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Civil defense

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1965-05-12

Location Note

Cheney Transit Negatives

GUSN

GUSN-195143

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Description

This image shows the loading of Civil Defense boxes of emergency hospital supplies. The label of the box on the man's shoulder indicates that it contains cotton balls.

Details

Descriptive Terms

trains (vehicle groupings)
boxes (containers)
men (male humans)
labor
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID tra00020
AccessID 464
Other identifier HNEDID-tra00020

Physical Description

1 photograph

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Reference Code

PC017.02.TMP.023

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Other Organizations

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Cheney Transit Negatives

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