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The House in the Middle (Second version) / produced by the National Clean Up-Paint Up-Fix Up Bureau with the cooperation of the Federal Civil Defense Administration.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- No linguistic content
- Subjects (All):
- Atomic bomb--Safety measures.
- Atomic bomb.
- Civil defense.
- Dwellings--Maintenance and repair.
- Dwellings.
- Genre:
- Streaming video.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 streaming video)
- Production:
- 1954.
- Other Title:
- Selections from the National Film Registry.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- "Experiments made during tests at Yucca Flats, Nevada, show the effects of an atomic blast on orderly fences and well-kept homes as compared with damages done to property that is disorderly and in poor repair. Points out that trash and rubbish are fire hazards and stresses the importance of orderly housekeeping. Includes scenes of children collecting trash and of men painting and making home repairs; emphasizes the importance of the local civil defense."--Library of Congress website
- Notes:
- Created under the auspices of the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association.--Library of Congress website
- Named to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.
- Streaming video.
- OCLC:
- 1019429823
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