Commander E. E. Jewell, P. G. Fiedler, A. B. Ellis and W. C. Summerville.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- Glen Shrodes, Commander, Office of Civilian Defense mounted police, with a horse.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- Photo of Olds Motor Works taken from Olds Tower, time 9:00-9:30 PM. Blackout.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- A demonstration of doctors and nurses attending victims in Mason (Mich.).
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- On back of photograph: "Draft send off. The Latinas cry - The Americans withhold their tears." This photograph was likely not taken in Lansing.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- A group of unidentified Auxiliary Mounted Police on horseback.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- A military marching band on South Washington Avenue in downtown Lansing. Many local businesses including the S. G. Kresge Co. "5 and 10" can be seen in the background.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- Marvin Finton sits at a table below an American flag, in an air raid post on West Barnes Street in Lansing. He has the Air Raid Warden insignia on his arm band.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- A nurse with a grouop of women, demonstrating infant care post-delivery, with a baby doll. All are unidentified.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- Calkins Paint Store, 500 Michigan Avenue East, Lansing, Mich., during surprise blackout. Time 9:00-9:30 PM. Covered Michigan Avenue and Cedar Street.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- Japanese language instructor Dr. Grace Song Line shows materials to Sgt. Culton L. Sturgill at Michigan State College.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- A group of unidentified men with a hose and ladder.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- Portrait of an unidentified man in military uniform. One of his lapel pins reads C.W.S. Weapons. The photograph is stamped "U.S. Army Signal Corps."
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- Back of the photo reads "Junior Class from Y.W.C.A, Mrs H.C. Cochrane - Red Cross Instructor". The class is being instructed on care of an infant.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- Doctor and nurse unit at O.C.D. Daylight Alert Test, 10:00 am, taken at corner of Michigan Avenue and Mifflin Street, Lansing (Mich.). Ingham County Defense Council photo.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- A first aid simulation at the Civilian Defense Volunteer Office, temporarily set up in one of Lansing's downtown theaters. Unidentified people act out a medical scenario on the sidewalk.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- Medical staff in front of a First Aid Service Ingham Co. Red Cross trailer, photo taken at Central Park (also known as Reutter Park). From left to right, Mrs. Betty Banning, Lt Commander Harry Kipke, and Miss Therma James.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- A group of Auxiliary Police on horseback in the Armistice Day Parade, 1942. Several downtown Lansing businesses including the Gladmer Theatre can be seen in the background.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- A group of Auxiliary Firemen with a hose during a practice test. Photo taken at corner of Michigan Avenue and Mifflin Street.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- Men looking at a military vehicle on the street.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- Two women and a man study first aid. On the back of the photograph: "A part of Eastern High School's war effort."
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- Practice drill of the Motor Corps, Mrs. Irene R. Ralston in charge. The reverse also indicates "Drill under George Wyatt, Mich. Nat'L Bank, Old Tower" and "Another gentleman was there I did not find out his name, Irene Ralston would know."
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- Photo shows a man sitting at a short wave radio transmitter and receiver. An Ingham County Area Defense Communications chart is visible in the background.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense