Gallery: This Is Where Americans Planned to Spend the Nuclear Holocaust

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    Jeanine Michna-Bales
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    Emergency Phones | Presidential Seal

    President John F. Kennedy Atomic Bomb Shelter and Command Post; Peanut Island, FL.
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    Jeanine Michna-Bales
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    Incoming Telegram: DEFCON 3 Established | Bunk Beds and Lockers

    Declassified Department of State Report. President John F. Kennedy Atmoic Bomb Shelter and Command Post; Peanut Island, FL.
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    Jeanine Michna-Bales
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    Kitchenette | Purj

    Private Shelter; Dallas, TX
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    Jeanine Michna-Bales
    04

    Blast Door | Gas Mask

    Dallas Civil Defense Emergency Operations Center; Dallas, TX. Jacksonville Civil Defense Emergency Operations CEnter; Jacksonville, FL.
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    Jeanine Michna-Bales
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    Ham Radio | Telegram: ‘Act of War’

    Declassified CIA Information Report. President John F. Kennedy Atmoic Bomb Shelter and Command Post; Peanut Island, FL.
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    Jeanine Michna-Bales
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    Fallout Shower | All Purpose Survival Crackers

    Dallas Civil Defense Emergency Operations Center; Dallas, TX. President John F. Kennedy Atmoic Bomb Shelter and Command Post; Peanut Island, FL.
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    Jeanine Michna-Bales
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    Sleeping Cots and Chair | Home Fallout Shelter Ad

    Private Shelter; Dallas, TX.
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    Jeanine Michna-Bales
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    Mezzanine Ladder | Pantry

    AT&T Underground Coaxial Cable Station; Ft. Pierce, FL.
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    Jeanine Michna-Bales
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    Entrance | Folding Ladder

    Private Shelter; Dallas, TX.
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    Jeanine Michna-Bales
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    Engine Room | Nuclear Radiation

    Dallas Civil Defense Emergency Operations Center; Dallas, TX. Graph from ‘Theoretical Consquences of a Hypothetical Nuclear Bombing of the Dallas-Ft. Worth Area, 1963.’
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    Jeanine Michna-Bales
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    Breaker Box | Alarm Control Panel

    AT&T Underground Coaxial Cable Station; Ft. Pierce, FL.
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    Jeanine Michna-Bales
    12

    Civil Defense Communicator

    Jacksonville Civil Defense Emergency Operations Center; Jacksonville, FL.
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    Jeanine Michna-Bales
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    Sector Boards

    Dallas Civil Defense Emergency Operations Center; Dallas, TX.
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    Jeanine Michna-Bales
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    Entrance Stairs | Hallway

    Dallas Civil Defense Emergency Operations Center; Dallas, TX.
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    Jeanine Michna-Bales
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    Switching Room

    AT&T Underground Coaxial Cable Station; Ft. Pierce, FL.
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    Jeanine Michna-Bales
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    Fallout Exposure Calculator

    Dallas Civil Defense Emergency Operations Center; Dallas, TX. Graph from ‘Theoretical Consquences of a Hypothetical Nuclear Bombing of the Dallas-Ft. Worth Area, 1963.’
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