Sign, Fallout Shelter

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Sign, Fallout Shelter

Entry/Object ID

76.10.2

Description

Fallout Shelter Sign. Material: metal. Size: 10" x 14". Description: yellow and black reflective paint on steel; yellow triangle pattern on black circle with yellow background; printed below graphic: Fallout Shelter; printed at bottom: DOD FS No. 2 (Not to be reproduced or used without Department of Defense permission).

Context

In the 1950s and 1960s these signs were posted on the exteriors of buildings with shelters for use in case of an atomic bomb attack. The Fallout Shelter Sign Posting Handbook lists the FS 2 as an interior sign.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Sign, Fallout Shelter

Class

Visual Communication T & E

Category

Tools & Eq for Communication

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

January 12, 2011

Update Date

November 21, 2024