Maine Memory Network

Civil Defense newspapers, 1958

Contributed by: An individual through Maine Historical Society Date: 1958 Media: Photographic print

Civil Defense: Fear and Safety

In the 1950s and the 1960s, Maine's Civil Defense effort focused on preparedness for hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters and a more global concern, nuclear war. Civil Defense materials urged awareness, along with measures like storing food and other staple items and preparing underground or other shelters.