March 17th, 2008 @ 12:49 am by Cliffe | Sorted Photo Exposure
Tim Ellis of the
Seattle Bubble Blog sent me this quaint Cold War-era Seattle Civil Defense Manual circa 1951 explaining how exactly to survive an atomic bomb. Specifics include how to build your own personal bomb shelter, tips for the aftermath of a blast (”wait at least one hour to give lingering radiation some chance to die down!”), which areas/landmarks would be hit first (no harshing on Tacoma and Everett!), how it kills you, and more. The pamphlet is rounded out with a long list of “subversive organizations” from the House Un-American Activities Committee. I don’t see France on the list. We can start mining the rich irony in the comments. How many modern day parallels can YOU draw? Thanks for sending this in, Tim.
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Seattle Civil Defense Manual including “The Atom Bomb And Your Survival,” 1951. Page 1.
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Seattle Civil Defense Manual including “The Atom Bomb And Your Survival,” 1951. Page 2.
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Seattle Civil Defense Manual including “The Atom Bomb And Your Survival,” 1951. Page 3.
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Seattle Civil Defense Manual including “The Atom Bomb And Your Survival,” 1951. Page 4.
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Seattle Civil Defense Manual including “The Atom Bomb And Your Survival,” 1951. Page 5.
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Seattle Civil Defense Manual including “The Atom Bomb And Your Survival,” 1951. Page 6.
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Seattle Civil Defense Manual including “The Atom Bomb And Your Survival,” 1951. Page 7.
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Seattle Civil Defense Manual including “The Atom Bomb And Your Survival,” 1951. Page 8.
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Seattle Civil Defense Manual including “The Atom Bomb And Your Survival,” 1951. Page 9.
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Seattle Civil Defense Manual including “The Atom Bomb And Your Survival,” 1951. Page 10.
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Seattle Civil Defense Manual including “The Atom Bomb And Your Survival,” 1951. Page 11.
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Seattle Civil Defense Manual including “The Atom Bomb And Your Survival,” 1951. Page 12.
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Seattle Civil Defense Manual including “The Atom Bomb And Your Survival,” 1951. Page 13.
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Seattle Civil Defense Manual including “The Atom Bomb And Your Survival,” 1951. Page 14.
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Seattle Civil Defense Manual including “The Atom Bomb And Your Survival,” 1951. Page 15.
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Seattle Civil Defense Manual including “The Atom Bomb And Your Survival,” 1951. Page 17.
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Seattle Civil Defense Manual including “The Atom Bomb And Your Survival,” 1951. Page 19.
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Seattle Civil Defense Manual including “The Atom Bomb And Your Survival,” 1951. Page 20.
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Seattle Civil Defense Manual including “The Atom Bomb And Your Survival,” 1951. Page 21.
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March 17th, 2008 @ 8:14 am
I always knew those Commies wanted to nuke the Ballard fishing fleet…
March 17th, 2008 @ 3:03 pm
I love Cold War propaganda! They are always great for a good laugh.
March 17th, 2008 @ 6:01 pm
amazing find! great to have on hand, just in case
March 17th, 2008 @ 6:55 pm
This is awesome! And hey, it might have been propaganda, but the fears were very real… Cliffe, would you like to see a map of evacuation routes? I have one somewhere and could scan it…..
March 18th, 2008 @ 11:05 pm
Odd..it’s not where I thought it was. Perhaps I only ever saw it at the MOHAI Library. Darn!
March 19th, 2008 @ 11:44 am
I’d love to see it. Let us know if you find it.
Cliffe
March 19th, 2008 @ 3:04 pm
Hey, look, the ACLU hadn’t made it on The Enemies from Within list yet.
March 24th, 2008 @ 3:28 pm
Great find.
You can still see fallout shelter signs all over downtown. The one I’ve been inside of (I believe it’s Xplore Fitness) certainly doesn’t have a fallout shelter anymore. But I wonder if any of the shelters are still in working order.
March 25th, 2008 @ 9:17 pm
I’m glad the US of A has staid the course and not given into these commie bastards. Make no mistake, Fidel (commie), Bin Laden (commie/muslim), and Saddam (commie/dictator) lunched together and they hate America, just like the Liberals do.
May 13th, 2008 @ 11:27 am
Actually bin Laden would be a fascist, not a communist…he’s a right wing extremist not a left wing extremist. But I do agree with Chloe that many who call themselves liberals are actually communists. A true liberal loves America and capitalism and individual LIBERTY (hence the word liberal). But if they are against corporations etc., that’s not a liberal, that’s a communist.
–Brian (a moderate liberal)
May 13th, 2008 @ 1:11 pm
Brian: Chloe was being sarcastic.
Cliffe
August 15th, 2008 @ 9:06 am
I find it incredible that a lot of comments on this poo-poo the real threats we faced then and still do now. as if Kruschev wasn’t an insane and very dangerous drunk with his finger on the nuclear button. Only in Seattle and San Fransico will you find such tepid, childish remarks. It really is striking.
August 25th, 2009 @ 9:18 am
I found something similar to this when my wife and I were remodeling our kitchen in our first house. It was dated around early to mid 50’s. It was more of a tri-fold pamphlet. With the “Ground Zero” clearly mark. And evacuation routes and where to meet. Very Cool!!! Still have it today. I had found it….maybe 1987??
I also found a Superman photo from that same era. With the “Thanks for watching” autograph by George Reeves.
EVEN COOLER!!!!