A civil control defense center and bunker designed to withstand a near direct nuclear blast opens near Wheaton, Illinois, during the Cold War. It is to provide an emergency nerve center for disaster relief work in Chicago, Gary and Hammond. Officers and other men gather outside the building. Heavy stair covering being moved into place over underground access stairs. Charts on a wall in the board room inside the building. Equipment and instruments in the defense center including special air handling equipment and independent power supplies including large battery arrays. View of maps and planning areas, and bunk rooms and supplies that would allow staff to stay underground for an extended period of time in the event of a nuclear bomb attack.
The Battle of Arras in France during World War I. The Civil Service Rifles and the London Irish carry artillery and return after the battle. Officers on horses. A band walks with the soldiers and plays. Vehicles driven between the soldiers. Trees in the background.
Civil Defense workers in England climb a heap of debris near Saint Paul's Cathedral (St. Paul's Churchyard, London EC4M 8AD, United Kingdom) in London, England. Containers nearby debris. People stand. British workers dump debris in the containers. Crane operates in the background. A fireman holds water hose and extinguishes a fire caused by German Luftwaffe blitz bombing campaign during World War II.
Civil self defense exercise carried out by citizens of Spokane, Washington to meet the potential threat of nuclear bomb or hydrogen bomb attack during the Cold War. Mass evacuation by all citizens. Business area; women working at office, citizens and school children are guided to walk out and proceed to bomb shelters. Citizens standing near a bridge. A man in an operations center presses a button to sound the all clear signal at the end of the drill. Views of outdoor address loudspeakers sounding the drill sounds.
Exterior view of a double walled fallout shelter in Florida during the Cold War. The shelter is built with cinder blocks, for use in the event of nuclear bomb attack in the United States. A view of the interior of the fallout shelter for a family. Food rations seen on shelves. A woman reads the details of design, building instructions, and use of a family fall out shelter, as described in a 1959 pamphlet issued by the United States Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization. She turns a handle on an air ventilation system. The woman examines a Geiger counter for measuring radioactivity levels. Equipment and materials kept on shelves in the background including canned food, emergency water, disposable diaper pads, lantern, first aid kit, and portable radio. View of tools on a wall rack and bunk beds. A stuffed animal toy for a child is on a bed.
Civil Air Patrol Pilots in the United States during World War II. Pilots being inspected. An aircraft takes off and flies over mountainous terrain. A crashed aircraft is spotted by a patrol aircraft. A radio message is relayed to headquarters. A fully equipped rescue party heads for the location of crash. Men and women on horseback move ahead. Wounded pilot of the crashed aircraft is rescued.
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