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Photograph caption dated September 1, 1954 reads "Must be firemen, too - Methods of using fire-fighting equipment are demonstrated and practiced under actual emergency conditions. Officers are receiving special instruction in atomic warfare defense techniques including how to use radiation monitoring equipment and the police officer's role in the national defense plan."; See images #00126187 through #00126194 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Los Angeles Police Academy Los Angeles (Calif.).--Police Department--Uniforms Los Angeles (Calif.).--Police Department--Officials and employees Men--California--Los Angeles Police training--California--Los Angeles Police-fire integration--California--Los Angeles Fire prevention--California--Los Angeles Fire extinction--Study and teaching--California--Los Angeles Fire extinction--California--Los Angeles Fire extinguishers--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles (Calif.) Elysian Park (Los Angeles, Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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