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June 21, 2011 10:40 pm PDT
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The history of fallout shelter signs
Photo:Michael Rosenstein Bill Geerhart has published a history of fallout shelter signs, the oft-faded Cold War relics still to be seen nationwide. Beginning in 1961, this ubiquitous yellow and black sign with inverted triangular shapes began showing up on and in structures across the United States. The purpose of the sign was to alert the citizenry that space had been identified by the government for public shelter in the event of a nuclear attack. Walk around any major American city today and you will still be able to see at least a few rusty Fallout Shelter Signs attached to buildings of a certain vintage. These distinctive metallic, reflective signs remain the most durable--literally and figuratively--symbol of the Cold War. But how did the sign come to be and who exactly was responsible for its creation? An indelible cold war symbol: the complete history of the fallout shelter sign [Conelrad. Submitted by M.R.]...Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/GTXv13fITrY/the-history-of-fallo.html
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