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Plywood Bomb Shelter

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Title

Plywood Bomb Shelter
Handbook: Fallout Protection. What to Know and Do About Nuclear Attack.

Description

"This backyard plywood shelter can be built partially above ground and mounded over with earth, or be built totally below ground level. A gravel drain under the shelter and a ditch outside help keep it dry. The family blocks the entrance with sandbags after entering the shelter."

Creator

Department of Defense, Office of Civil Defense.

Publisher

Department of Defense, Office of Civil Defense.

Date

December 1961.

Format

Stylized color drawing. Handbook.

Language

eng

Identifier

3041

Citation

Department of Defense, Office of Civil Defense., “Plywood Bomb Shelter,” Special Collections & Archives Research Center, accessed December 22, 2024, http://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/omeka/items/show/1536.