![]() Her two companions looked too young to remember the “duck and cover” drills that the woman recalled as a child – how she and her classmates had ducked under their school desks and covered their heads in event of a nuclear attack by the Soviet Union. Once, they were as commonplace as traffic lights Fallout Shelter signs like this one were ubiquitous in schools and public buildings across the country. A week or ago, I had seen one of those original Fallout Shelter signs with the three inverted triangles at another auction house. I think she was confusing it with the universal sign for fallout shelters. The sign had the same yellow and black colors, but it cautioned against hazardous radioactive materials. ![]() They were standing in front of an auction table cramped with tarnished silverware pieces, but her thoughts were sparked by a bright yellow sign just behind them. ![]() ![]() “We got under our desks and covered our heads – like that could stop the radiation,” I overheard the woman say to the two other women with her. ![]()
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