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[Senior Block Air Raid Warden window sign] (Item)

Senior Block Air Raid Warden window sign, circa 1940s.

[Air Raid Warden window sign] (Item)

Air Raid Warden window sign, circa 1940s.

[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.

[Operations Letter No. 128, Office of Civilian Defense, Washington, D.C., May 15, 1943] (Item)

Operations Letter No. 128, Office of Civilian Defense, Washington, D.C., May 15, 1943. Provides information about how to protect against war gas.

[Air Raid Warden incident report booklet, circa 1940s] (Item)

Air Raid Warden incident report booklet, circa 1940s. Contains multiple blank forms.

Civilian Defense Index [Booklet, circa 1940s] (Item)

Booklet, "Civilian Defense Index," compliments of Montgomery Fuel, circa 1940s. Contains information on air raid precautions, including blackouts, bombs, and gas attacks, as well as basic first aid tips.

[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.