[France, 1940]: Gas Masks for the Children"" – Antique Print
![[France, 1940]: Gas Masks for the Children"", [1940] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/23/239480a26c7e-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: [France, 1940]: Gas Masks for the Children"", preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[France, 1940]: Gas Masks for the Children""
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Children in France are shown being fitted with gas masks in 1940, a scene that reflected the fear of chemical attack in the early months of the war. After France entered the war in September 1939, civilians were issued masks, and special versions were made for the youngest children, who were enclosed in a sealed hood or bag. The photograph is by Thérèse Bonney, an American photographer who documented wartime Europe, and it was used as an exhibition print for the exhibition *War Comes to the People*.
| Created / published | [1940] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Photo by Threse Bonney. No. 18B. Exhibition prints used in War Comes to the People." Bonney Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified |
| Subjects | old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ph. Ind.; War; France--Hist.--1940; WWII--France; Stores; Gas Masks." |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,276 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-141285 |
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