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Gary Urbanowicz, a New York City Fire Department Historian submitted some photos of two of the Ambulances that were assigned to the New York World's Fair.
The Fair had six fully-equipped and staffed first aid stations, five ambulances and a truck with a portable X-ray machine.
Quote taken from Bloomberg: Read the article:" Deadly 1939 World's Fair Bomb Remains Unsolved", by By Lewis Lapham (Saturday, June 26, 2004).
New York City detectives Joe Lynch and Freddy Socha were assigned to the Bomb and Forgery Squad just before the opening of the 1939 World's Fair. ... An electrician saw an unfamiliar overnight bag in the control room of the British Pavilion, heard ticking and brought it to his boss. Not knowing what to do, they took the bag and walked through the crowded building in search of the head of security, who was standing guard over the Magna Carta. He called the police and carried the bag outside.
When Lynch and Socha arrived, following procedure, they cut open the bag. The resulting explosion killed them both instantly and injured many others.
Brian McGuckin sent in three photos of his mother, Margaret Fleming who worked as a nurse at the Fair.
Margaret Fleming with an unidentified
ambulance driver.
When Brian asked his mother why she was bending over the detective she replied, "I was saying a prayer for him."
A family member removed the ID photo.
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