SummaryCaption: "Guards lighting system--The Consolidated Edison Company has installed 78 emergency cabinets near the roofs of its buildings in the city to be used in fighting fires caused by incendiary bombs. The cabinet contains: (A) two asbestos blankets; (B) two metal supar scoops, wrecking bar, sledge hammer, [and] five bags of sand; (C) one block and fall and 200 feet of rope; (D) two pairs asbestoss gloves; (E) two long-handled square shovels [not pictured]; (F) atwo pairs safety goggles; (G) three water pails [pictured, but not lettered on image]; (I) two helmets; (J) two emergency lights [and] a large first aid kit, and (K) one stirrup pump."
NoteTitle from caption on verso. Cropped and retouched. On verso: date stamped: Jan. 20, 1942.
Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
SubjectConsolidated Edison Company of New York, inc ; Electric utilities -- New York (State) -- New York ; Fire extinction -- Equipment and supplies -- New York (State) -- New York
Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
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