Family Fallout Shelters
1955
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Shots in this film include: a Civil Defense official making a speech at the entrance of shelter, then cutting a ribbon and entering the shelter followed by officials and visitors; living quarters and supplies in the underground shelter; models of various types of underground shelters; people entering and leaving a model home; a sign with an arrow to "Family Fallout Shelter"; a mound of earth behind a model house, an underground shelter; air vents; atom bomb bursts, and mushroom and cloud formations.
You can also watch this video in our main National Archives online catalog. This film was identified by teachers in our 2015 Primarily Teaching online workshop.
You can also watch this video in our main National Archives online catalog. This film was identified by teachers in our 2015 Primarily Teaching online workshop.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer.
National Archives Identifier: 29790
Full Citation: Motion Picture 111-LC-48651; Family Fallout Shelters; Etc.; 1955; Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection, 1964 - 1980; Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Record Group 111; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/family-fallout-shelters, April 25, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.