A fireman as well as a policeman. Washington, D.C., Aug 6. Sergt. J.B. Lanham, of the Justice Department Guards, examines a new type of fire extinguisher cartridge, the cartridge is filled with carbon dioxide gas, the contents of this extinguisher will last indefinately until used, the guards that t
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"A fireman as well as a policeman. Washington, D.C., Aug 6. Sergt. J.B. Lanham, of the Justice Department Guards, examines a new type of fire extinguisher cartridge, the cartridge is filled with carbon dioxide gas, the contents of this extinguisher will last indefinately until used, the guards that t" (1937). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_fireman_as_well_as_a_policeman._Washington,_D.C.,_Aug_6._Sergt._J.B._Lanham,_of_the_Justice_Department_Guards,_examines_a_new_type_of_fire_extinguisher_cartridge,_the_cartridge_is_filled_LCCN2016872129.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 270448.
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