Duck and cover

Commercials were made to taught the people how to protect themselves. I tell the whole story of the Cold War at: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Wuebker-History

Survival Under Atomic Attack, a U.S. government booklet published by the Executive Office of the President, the National Security Resources Board, and the Civil Defense Office, 1950.

Yeah, getting under the desk was going to save us from nuclear horror!! LOL We used to have duck and cover drills in the classroom as well as in the hallways......WTF were they THINKING?????

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If you’ve been to our exhibition Propaganda: power and persuasion you will probably have spotted the cute character above and you might have listened to the accompanying recording of the Duck and Cover song. Bert also features in the Duck and Cover film

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Mary Lou Miner, in summer sportswear, poses on top of a concrete-block bomb shelter. The owner has hopefully attached a mailbox to the wall by the entrance and put a water filter inside. A sign, "Normal Ground Level" is staked in the ground. Photo caption reads: "Beautiful Mary Lou Miner suns herself atop a new West Los Angeles bomb shelter at 10333 Santa Monica Boulevard, dreamed up by John Vale and executed by Arthur Lowe. If we're not bombed, it'll make a good den, play room, or dog…

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Duck and Cover in Grade School during the 1950's and 60's. I could just never figure out how this would keep us safe.

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