U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fallout Shelter Photographs
The photos in this section were taken by USACE photographers during 1967 and
May 1968 in four states, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska, located in "Civil
Defense Region 6" (this region is now known as FEMA Region 7). These photos
are great documentation of the Fallout Shelter Program at the height of the
Cold War. I believe that these images really convey the size and scope of the
Fallout Shelter program. While viewing these photos imagine the effort it must
have taken to survey, mark and stock just the shelters documented in these photos.
Imagine what it took to do this with thousands of shelters all across the United
States. These photos were "rescued" from a trash can at a FEMA office
by a FEMA worker. He loaned me the photos so I could scan them for this web
site. What a fantastic find!
I would like to thank the person who took the time to send me these photos
so I could scan them,
and the US Army Corps Of Engineers for giving me permission to use them in this
section of the museum!
Just click on the area of the image, or links below to view the associated pages of photos.
