Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Booklet, Instruction |
Subject |
Communications Media Disasters Educational Materials Emergency Services |
Category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Accession Number |
1978.089.073 |
Donor |
Civil Defense via Municipality |
Description |
Book of instructions for building a fallout shelter - brown with white writing - black and white arrows facing downwards across the cover |
Provenance |
Fallout Shelters were designed to protect occupants from radioactive debris or fallout resulting from a nuclear explosion. Citizens were encouraged to build such structures as a part of Canada's civil defence strategy during the Cold War. Basement fallout shelters for existing houses could be financed with a Home Improvement Loan under the National Housing Act. "Up to $500 of additional loan will be made available to assist in the financing of an acceptable fallout shelter in new housing built for home ownership. Where necessary, the maximum loan by regulations may be exceeded by up to $500 for this purpose." |
Accession number |
1978.089 |