Created by Britain's Ministry of Information in 1942, this film describes the "new" incendiary bombs being used by the Luftwaffe -- one that contains an explosive device that will go off a few minutes after the bomb has landed. (Presumably, this innovation was intended to kill civilian firefighters responding to the bombing.) The film also provides information about methods of defense regarding these bombs and how to put out the fires while protecting oneself against the possible...
Topics: Fire Bomb, WWII, Incendiary Bomb Battle of Britain, Air Raid Warden
Description : An Air Raid Warden Survey of 42nd Street between Folsom Boulevard and M Street. A designated Air Raid Warden created this survey during World War II. Air Raid Wardens are responsible for the safety of their neighbors and neighborhoods in case of an air raid on the city. In this survey, each house address has a list of owners and occupants. Accession Number : 1982/101/001 Publisher : Air Raid Warden -- Civil Defense Date Published : Circa 1941-1945 Dimensions : 33.5 x 19.5 in
Topics: Civilian Defense -- Civil Defense Corps -- Air Raid Warden -- Air Raid Warden Survey -- World War...
This oral history and the accompanying transcript were funded in part by a grant from The Southwestern Library Association and The National Endowment for the Humanities. Jane Stabile interviewed Mabel Craven for the Denton Public Library on Dec. 16, 1908 on the topic of World War II: on the home front. Mabel Craven was born Mabel Nabors in Antlers, Oklahoma in 1915. She married Jake Craven Jr. and they came to Denton to open up a small store called the Denton Uniform Shop. Her husband was...
Topics: Mabel Craven, Mabel Nabors, Jane Stabile, World War II, Denton Texas, local history, oral...
