Office Of Civilian Defense NATIONAL EXPO NEW ORLEANS SCRAPBOOK 1942 ONLY ONE

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ONE OF A KIND SCRAPBOOK
FOR THE
NATIONAL CIVILIAN DEFENSE EXPOSITION
MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM
FEBRUARY 22, 1942
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
FIRST OF ITS KIND
USED AS AN EXAMPLE BY CITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY
THE BOOK WAS MADE UP FOR THE ORGANIZER
MYLES FRANCIS BYRNS, DIED NOVEMBER 7, 1956
SAFETY DIRECTOR OF YELLOW CAB
HARDBOUND IN RED COVERS
ONLY ISSUE IS THE AGE HAS YELLOWED THE NEWSPAPERS
CONTENTS:
THIRTY PAGES:
1) THREE NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS, SPEAKERS
2) TWO CLIPPINGS NEWS RELEASES
3) 6 1/2" X 10" B/W GLOSSY PHOTO NEW ORLEANS POLICE CAPTAINS (I THINK)
4) CLIPPING: PROCLAMATION BY MAYOR MAESTRI, ENVELOPE
"NATIONAL ANNUAL SOUTHERN SAFETY CONFERNCE" BACK SIDE
5) CLIPPING: PRESS RELEASE; 4 1/2" X 3 1/2" CARD APPOINTING HOLDER TO THE RECEPTION COMMITTEE, TUXEDO REQ'D
6) CLIPPING: SAFETY EVENTS TABLEAUX SET NEXT SUNDAY; CLIPPING? PROGRAM OF EVENTS
7) 8 X 10 PUBLIC HANDOUT PROMOTING "HEAR, SEE, LEARN, HELP - ACTION, THRILLS MORE
8) TWO CLIPPINGS "VARIOUS WAR AGENCIES TO BE EXPLAINED" + "MARINES TO PUT ON BIG
SHOW HERE" + 5 1/2" X 4 1/2" CARD INVITATION AND A 4 1/2" X 3 1/4" ADMIT ONE TO THE             STAGE PASS
9) CITY OF NEW ORLEANS 5 1/2" X 6 1/2" CARD RSVP INVITATION; CLIPPING: SPEAKER                 ARRIVES
10) CLIPPING: REHEARSAL FOR WAR SCHEDULED TONIGHT; PROGRAM COLOR COVER, EVENTS ARE SHOWN IN PHOTO
11) LARGE CLIPPING AD INVITING PUBLIC
12) FULL PAGE CLIPPING AD INVITING PUBLIC, PHOTO
13) 8 X 10 GLOSSY PHOTO OF THE STAGE
14) 8 X 10 GLOSSY PHOTO  OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE DEMONSTRATING  MANEUVERS
15) 8 X 10 GLOSSY PHOTO DIGNITARIES ON STAGE
16) 8 X 10 GLOSSY PHOTO OF THE HIGH SCHOOL BAND PERFORMANCE
17) 8 X 10 GLOSSY PHOTO OF EXTINGUISHING INCENDIARY BOMB, USED IN NEWSPAPER STORY
18) 8 X 10 GLOSSY PHOTO OF VARIOUS U.S. BOMBS
19) 8 X 10 GLOSSY PHOTO OF PRETTY YOUNG LADIES, ONE IN SAILOR DRESS
20) 8 X 10 GLOSSY PHOTO OF COMPLETE STAGE AND BACKDROP, DEMONSTRATION ON FLOOR
21) TWO CLIPPINGS: SOUTHERN SAFETY CONFERENCE + ORLEANIANS TOLD HOW TO FIGHT ON CIVILIAN FRONTS
22) CLIPPING: PHOTO OF THE INCENDIARY BOMB DEMONSTRATION AND PAGE TWO OF THE STORY FROM 19
23) TWO CLIPPINGS:  ACCIDENTS COST AMERICA MORE IN LIVES, INJURIES, MONEY THAN ALL WARS; AIR RAID DEMONSTRATION
24) 8 X 10 GLOSSY PHOTO NEW ORLEANS SCOUT TROOP
25) TWO CLIPPINGS: SAFETY STRESSED AS NECESSARY TO GAIN U.S. VICTORY; N.O. AS POTENTIAL A TARGET AS LONDON WAS IN '38, GROUP TOLD
26) TWO CLIPPINGS: BIG INCREASE IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN 1942 FEARED (due to rubber rationing); EXPERT SHOW HOW TO MEET DANGERS
27) 8 X 10 GLOSSY PHOTO: SCOUTS SHOW WAR TIME CAMPING "V"
28) 8 X 10 GLOSSY PHOTO GROUP OF YOUNG LADIES ALL IN WHITE UNIFORMS
29) WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM TO MR. BYRNS FROM THE SPEAKER, W.H. CAMERON, REQUESTING 50-100 COPIES OF THE PROGRAM TO SEND TO CITIES TO DUPLICATE THE EXPO
30) LETTER TO THE NEGRO LIAISON COMMITTEE THANKING THEM FOR THEIR VALUABLE AID AND ASSISTANCE AND THE INSPIRATION WHICH THEY WERE TO THEM