Nice, if low-resolution, cutaway drawing of a nuclear fallout (i.e., bomb) shelter from 1962. Source: Fallout Shelter Handbook by Chuck West. Published by Fawcett Books.
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Home Fallout Shelter, 1960
Home-based nuclear fallout shelters combined everything that magazines needed in the 1960s to attract readers: fear, home remodeling, and the opportunity for producing great cutaways. Just going into your basement during nuclear attack would decrease your chance of radioactive exposure to 10% of the exposure if you had stayed outside. By undertaking some pretty major… Continue reading Home Fallout Shelter, 1960
Home Nuclear Bomb Shelter, 1961
This cutaway of a home-based nuclear bomb shelter from 1961 was designed by the Office of Civil Defense to be built for less than $280 in materials. Source: Popular Mechanics December 1961
Basement Bomb Shelter, 1961
In 1961, LIFE extolled the benefits of building a basement bomb shelter out of pre-cast concrete blocks. This cutaway drawing shows how the homeowner would have situated the shelter in a corner of the basement where it had no windows. The article estimated materials cost not to exceed $200. It was estimated that radiation within… Continue reading Basement Bomb Shelter, 1961