Comments on: Seventy-two gas masks http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/ Airpower and British society, 1908-1941 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:15:39 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Brett Holman http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/comment-page-1/#comment-118877 Brett Holman Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:29:06 +0000 http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/#comment-118877 And a version of the baby 'gas bag' appears in the <em>Daily Mirror</em>, 15 May 1935, 7. The caption is: <blockquote>A child inside a special gas-protection bag, and its parents fitted with gas-masks, during an anti-gas demonstration in Paris.</blockquote> And a version of the baby ‘gas bag’ appears in the Daily Mirror, 15 May 1935, 7. The caption is:

A child inside a special gas-protection bag, and its parents fitted with gas-masks, during an anti-gas demonstration in Paris.

]]> By: J Ptak http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/comment-page-1/#comment-115089 J Ptak Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:40:48 +0000 http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/#comment-115089 Excellent--thanks. Excellent–thanks.

]]> By: Brett Holman http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/comment-page-1/#comment-115088 Brett Holman Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:04:32 +0000 http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/#comment-115088 I can now provide some context for the top two photos (which are actually two halves of the same photo). A differently-cropped version appears in the <em>News Chronicle</em>, 22 May 1935, with the following caption: <blockquote>FASHIONS -- OF WAR! A few of the 750 Red Cross V.A.D's., many of them business girls, who are receiving anti-gas instruction at Northwood Park, Sparsholt, near Winchester, wearing their gas masks</blockquote> I can now provide some context for the top two photos (which are actually two halves of the same photo). A differently-cropped version appears in the News Chronicle, 22 May 1935, with the following caption:

FASHIONS — OF WAR! A few of the 750 Red Cross V.A.D’s., many of them business girls, who are receiving anti-gas instruction at Northwood Park, Sparsholt, near Winchester, wearing their gas masks

]]> By: rayner http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/comment-page-1/#comment-108225 rayner Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:35:13 +0000 http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/#comment-108225 YES. YES.

]]> By: jose http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/comment-page-1/#comment-97208 jose Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:09:12 +0000 http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/#comment-97208 dats dope the people are all deep redy to go bombming even the horses r 2 dats dope the people are all deep redy to go bombming even the horses r 2

]]> By: lozzie http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/comment-page-1/#comment-96178 lozzie Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:34:20 +0000 http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/#comment-96178 BLOOMING NORA BLOOMING NORA

]]> By: lozzie http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/comment-page-1/#comment-96177 lozzie Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:33:51 +0000 http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/#comment-96177 i love horses but putting something like that on them was just sad. mmmm........... :) i love horses but putting something like that on them was just sad.
mmmm……….. :)

]]> By: lozzie http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/comment-page-1/#comment-96176 lozzie Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:32:01 +0000 http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/#comment-96176 the aileans have invaded!!! lol the aileans have invaded!!! lol

]]> By: Totalitarian Art - World War II Forums http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/comment-page-1/#comment-78750 Totalitarian Art - World War II Forums Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:46:01 +0000 http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/#comment-78750 [...] camp, so no fear there too! As for your pic, look at here, they do look sinister, don't they?: Airminded ? Seventy-two gas masks Since when was Britain Totalitarian? __________________ No Rest for the [...] [...] camp, so no fear there too! As for your pic, look at here, they do look sinister, don’t they?: Airminded ? Seventy-two gas masks Since when was Britain Totalitarian? __________________ No Rest for the [...]

]]> By: steph http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/comment-page-1/#comment-77273 steph Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:23:10 +0000 http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/#comment-77273 poor horse..... poor horse…..

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