Firefighters in breathing equipment
- Made:
- 1938-12-30 in United Kingdom
- photographer:
- Edward George Malindine
A photograph of two fire fighters wearing breathing equipment, taken by Malindine for the Daily Herald newspaper on 30 December, 1938.
A photograph of two fire fighters wearing breathing equipment, taken in December 1938 by Edward G Malindine for the Daily Herald.
The two members of the London Fire Brigade are shown wearing different types of breathing equipment. The man on the left wears the oxygen-type breathing system used at the time. The man on the right is wearing a French system working using compressed air.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Collection:
- Daily Herald Archive
- Object Number:
- 1983-5236/G06556
- Materials:
- paper
- type:
- gelatin silver print and photograph
- copyright:
- National Science and Media Museum
