1920s
Fire Drill

Artist	Unknown
Publisher	Unknown
Medium	Gelatin Silver Print
Period	Taisho
Location	Outside
Image No.	70201-0006
Purchase	Digital File
Author	Kjeld Duits

A rare view of firemen drilling with mechanized pumps at what appears to be a factory.

Published April 13, 2009
Updated December 2, 2021 2:46 PM

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Duits, Kjeld (December 2, 2021). 1920s: Fire Drill, OLD PHOTOS of JAPAN. Retrieved on October 25, 2025 (GMT) from https://www.oldphotosjapan.com/photos/390/fire-drill

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