Duck and Cover
Sometime in the early 1960s, Denver came into range of Soviet ballistic missiles. By then, we were making Titan missiles and plutonium triggers as well as parts of the Gemini and Apollo programs. These and more were scattered at different locations along the Front Range. Underneath Cheyenne Mountain, the USAF completed their first round of building the underground command center expected to survive numerous nuclear detonations.
For civilians, the basements of large public and commercial buildings were thought to be adequate shelter from a nuclear storm. Across the land, they were stocked with emergency medical supplies, water and food stocks. All part of convincing the public, a few nukes would only be a temporary inconvenience.
We still get monthly tests of air-raid sirens around town. Most folks these days seem to think they are only about tornadoes.
This is a forced perspective photograph of 1/24 scale die-cast model cars in front of a real background.
Franklin Mint 1961 Ford Country Squire Station Wagon
Franklin Mint 1960 Chevrolet Corvair
1st Gear International Harvester Metro Civil Defense Van
Duck and Cover
Sometime in the early 1960s, Denver came into range of Soviet ballistic missiles. By then, we were making Titan missiles and plutonium triggers as well as parts of the Gemini and Apollo programs. These and more were scattered at different locations along the Front Range. Underneath Cheyenne Mountain, the USAF completed their first round of building the underground command center expected to survive numerous nuclear detonations.
For civilians, the basements of large public and commercial buildings were thought to be adequate shelter from a nuclear storm. Across the land, they were stocked with emergency medical supplies, water and food stocks. All part of convincing the public, a few nukes would only be a temporary inconvenience.
We still get monthly tests of air-raid sirens around town. Most folks these days seem to think they are only about tornadoes.
This is a forced perspective photograph of 1/24 scale die-cast model cars in front of a real background.
Franklin Mint 1961 Ford Country Squire Station Wagon
Franklin Mint 1960 Chevrolet Corvair
1st Gear International Harvester Metro Civil Defense Van