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Metadata
Title |
"What School Teachers and Pupils Should Do During An Air Raid", 1942 |
Object Name |
Poster |
Scope & Content |
"What School Teachers and Pupils Should Do During An Air Raid", 1942. These are emergency instructions to schools of what they should do if an air raid attack happens in their area. Dimensions: 15 x 11. |
Date |
1942 |
Creator |
U.S. Office of Civilian Defense |
Catalog Number |
1982.193.008 |
Extent of Description |
1-Poster |
Collection |
Archival Collection |
Notes |
"All schools conducted air raid drills and alerts. America was not actually attacked, but everyone had seen newsreels of Japanese bombing raids on Chimese cities (especially Shangahi) and German bombing of European cities (Warsaw, Rotterdam, London, and other English cities). If the War had lasted longer, the Germans would have also targeted American cities. At school children line-up and dutifully followed their teacher into the hallway and sat down against the wall. Often mothers volunteered to help at school as School Defense Aids (SDAs). Some parents would also practice air raid drills at home. Families would hide underneath kitchen or dining room tables. The Government advised each family to have an emergency supplies for possible air raids. These supplies included blankets, candles, matches, canned foods and water. After the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, there was great fear in California of a follow-up air raid along the west coast. The lights from east coast cities proved very useful in silhouetting ships for German U-boats. Strict black out regulations were introduced. Children often helped their families to inspect the blackout curtains to make sure that they were properly in place each night." [http://histclo.com/country/us/chron/940/ww2/sch/w2s-ard.html 5/18/2017] |
Search Terms |
Civil Defense Civilian Defense Civilian Protection Poster Posters World War II World War Two |
Subjects |
Air raid drills Civil defense Posters Schools War World War II |
Credit line |
SMCHA Collection |