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DESIGNER UNKNOWN
121 • IT CAN HAPPEN HERE / JOIN CIVIL DEFENSE. 1951.
21
1
/
2
x13
1
/
2
inches, 54
1
/
2
x34
1
/
2
cm. L.I.P. & B.A., New York.
Condition A.
The Federal Civil Defense Administration played to fear, elevating Cold War worst-case scenarios as a
means of galvanizing the public into action. These posters were distributed across the country, with
the blank area at the bottom being overprinted with the names of local businesses that were support-
ing regional civil defense initiatives.
[1,500/2,000]
DESIGNER UNKNOWN
122 • RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT CAN REACH YOUR FARM. 1960.
17
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2
x14
1
/
4
inches, 44
1
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2
x36 cm. U.S. Government Printing Office, [Washington, D.C.]
Condition B+: vertical and horizontal folds.
[1,000/1,500]