"One doctor devoted himself to administering soothing treatment to firemen whose throats were irritated by smoke."

"This is one of hundreds who watched Labor Day fire until the bitter end, about 7 in the morning."

"The water tower working into a three - alarm fire at Broadway and 10th St. last week also showered on Smokey, the Dalmation that answers calls with Hook and Ladder 20."

"His coat is removed and a cap placed on his head for warmth, Lt. Luderman continues to receive inhalator treatment. Boots, Fire Department mascot (a dog), stands-by anxiously"

"All the firemen were revived. This woman prayed in a tenement doorway."

A Fireman's Holiday

"Over come by smoke from a Brooklyn warehouse fire, this fireman is assisted to ambulance. One died in line of duty."

Rescue operation III

[Firefighters carrying dead body, Brooklyn]

[Man with radio]

[Woman walking on sidewalk at night holding a suitcase]

A department store Santa Claus was saved... including his whiskers

[Wartime ban on pleasure driving empties nightclub street, New York]

"War time New York: Pleasure Driving Ban Raises Crop of Windshield Excuses"

"War Time New York: Air Raid Wardens Rib Themselves in Free Show"

"War Time New York: Air Raid Wardens Rib Themselves in Free Show"

"War Time New York: Air Raid Wardens Rib Themselves in Free Show"

[Wartime rationing: stocking up on secondhand shoes, New York]

"Boy from the Richelieu meets girl at the Stage Door Canteen"

"Boy from the Richelieu meets girl at the Stage Door Canteen"

[Crowds respond to air raid drill, Times Square, New York]

"The surprise air raid drill early yesterday morning caught even air raid wardens off guard."

[Wartime rationing: retail butchers await arrival of meat, Brooklyn]

"....retail butchers lined up at Ft. Greene Market, Brooklyn, in the early dawn, hoping for a little meat to sell from their shops."