SINGAPORE CITIZENS READY FOR JAP BOMBERS, 12/16/41 SINGAPORE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS-A make shift evacuee village, one of several built inland near Singapore, to receive coastal citizens, when and if the Singapore Island is bombed by Japanese planes. 30 caliber machine guns and a bomb load of 3,300 pounds. This Bomber has an endurance of 10 hours, carries four. Japanese Wings Over the Pacific, 12/15/41 Washington – To Army and civilian observers in the Pacific area this may be a familiar sight by now: It’s a heavy Japanese Bomber in three silhouette views, and is included in a pamphlet issued by the Navy Department for the information of Civilian Defense Personnel. Yesterday British and Malayan troops fought Japanese on the beaches of Malaya, some 200 miles North of Singapore. They’re Fighting for Britain, 12/11/41 Malaya – Men of a battalion of the Gordon Highlanders carry out construction work in the tropical jungle. Directly in the background can be seen the World’s Tallest Building – The Empire State Bldg. The alarm was shortlived, however, the all clear being announced within a few moments. Office workers, having just arrived at their place of employment in midtown, scampered to the window and peered skyward, looking for enemy planes. 10) air raid sirens started blowing in this city. LOOKING FOR INVADERS, 12/10/41 NEW YORK – This morning (Dec. The English censor’s caption on the photo remarks, “The work is said to be as good and to be proceeding even quicker than under normal conditions with men worker.” Credit: ACME England’s acute shortage of manpower has caused officials to ask women to volunteer for this work. Women’s Pick and Shovel Gang Lays Power Cable, 12/9/41 Southern England – Women swing picks and heft shovels, digging trenches and laying a power cable at a Southern Railway Depot in England. 9 after “phony” report of enemy planes off Atlantic Coast had sent coastal defenses into swift action. – Crowd gathers around air raid warden (center, without hat) to discuss first air raid warning in history of New York City, in Times Square, Dec. Credit: OWI Radiophoto from ACME ĬROWDS IN TIMES SQUARE DISCUSS “AIR RAID”, 12/9/41 NEW YORK, N.Y. War Department officials later said the alarm resulted from a “phony” tip. Women and children have been evacuated from Mitchell Field, which made it necessary to keep these youngsters in school while others were sent home in orderly manner. SCHOOL BASEMENT “SHELTER” FOR CHILDREN, 12/9/41 HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.: These youngsters, principally children of non-commissioned officers at Mitchell Field, were herded into the basement of the Washington School, Washington Street and Van Cott Avenue, when an air raid alarm was sounded, December 9. Photo shows metropolitan police on guard at the west executive barrier (West Executive Avenue) halting a motorist, Dec. Only those on official business are permitted to enter. Traffic Routed Around White House, 12/9/41 Washington, D.C.-Streets circling the White House grounds have been blocked off and all cars seeking entrance are stopped for inspection. This picture just arrived here by Clipper. Note shells of gutted dwellings in right background. In some instances, the basements of destroyed buildings are filled with water for the same purpose, after debris is cleared away. Emergency Water Tanks Built in London, 12/9/41 LONDON, ENGLAND - Nine huge water tanks built on the sites of bomb-destroyed buildings in London, for use of firefighters, should water mains fail.
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