Booklet, Official Fallout Shelter Plans
date: label: date made
content: 1962
notes: label: Description
content: The threat of a nuclear attack by the Soviet Union was an ever-present fear for Americans in the mid-20th century. This book provided plans for protecting homeowners from radioactive fallout.
topic: label: referenced
content: Nuclear weapons
label: referenced
content: Building & Architecture
label: related event
content: Cold War
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content: Political History: Political History, General History Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Louis F. Drummeter Jr.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1995.0027.01
label: catalog number
content: 1995.0027.01
label: accession number
content: 1995.0027
objectType: label: Object Name
content: pamphlet
label: Object Name
content: booklet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: black (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: red (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: yellow (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 278 mm x 217 mm x 5 mm; 10 15/16 in x 8 17/32 in x 3/16 in