I recently came across a very interesting photo set on Flickr displaying the inside of a 1962 book, Fallout Shelter Handbook. Today, the book is nothing more than a vintage collectible, however, it speaks volumes about American political propaganda during the height of the Cold War.

In particular, the cover is completely absurd. Note the suburban American family loving life and getting along just fine in their backyard fallout shelter after an atomic attack. Mother is frolicking in a fashionable day dress preparing dinner, and father is relaxing while enjoying smoking his pipe.

Click here to scan through images from the rest of the book. Included are instructions on how to fabricate a fallout shelter of your own.

Thoughts?