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- Description:
- A group of men and fire fighters near a ladder at the side of Lansing's fire station no. 4. On back of photograph: "Pictures taken at No. 4 Fire Station (230 Bingham). Graduation, Ladder and Jumping Net Practice. Captain Fred Alber in charge. Other men participating: AUXILIARY FIREMEN Kelly Penfield Agost Nardo Phillip Alber Bill Wotring Sam Hatter Tracey D. Miller Ward H. Lyons E. L. Schults James D. Cook Gilbert A. Roen FIREMEN Clarence Zimmerman Lyle Griffin Leo Root Nick Horiszny"
- 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:
- An unidentified little boy prepares tin cans for the war recycling effort the night before Lansing's first scrap metal drive.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- Four unidentified women at a table, with stacks of tickets or ballots. The photograph is labeled "Neighborhood War Club - Checking results of Victory Garden Survey."
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- Photo shows three unidentified woman working in an office setting. War posters are visible in the background. The photo has been trimmed, deleting some possible identifying information on the back. It is a similar photograph to item ID 2015-03-001.199, which was taken by Zur R. Reed.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- An unidentified nurse and three women make a hospital bed.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- Meeting of Zone 6 air raid wardens, about 30 unidentified men in a classroom.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
- Description:
- A man with a fire extinguisher. On back of photograph: "Hillcrest Village Chief Fire Warden Mr. Wisner." There are several Wisners in the Lansing city directories in the 1940s.
- 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:
- Four unidentified women at a telephone bank in a Civilian Defense control center.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Civilian Defense
