Gallery: This Is Where Americans Planned to Spend the Nuclear Holocaust
Jeanine Michna-Bales01Emergency Phones | Presidential Seal
President John F. Kennedy Atomic Bomb Shelter and Command Post; Peanut Island, FL.
Jeanine Michna-Bales02Incoming Telegram: DEFCON 3 Established | Bunk Beds and Lockers
Declassified Department of State Report. President John F. Kennedy Atmoic Bomb Shelter and Command Post; Peanut Island, FL.
Jeanine Michna-Bales03Kitchenette | Purj
Private Shelter; Dallas, TX
Jeanine Michna-Bales04Blast Door | Gas Mask
Dallas Civil Defense Emergency Operations Center; Dallas, TX. Jacksonville Civil Defense Emergency Operations CEnter; Jacksonville, FL.
Jeanine Michna-Bales05Ham Radio | Telegram: ‘Act of War’
Declassified CIA Information Report. President John F. Kennedy Atmoic Bomb Shelter and Command Post; Peanut Island, FL.
Jeanine Michna-Bales06Fallout Shower | All Purpose Survival Crackers
Dallas Civil Defense Emergency Operations Center; Dallas, TX. President John F. Kennedy Atmoic Bomb Shelter and Command Post; Peanut Island, FL.
Jeanine Michna-Bales07Sleeping Cots and Chair | Home Fallout Shelter Ad
Private Shelter; Dallas, TX.
Jeanine Michna-Bales08Mezzanine Ladder | Pantry
AT&T Underground Coaxial Cable Station; Ft. Pierce, FL.
Jeanine Michna-Bales09Entrance | Folding Ladder
Private Shelter; Dallas, TX.
Jeanine Michna-Bales10Engine Room | Nuclear Radiation
Dallas Civil Defense Emergency Operations Center; Dallas, TX. Graph from ‘Theoretical Consquences of a Hypothetical Nuclear Bombing of the Dallas-Ft. Worth Area, 1963.’
Jeanine Michna-Bales11Breaker Box | Alarm Control Panel
AT&T Underground Coaxial Cable Station; Ft. Pierce, FL.
Jeanine Michna-Bales12Civil Defense Communicator
Jacksonville Civil Defense Emergency Operations Center; Jacksonville, FL.
Jeanine Michna-Bales13Sector Boards
Dallas Civil Defense Emergency Operations Center; Dallas, TX.
Jeanine Michna-Bales14Entrance Stairs | Hallway
Dallas Civil Defense Emergency Operations Center; Dallas, TX.
Jeanine Michna-Bales15Switching Room
AT&T Underground Coaxial Cable Station; Ft. Pierce, FL.
Jeanine Michna-Bales16Fallout Exposure Calculator
Dallas Civil Defense Emergency Operations Center; Dallas, TX. Graph from ‘Theoretical Consquences of a Hypothetical Nuclear Bombing of the Dallas-Ft. Worth Area, 1963.’
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