Fallout Shelter Tapestries
Description: This Way to Yesterday transforms the unmistakable visual language of Cold War civil defense into a tribute to the history still hiding around us. Inspired by weathered fallout shelter signs of the 1960s, the battered yellow-and-black design evokes forgotten buildings, obsolete infrastructure, roadside discoveries, and relics that quietly survived their era. Made for Cold War history enthusiasts, urban explorers, photographers, preservationists, vintage sign collectors, and anyone fascinated by remnants of the recent past. Sometimes the best way to find history is simply to notice what everyone else has stopped seeing.
Description: In 1956, American Civil Defense efforts focused on preparing the civilian population for potential nuclear attack during the Cold War, with a mix of public education, drills, and the development of warning systems. A key aspect was the "Operation Alert" exercise, a nationwide drill simulating an attack, and the "Duck and Cover" campaign aimed at educating the public on safety measures. And that same year, a mascot was added, the aptly named Mr. Civil Defense. He was featured on signs, posters, training materials, and comic books to help prepare the population for the worst with his catchphrase, "alert today, alive tomorrow!"
Description: Reproduction graphics insignia for the Office of Civilian Defense (aka civil defense), as created in 1941 to co-ordinate state and federal measures for the protection of civilians in case of war emergency. Civilan Defense was responsible for supervising protective functions such as blackouts and fire protection, as well as war service functions such as child care, health, housing and transportation. The Office of Civilian Defense would become the Office of Civil Defense at the end of the war and would retain the iconic CD insignia.
WW2 Civil Defense Office of Civilian Defense Insignia Vintage Tapestry
by Designed For Flight
$23 $30
Description: Join the cutest apocalypse crew with this 'Wasteland Traders' design! Featuring an adorable chibi zombie boy and his glowing radioactive ghost companion wearing a gas mask, popping out of a wooden supply crate.
Wasteland Traders: Cute Zombie & Radioactive Ghost Tapestry
by Cute&Brave
$23 $30
Post-Apocalyptic TV Series Fallout Wasteland Adventure Tapestry
by The Dark Matter Art
$23 $30
Description: If you're interested in the Cold War, nuclear warfare, and radioactivity -- then let the world know with this awesome radiation design. Don't head to your fallout shelter without it! Featuring the text "CAUTION - RADIATION HAZARD," this graphic makes the perfect gift for any nuclear engineer, researcher, student, or radioactive mutant in your life.
