Gas Alarm 1918

Sound Type: Silent
Scope & Content: British troops conduct an anti-gas drill. Warnings are sounded by strombos horns to troops in trenches. Gas masks are donned. Gassed men are carried from trenches on stretchers. Phosgene detectors are used to test the air. Trenches are cleared with Ayerton fans. Masks are taken off and rifles cleaned.

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Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964)

Series : Historical Films, compiled ca. 1914 - ca. 1936
Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985

Production Date: 1918

Other Title: Historical Film, No. 1121

Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RD-DC-M), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001
Phone: 301-837-3540, Fax: 301-837-3620, Email: mopix@nara.gov

National Archives Identifier: 24626
Local Identifier: 111-H-1121

http://research.archives.gov/description/24626

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