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[Household survey form, Seattle Municipal Defense Commission, circa 1940s] (Item)

Household survey form, Seattle Municipal Defense Commission, circa 1940s. Requests information about households, for use by Air Raid Wardens. Includes two versions, both blank.

[Page from newsletter "The Seattle Shopping News," December 16, 1942] (Item)

Page from newsletter "The Seattle Shopping News," December 16, 1942. Includes information on dim-out regulations related to War Proclamation No. 12.

[Blank test sheet for the General Course for Air Raid Wardens, Seattle, Washington, April 1942] (Item)

Blank test sheet for the General Course for Air Raid Wardens, prepared by training officer Warren L. Beuschlein, Chief Air Raid Warden's Staff, Seattle, Washington, April 1942. Four typed pages.

[Public Proclamation No. 10, Headquarters Western Defense Command and Fourth Army, August 5, 1942] (Item)

Public Proclamation No. 10, Headquarters Western Defense Command and Fourth Army, Presidio of San Francisco, California, August 5, 1942. Establishes a Zone of Restricted Lighting in the states of Washington, Oregon, and California.

[General Order No. 3, Headquarters Chief Air Raid Warden, Seattle, Washington, April 20, 1942] (Item)

General Order No. 3, Headquarters Chief Air Raid Warden, Seattle, Washington, April 20, 1942. Provides information related to handling transmittal of color signals and emergency authority of air raid wardens.

[Public Proclamation No. 12, Headquarters Western Defense Command and Fourth Army, October 10, 1942] (Item)

Public Proclamation No. 12, Headquarters Western Defense Command and Fourth Army, Presidio of San Francisco, California, October 10, 1942. Provides information about the Zone of Restricted Lighting in the states of Washington, Oregon, and California.

[Notice about Civilian Defense meeting at Whittier Grade School, Seattle, Washington, May 6, 1943] (Item)

Notice about a Civilian Defense meeting at Whittier Grade School, Seattle, Washington, May 6, 1943. Notes that several informational films will be shown, including "The New Fire Bomb," "First Aid," "Rescue Unit," "The Air Raid Warden," and others.

[Block Warden's Equipment Sheet, Seattle Municipal Defense Commission, circa 1940s] (Item)

Document, "Block Warden's Equipment Sheet," Seattle Municipal Defense Commission, circa 1940s. Contains a list of equipment issued to Block Wardens, including tools, cots, stretchers, and camp stoves. The document has been filled out for Section 12, Precinct 11, Block 4. One typed page.

Advance Instructions to Air Raid Wardens, Block Leaders, Neighborhood Leaders [Booklet, circa 1940s] (Item)

Booklet, "Advance Instructions to Air Raid Wardens, Block Leaders, Neighborhood Leaders," Washington State Defense Council, circa 1940s. Provides information on the V-Home Campaign and the roles and responsibilities those involved in civil defense. Four typed pages.v

[Block Warden Data Sheet, Seattle Municipal Defense Commission, circa 1940s] (Item)

Document, "Block Warden Data Sheet," Seattle Municipal Defense Commission, circa 1940s. Contains a list of names, addresses, telephone numbers, and civil defense assignments for households in a Seattle neighborhood (Section 12, Precinct 11, Block No. 4). One typed page.