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Fairfield City Council War gas attack -- self help

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09549 Author/Creator: Fairfield City Council Place Written: Fairfield, California Type: Document Date: August 1942 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 30 cm, Width: 22.5 cm Order a Copy

Instructions on how to prepare for and respond to a gas attack by Japanese forces. Chart of different kinds of gas, their smell, effects, and protection and first aid.

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