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The History of the Fallout Shelter Sign

(May 2010) posted on Wed May 05, 2010

The secondary message is the power of logos and signage

By Wade Swormstedt

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I received an interesting query from a gentleman named Bill Geerhart seven years ago. He wanted to know if we had any information on the history of the Fallout Shelter sign. I explained that most of our coverage is about business/advertising signs. Undaunted, Bill conducted exhaustive research and found the answers. Aside from primarily serving as an excellent recall of Cold Wa-era sentiments, it also indrectly shows the lasting power that logos and signs can have. Here's the link to the full article, which includes 19 images. http://knol.google.com/k/bill-geerhart/an-indelible-cold-war-symbol/1uefuvb7s5ifz/12

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