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Nurses use fire extinguishers

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Call NumberX-28562Date1950-1960SummaryA nurse practices with a fire extinguisher on a controlled fire in a parking lot at Denver General Hospital in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A group of observers, firemen, and African American (Black) and white nurses look on. A firefighter helps a young African American (Black) man extinguish a fire. A truck with a painted sign reading: "Be Fire Safe" is parked nearby.Physical Description1 photographic print : black-and-white ; 21 x 26 cm (8 x 10 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDenver General Hospital--PeopleAfrican Americans--Women--Colorado--DenverDenver (Colo.)Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)Fire extinguishers--Colorado--DenverFire fighters--Colorado--DenverFire fighting--Colorado--DenverNurses--Colorado--DenverParking lots--Colorado--DenverGeographic AreaDenver (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710028562Type of MaterialPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsDigital Version Created FromColorado Training School for Nurses, D.G.H. Mss. Collection.NotesTitle supplied. R7100285627

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