#1 on my bucket list. Finally crossed out Alcatraz. Love that place. I cried. Shh
Indians Welcome. Photo by Alan Copeland for an Earth Times article on the 1969 occupation of Alcatraz Island by the group Indians of All Tribes.
Read the article here
German medic in early-WWI gas mask
The first “masks” to protect against the deadly gasses such as chlorine (as they could actually result in fatalities, unlike the earliest gasses, which were only lachrymatory agents), were no more than damp cloths placed over the nose and mouth. It was believed that dampening the cloths with concentrated urine was more effective than simple water.
As the war went on, masks naturally got better, and easier to put on, so the effectiveness of gas weapons decreased significantly.
ETA: Forgot to mention what this guy was using. This is a gauze pad that was issued by the Germans shortly after they began using chlorine gas against the Entente power. It was filled with cotton waste, and was soaked in a bicarbonate solution. The tank and filter the medic carries are a basic oxygen tank and delivery system, but it couldn’t be used at the same time as the filtering mask.
