I was flipping through some older written matter of the Sunday paper insert American Weekly ( as one does ) when I come up across these astonishing images from 1956 . New uniform for the ladies of civil defence !
TV actress Harriet Hilliaird , best known for her role on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet , is see modeling the latest in civic defense uniforms . As the text explains , the government had authorized these to be worn by women in the largely volunteercivil defense program .
The poplin coverall cost $ 12 , or about $ 100 adjust for inflation . But the two - piece summertime - weave courtship ( reserved for clerks and executive ) was go to set you back $ 31.50 , or about $ 266 align for inflation . Yikes !
During the Cold War there was an intelligible business concern by the U.S. authorities about what to do in the case that atomic bombs were dropped on U.S. soil . Civil Department of Defense volunteers were supposed to both help prepare multitude in their residential district for atomic state of war , and also help organise hoi polloi should it really happen .
Is it just me or do those uniforms see vaguely Soviet ? Apparently to ticktack the Ruskies , we had to dress like them .
true , I do n’t recognize much about civil defense fashion . But you’re able to bet that I ’m now conk to con more . I ’ll be sure to account back with what I get hold , but for now just enjoy the uniform for the end of the world .
Images : Scanned from the September 1956 issue of American Weekly
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