Biological Testing of the Civilian Protective Mask Using Children of Service Men, 1960

Help us caption and translate this video on : Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Army. U.S. Army Materiel Command. U.S. Army Munitions Command. Edgewood Arsenal. (08/01/1962 - 1971) (Most Recent) Series : Motion Picture Films on the U.S. Military's Chemical and Biological Warfare Program, compiled 1944 - 1971 Record Group 175: Records of the Chemical Warfare Service, 1917 - 1994 Production Date: 1960? Access Restriction(s): Unrestricted Use Restriction(s): Restricted - Possibly Note: Some or all of this material may be restricted by copyright or other intellectual property rights restrictions. Scope & Content: This film documents testing of civilian protective masks on children. First, the footage shows children's heads as they were measured to ensure an appropriate fit for the mask. Second, banana oil was used to check that the masks did not allow leaks. Third, children were placed in a chamber where an aerosol spray of the microbial organisms were released. The masks were then tested for traces of leakage. Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RD-DC-M), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001 Phone: 301-837-3540, Fax: 301-837-3620, Email: mopix@ National Archives Identifier: 2123747 Local Identifier: