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Civil Defense Test on Main Street, July 1959 Photographer: Duane Scheel

Civil Defense Test on Main Street, July 1959 image
Year:
1959
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, July 16, 1959
Caption:
HOW PEOPLE REACTED TO TEST: A good many pedestrians paid no attention whatsoever (top picture) to Civil Defense officials' pleas to take cover during yesterday's alert. On the other hand (bottom) some people at least moved inside buildings during the test.

Civil Defense Test on Main Street, July 1959 Photographer: Duane Scheel

Civil Defense Test on Main Street, July 1959 image
Year:
1959
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, July 16, 1959
Caption:
HOW PEOPLE REACTED TO TEST: A good many pedestrians paid no attention whatsoever (top picture) to Civil Defense officials' pleas to take cover during yesterday's alert. On the other hand (bottom) some people at least moved inside buildings during the test.

Men set up mass feeding area for civil defense demonstration at Veterans Memorial Park, June 1959 Photographer: Doug Fulton

Men set up mass feeding area for civil defense demonstration at Veterans Memorial Park, June 1959 image
Year:
1959
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, June 25, 1959
Caption:
MASS-FEEDING PREPARATION: County Civil Defense Director Gerald G. Miller (right) discusses plans with workmen for setting up the feeding area for the CD demonstration scheduled to be held this Saturday afternoon in Veterans Memorial Park. The demonstration will show how survivors of a disaster in this area can be fed in the open.

Barricades at Main and Washington streets during civil defense test, May 1958 Photographer: Duane Scheel

Barricades at Main and Washington streets during civil defense test, May 1958 image
Year:
1958
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 21, 1958
Caption:
READY FOR ALERT: Two police officers put barricades in place at Washington and Main Sts. as sirens warn motorists and pedestrians in downtown Ann Arbor of a "bomber attack." The parked cars have been deserted by motorists who were instructed to go into nearby stores during the five minute test.