![]() ![]() I just love that bershon pose the daughter is giving there. Perkins missed her kitchen and trips to the beauty parlor," (this was during day four) "By the fifth day, the Perkins family began to realize the seriousness of our times and the value of a shelter." and lastly: ".the Perkins family didn't enjoy their stay in a shelter, but, on the other hand, they found that it could be done with a minimum of discomfort and danger." The article follows the Perkins family, who decided to do a test living in a shelter for seven days. Check it out (click on images to view their Flickr pages, then click "All Sizes."): Not the best photography, but there are some quaint images that I scanned and would like to share with you. This one was interesting: "Guerrilla Warfare", with the tagline, "It'll be done by the people who survive with equipment that survives." The chapter is filled with then-impressive photos of military weapons and vehicles: jets, tanks, missiles, and the like. In the table of contents you'll find chapter headings with titles like: "How You Can Survive a Nuclear War", "Build a Shelter Now", "Stock Up Now", "Have a Plan of Action Now", "While You Are in Shelter", "Evacuation", etc. Most of what you'll find in the handbook is pretty standard construction "how-to's" - it could've been sold at a Home Depot if they had them back then. I didn't even take a gander at what was inside until later at home. What I love the most about it is that Mom is in her day dress, apron and all, preparing dinner, and Dad is relaxing in his jacket, smoking a pipe, having just finished reading the liner notes to something by the Ray Coniff Singers, probably. The cover is classic: your average white American family enjoying life as best as they can after an atomic attack. ![]() The illustrated cover was what initially caught my eye but then I glanced at the large bold lettering at the top and I immediately put it in my "to buy" pile. I found this musty handbook from 1962 in a pile of similarly musty magazines and articles in a booth at the Inman Park Arts Festival several years back. UPDATE: I've scanned more images - check them out HERE. ![]()
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