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- Description:
- Photo shows an individual attending to a victim in a conference room-type setting.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- The back of the photo reads: "Wounded Air Warden, Blackout Test Incident, August 12, 1942, corner Clippert Street and East Kalamazoo Street."
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- This collection consists of approximately 320 photographs from Lansing Civilian Defense preparedness activities, circa 1942 to 1944. Subjects include training and preparation for air raids, bombing, and blackouts; fundraising and recycling; Red Cross and medical preparation; communications including homing pigeons; public safety, police, and fire; vocational education; the draft; parades; and other related activities. The Civilian Defense Control Center was located in the old City Hall on the northeast corner of Capitol and Ottawa avenues. A poster showing all of the official United States Civilian Defense insignia can be seen <a href="https://images.northwestern.edu/multiresimages/inu:dil-23949900-48cb-43a0-9255-1788e52211ac">here</a>.
- Date Created:
- [1942 TO 1944]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- Photo shows six medical personnel attending to a victim.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- Back of photo reads: "Wounded is put in Emergency Ambulance during Blackout Test Incident - August 12, 1942, Corner Clippert Street and East Kalamazoo Street."
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- Photo taken in Central Park (also known as Reutter Park), 400 block of South Capitol Avenue. Shown from left to right are Miss Therma James, Lt. Commander Harry Kipke and Mrs. Betty Banning outside a First Aid Services trailer. On the photo reverse "Harry - show this to "Flo" and let her see what you do in your 'off time.'"
- 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:
- Photo shows cots in a makeshift first aid station at St. Mary's Cathedral, Lansing (Mich.).
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- A nurse attending to a patient. Back of photo reads "Baptist church first aid station."
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- First Aid Service, Ingham County Red Cross. Taken in Central Park (also known as Reutter Park), 400 block of South Capitol Avenue.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
