atlasobscura:Object of Intrigue: Mickey Mouse Gas Mask To turn preparing for chemical warfare into
atlasobscura: Object of Intrigue: Mickey Mouse Gas Mask To turn preparing for chemical warfare into a game for children c. 194245th Infantry Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma With the brutal potential of World War II for chemical warfare on American soil, an intriguing approach was taken to get children to wear their terrifying gas masks. With the approval of Walt Disney himself, the Mickey Mouse gas mask was imagined in 1942. Keep reading on how this hellish contraption came into being… -- source link
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