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Cold War Family Bomb Shelter and Preparation (1950s)

This bomb shelter is recommended by the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization as the best moderately priced protection for a family against radioactive fallout. Cost would range from $1,000 to $1,500. June 28, 1959.

“COLD WAR WEAPON SHOW” (1950’s)

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T.A. WAR COLLECTION: “Japanese Watch Bulletins as the War Starts” (1941)

“Japanese in Little Tokyo are shown watching bulletins as the war started. Here is a bulletin posted on a wall of one of the buildings. “Our people are stunned by this,” said Carl Ikamure (the man nearest the bulletin). “We can’t believe the Japanese government would order such a bombing at this time.” Similar statements […]

WAR COLLECTION: “President Johnson with Marines Bound for Vietnam War” (1968)

President Johnson shakes hands with Marines bound For Vietnam War, 1968.

WAR COLLECTION: “Corporal Missile” (1957)

US Military Truck Raising A Corporal Missile. Photo is dated 3/15/57.

POLITICAL COLLECTION: “Firing General MacArthur” (1951)

Senate Postmaster w Overflow Mail on Firing General MacArthur. Photo is dated 4/13/51.

Bomb Shelter for Family of 4-6 (1959)

JUN 28 1959 This bomb shelter is recommended by the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization as the best moderately priced protection for a family against radioactive fallout. Cost would range from $1,000 to $1,500.

Command Post (1968)

JUN 16 1968 This is a view of the Command Post, 185 below ground, in Abandoned Sidewinder Mine Civil defense co-ordinator William C. Melton, on phone, and his top aide, Phil Mull, in well-stocked shelter.

COLD WAR COLLECTION: “Red Dragon” (1967)

SEP 17 1967 William Traugh sits in the Driver’s seat of “Red Dragon,” the Mayor’s Command Car Vehicle. It would provide radio communication with all emergency agencies and is also equipped for emergency services.

Wounded Boy (1965)

JUL 14 1965 Bandage boxes are strewn on the ground at the “disaster” scene east of Brighton. “wounded” boy in stretcher is Mike Foltmer, 11, of 140 S. 5th Ave., Brighton.

Stocking the Bomb Shelters (1963)

JAN 16 1963 Shelters Are Well Stocked Jane Rademacher, left, of Highland Park, III., and Christine Taylor, right, of Dallas, Tex., aren’t part of the provisions of the civil defense fallout shelters on the University of Colorado campus. But they are helping in the effort to stock the shelters with food and medical supplies. Shelters […]

COLD WAR COLLECTION: “New Air Raid Siren Installed” (1963)

OCT 9 1963 Aurora, CO Siren Installed Aurora’s 13th civil defense siren is installed on the roof of South Junior High School at Park View Drive and Vaughn St. Present are (from left) Spencer C. Garrett, police chief; Red Miller, public works director; Ted Brewer, street superintendent; Tom Briggs, chief building inspector; Col. O. James […]

COLD WAR COLLECTION: “Plastic Wounds” (1963)

OCT 21 1963, OCT 27 1963 Crash “Victims” Sprawl out around fire Realistic plastic “wounds” were strapped to bodies.

COLD WAR COLLECTION: “Civil Defense Sanitation Kit” (1962)

COLD WAR COLLECTION: “Students During Civil Defense Drill” (1961)

NOV 21 1961 Songs Occupy Two-Hour School Drill Music teacher Betty Moorhead plays the guitar and Mary Jo Schulz sings to entertain students at the Mitchell Elementary School in Golden during a unique two-hour Civil Defense drill Monday. The students were escorted into a long basement hall after a siren sounded a simulated attack. All […]

COLD WAR COLLECTION: “Englewood Civil Defense Firemen” (1961)

NOV 1 1961 Englewood Civil Defense Firemen With Their Emergency Truck Men are (from left) Larry Nolan, Paul Newport, Charles Clemons, Fred Welsh, George E. Perrin, Mike Kelley and Lester Kelley. Atop truck is George Woodhead.

COLD WAR COLLECTION: “Disaster Victim” (1959)

MAR 22 1959 Red Cross, Civil Defense workers move “Disaster Victim” Horriet Stark, 17, of 1371 Olive St., a senior at East High, rests on stretcher before quick trip to hospital.

COLD WAR COLLECTION: “Civil Defense Building” (1958)

FEB 20 1958 One worker took time out to take this snapshot during early on the civil defense building.

COLD WAR COLLECTION: “Playing Victim” (1956)

AUG 21 1956 Gary Heinbaugh (left), who lives at the sanitarium, and Jack Pierce of 2930 S. Gilpin St., take the roles of victims with the aid of some realistic makeup.

COLD WAR COLLECTION: “Women Take Cover” (1956)

JAN 18 1956 Denver women take cover under chairs, coffee table and other furniture. After the first alert phase, the women located and doused the smoke bomb. Then, with the bridge game forgotten, they held a civil defense meeting.

COLD WAR COLLECTION: “Civil Defense Contractor and Staff” (1956)

JUL 20 1956 Lt. Gen. Henry Larsen (right, foreground), Colorado civil defense director, and his staff are at their posts in the armory at 300 Logan St., awaiting the signal to start the Colorado phase of a nation-wide civil defense test Friday morning. At 10:48, a “red” alert set off an evacuation of civil defense […]

COLD WAR COLLECTION: “Checking Inventory” (1956)

DEC 3 1956 H. S. St. Vrain, regional supply officer for the federal civil defense administration, at Sioux ordnance depot, checks a mounting inventory of emergency medical and hospital supplies.

COLD WAR COLLECTION: “Tracking Planes” (1955)

FEB 27 1955 As the controllers find and follow the tracks of flying planes, they relay information to a plotter, shown at work here, who makes a visual presentation on a vertical plotting board. In this way, the “tracks” of aircraft may be seen at a glance. Men at the table in front of the […]

COLD WAR COLLECTION: “Evacuation Caravan” (1954)

DEC 6 1954 Lt. Gen. Henry L. Larsen (left foreground), state civil defense director, gives. some instructions to driver of the lead car in caravans moving out from an auto assembly area near Brighton in Sunday’s big civil defense evacuation test. A chartered bus and about 200 private cars carried about 1,000 Denverites to Weld […]

COLD WAR COLLECTION: “Nuclear Attack Evacuation Assembly” (1955)

JUL 3 1955, A Denver fireman holds walkie-talkie while another stands at $8,700 rescue truck that is part of civil defense equipment. Fire and police departments are urged to organize for emergency operations immediately after nuclear attack.

COLD WAR COLLECTION: “Civil Defense Shelter” (1964)

1964 Civil Defense Shelter US Rubber Tire Co Chicopee Falls MA

COLD WAR COLLECTION: “Civil Defense Drill” (1957)

Civil Defense Drill. Downtown St Petersburg Florida.

COLD WAR COLLECTION: “Every Family Should Have” (1957)

DETROIT COLLECTION: “Anti-Vietnam Protest” (1967)

Detroit Michigan Anti Vietnam War Torch Parade. Photo is dated Oct 12,1967.It shows anti war protest.

COLD WAR COLLECTION: “32 Hour Stay” (1965)

Anthony J Blanchard deputy director of Cambridge Civil Defense checks simulated radio activity before Susan really 199Central st Saugus and Mrs Rita Finland 5 Kippurs path Newton Center turn in for the night daring their recent 32 hours stay in an underground shelter.

COLD WAR COLLECTION: “Explaining Emergency Procedures” (1962)

NOV 29 1962 Army Col. (ret), George Foster with, from left, the Mesdames Ira Alexander, Ben Genauer, A.M. Barmuta and Sol Kein Civil-Defense assistant director explained emergency procedures

COLD WAR COLLECTION: “Vital Information” (1969)

DEC 17 1969 Aurora Civil Defense Team Practices for Disaster In a simulated Civil Defense disaster last week, rescue teams in Aurora went to work to care for more than 160 “victims” of an explosion. At top left, Aurora firemen use the aerial ladder to check for fire in the roof of the building where […]

COLD WAR COLLECTION: “Siren Goes Up” (1967)

FEB 8 1967 Aurora’s 18th Civil Defense Siren Goes up Siren is installed at E. Mississippi Ave. and Joliet St.

COLD WAR COLLECTION: “Situation Room” (1967)

EP 17 1967 In Time of Disaster, Mayor and his Cabinet Would sit in center All emergency operations would be directed from desks facing these situation maps.

COLD WAR COLLECTION: “Fallout Shelter Water Storage” (1966)

9-11-1966 City & County Bldg. Fallout Shelter

COLD WAR COLLECTION: “‘Burn’ Victim” (1965)

JUL 7 1965, JUL 10 1965, JUL 14 1965 Dr. E. C. Duerksen (left) of Brighton Community Hospital, and nurses aide Mrs. Bethyne Werner check with “victim” Mark Gustafson, 12, of 133 S. 11th Ave., Brighton, who suffered “burns” in the disaster. Duerksen and Mrs. Werner are from Brighton. Credit: Denver Post .

COLD WAR COLLECTION: “City Master Map” (1969)

APR 2 1969 Col. Allen, center, confers with John Powell, left, and Robert Weber, Denver city aides, as they review the status of the city master map, showing all hospitals, fire stations, police stations, water districts, and telephone networks, used to tell the condition of these points.