Escape from the H-bomb : CD for Forth Worth and Tarrant County, Texas.
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| Format: | Map Book |
| Language: | English |
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[Fort Worth] :
Office of Civil Defense, Forth Worth and Tarrant County, Texas,
[1955?]
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| Item Description: | Panel title. "CD" in title in United States Office of Civil Defense logo. "B.D.M. 6/20/55". Red arrows indicate major roads designated as evacuation routes, called 'escapeways,' meant to be one-way streets for funneling people away from downtown Fort Worth in the event of an impending hydrogen bomb attack. Twelve key steps appear along the right side and proclaim in short, easy to understand phrases how the evacuation would ideally proceed and the meaning of different signals, such as the 'Alert Signal', 'Evacuation Signal' and the 'Take Cover Signal' broadcast on the CONELRAD frequency (640 or 1240 K.C.). Text "Evacuation plan" on verso. "An estimate of the situation indicates Seventh and Main Street in downtown Fort Worth as a probable target for a nuclear weapon. The more distance you can put between you and downtown Seventh and Main at this critical time, the better your chance of survival. Due to geographical location the Fort Worth area can be reasonably sure of approximately two hour's warning time." Also adresses the question of nuclear fallout, stating, "In all probability the cloud resulting from a nuclear burst would move east by northeast from Fort Worth". The Cushing Library/Chapman Texas Collection copy is part of the Floyd & Louise Chapman Texas & Borderlands Collection. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 map : one color ; 46 x 31 cm, folded to 23 x 16 cm |