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Picture No 12688944
Date 1939
Description Decontaminator in full uniform, September 1939
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A London decontaminator in an anti-gas protective suit. As a result of fears of chemical warfare in the early stages of the Second World War, decontaminators were posted to ensure the safety of civilians in the event of a gas attack and to deal with the cleansing of clothes and other objects in the aftermath.
Source Unattributed photographer in ‘The Sphere’, 30 September 1939, page 503
Credit © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
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