Russian Cossack of the Red Army in a gas mask, USSR, November, 1938
Tag: Gas Masks
Under the Mistletoe
I found this photo back in May, but didn’t want to post it at that time. Unfortunately it’s still relevant eight months later.
Family Portrait, 1940
Unsure of date, though two sources attribute it to 1940, so I’ll go with that.
Spicy Adventure Stories, Dec, 1940
Spicy Adventure Stories, December 1940, Cover by H.L. Parkhurst
Nuns in Gas Masks
I can’t validate the authenticity of either of these photos, though the lack of any origin OR copyright status do make it seem they are authentic.
Chief Staya Wayfrome
Unknown date, subject or photographer
National Puppy Day!
Its National Puppy Day, so here’s a dog from WW1 wearing a gas mask
Gas Masks and the Press
At no time in my life did I ever expect the tag “Gas Masks” to be relevant…
Press photographers with protective masks during a disaster exercise in Falfield, England, 1937
Finnish Civil Protection, 1939
Danger threatens from the air!
All citizens join civil protection work
Leap-frog & Gas Masks, 1934
Able seamen at the Royal Navy Anti-Gas School at Tipnor, Portsmouth play leapfrog wearing gas masks, to accustom them to carrying out strenuous tasks in respirators. January 22, 1934.
Photo by William Vanderson