Barrel
Object number98.65.1
Manufacturer
United States Steel Corporation
Date1962
Mediummetal, paint
Credit LineGift of Family Foundation
DescriptionEmergency water supply barrel.Dimensions22.75 x 16.75 in. (57.8 x 42.5 cm)MarksLabel has text "Survival Supplies furnished by Office of Civil Defense DRINKING WATER".
Painted on with labelling "DSA 4-771" and "1962".
Additional text provides fill and dispensing instructions and instructions for use as a commode.
Historical NotesFound in the basement of the former National Bank building on Braddock Avenue in Braddock, Pa.; the site being designated a Civil Defense Fallout Shelter at one time.Label TextSeventeen and one-half gallon drum for holding drinking water in a fallout shelter. The drum could also be used as a toilet after holding drinking water. This drum was found in the basement of the former National Bank building on Braddock Avenue in Braddock, Pa., a designated fallout shelter site.
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Aluminum Company of America
