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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fallout Shelter Photographs
Omaha, Nebraska (Date 1968)
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These photos were taken in Omaha, Nebraska. I have no information on these images except the captions that are on the back of the 8x10 prints. The images are displayed with the captions as they are written on the back of the prints. Any additional comments that I may ad will appear in emphasized text. I have split this series of images onto 3 pages.


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The John Deere Company

The John Deere Building

CD1240- John Deere Company building is licensed, marked and stocked to provide fallout shelter for 7560 people. Note solid wall below company sign on highest portion of building. (17-20 May 1968)

Guys Kickin' Back at the Deere plant

CD1233- O.R. Morrow, Chief Engineer and Overall Fallout Shelter Manager and Lyle Ruffcorn, Manager of the Parts Department and shelter manager of the second floor fallout shelter, for the John Deere Company, discuss shelter plans in dual-use basement shelter. The fallout shelters licensed, marked and stocked in this building can accommodate 7560 people. ( 17-20 May 1968) Just kickin' back at work, shootin' the bull about shelter operations. It's all in a day's work at the Deere plant.

Good old boys hangin out by the shelter supplies

CD1236- Albert Wiley, Harlan Haith, and Larry Will, John Deere Company Fallout Shelter managers, discuss shelter problems in the Maintenance Supply Room, with O.R. Morrow, Chief Engineer and Overall Fallout Shelter Manager. Civil Defense medical supplies are stored along the wall in the back of the men this dual-use fallout shelter area. (17-20 May 1968) Hey, all of this loafing around talking about shelter stuff, don't you guys have some tractors to build?!

Shelter supplies taking up space that should be filled with tractors!

CD1235- Civil defense fallout shelter supplies, stored in basement shelter of John Deere Building. (17-20 May 1968) The tractor business must be slow to use up all of this space for shelter supplies.

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