How to Survive an Atomic Bomb, Civil Defense Groups image
Title:
How to Survive an Atomic Bomb, Civil Defense Groups image
Creator:
Richard Gerstell
Publisher:
Bantam Books
Date:
1950
Citation:
Richard Gerstell, How to Survive an Atomic Bomb (New York: Bantam Books, 1950), 129.
Alternative Text:
The image is from a book and the page is browned with age. Text at the bottom reads, "Here are some of the civil defense jobs open to men and women." At the top it reads, "Civil Defense Groups" in capital letters, centered in front of a circle, which perhaps is meant to be the sun, as there are three clouds surrounding it. A serious-looking man with dark hair is on the left side of the page. The circle or sun has a line radiating out from it, ending with the word Men, and underneath is a chart. Men's civil defense jobs are Fire-Fighting (a fireman's helmet next to the text), Rescue Work (a shovel and pickaxe), Medical Teams (an American Red Cross symbol), Geiger Crew (a geiger counter machine), Street Clearing (wheelbarrow), Police Auxiliary (a badge with the letters P.D.), Air-Raid Warden (a helmet with a strap to go under one's chin), and Rebuilding (a hammer). On the right side top of the page is a somber-looking woman. A line from the sun or circle points to the chart titled Women. The chart reads that women's jobs are Medical Teams (with an American Red Cross symbol next to the words), Car-Driving (a car), Air-Raid Warden (helmet with chin strap), Geiger Crew (directly next to the same job listed on the Men's side, and also has an image of a Geiger counter machine), Child Care (a smiling baby face), Hospital Work (the Red Cross symbol again), Social Work (a doctor's bag), and Emergency Feeding (a large pot with steam billowing from it).
![The image is from a book and the page is browned with age. Text at the bottom reads, "Here are some of the civil defense jobs open to men and women." At the top it reads, "Civil Defense Groups" in capital letters, centered in front of a circle, which perhaps is meant to be the sun, as there are three clouds surrounding it. A serious-looking man with dark hair is on the left side of the page. The circle or sun has a line radiating out from it, ending with the word Men, and underneath is a chart. Men's civil defense jobs are Fire-Fighting (a fireman's helmet next to the text), Rescue Work (a shovel and pickaxe), Medical Teams (an American Red Cross symbol), Geiger Crew (a geiger counter machine), Street Clearing (wheelbarrow), Police Auxiliary (a badge with the letters P.D.), Air-Raid Warden (a helmet with a strap to go under one's chin), and Rebuilding (a hammer). On the right side top of the page is a somber-looking woman. A line from the sun or circle points to the chart titled Women. The chart reads that women's jobs are Medical Teams (with an American Red Cross symbol next to the words), Car-Driving (a car), Air-Raid Warden (helmet with chin strap), Geiger Crew (directly next to the same job listed on the Men's side, and also has an image of a Geiger counter machine), Child Care (a smiling baby face), Hospital Work (the Red Cross symbol again), Social Work (a doctor's bag), and Emergency Feeding (a large pot with steam billowing from it).](https://exhibits.library.duke.edu/files/original/b445c4762ebf230d136074be4837ebfd.jpg "The image is from a book and the page is browned with age. Text at the bottom reads, "Here are some of the civil defense jobs open to men and women." At the top it reads, "Civil Defense Groups" in capital letters, centered in front of a circle, which perhaps is meant to be the sun, as there are three clouds surrounding it. A serious-looking man with dark hair is on the left side of the page. The circle or sun has a line radiating out from it, ending with the word Men, and underneath is a chart. Men's civil defense jobs are Fire-Fighting (a fireman's helmet next to the text), Rescue Work (a shovel and pickaxe), Medical Teams (an American Red Cross symbol), Geiger Crew (a geiger counter machine), Street Clearing (wheelbarrow), Police Auxiliary (a badge with the letters P.D.), Air-Raid Warden (a helmet with a strap to go under one's chin), and Rebuilding (a hammer). On the right side top of the page is a somber-looking woman. A line from the sun or circle points to the chart titled Women. The chart reads that women's jobs are Medical Teams (with an American Red Cross symbol next to the words), Car-Driving (a car), Air-Raid Warden (helmet with chin strap), Geiger Crew (directly next to the same job listed on the Men's side, and also has an image of a Geiger counter machine), Child Care (a smiling baby face), Hospital Work (the Red Cross symbol again), Social Work (a doctor's bag), and Emergency Feeding (a large pot with steam billowing from it).")
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