Family Shelter Designs

Publication

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Family Shelter Designs

Entry/Object ID

55.24.27

Secondary Title

Instructions for building eight types of family fallout shelters.

Description

Family Fallout Shelter Plans. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" x 10 1/2". The image depicts a cover page from a 1962 document by the Department of Defense and the Office of Civil Defense titled "Family Shelter Designs." The page features the department's seal and bold black text. Underneath the title, there are simple illustrations of a square, circle, and a right triangle, each with arrows indicating measurements. The page number is labeled as "H-7." The overall design has a vintage and utilitarian aesthetic, typical of official government publications from that era. 30 pages, illustrated.

Context

The Department of Defense, Office of Civil Defense conclusions: "The shelter were designed for construction in backyards and basements, and for use by families who do not have access to community shelters or who prefer that their shelters be at their homes."

Cataloged By

Pfen

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Pamphlet, Instruction

Class

Documentary Artifact

Category

Communication Artifacts

Publication Details

Publication Type

Pamphlet

Publisher

Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Washington, D. C.

Date Published

1962

Copyright

Copyright Date

1959

Create Date

October 28, 2025

Update Date

October 28, 2025