As if an atomic bomb hit Hartford...
Item # 702069
June 15, 1954
THE HARTFORD COURANT, Connecticut, June 15, 1954 This is a "futuristic" front page, containing headlines and news reports as if an atomic bomb blitz hit America. Keep in mind that 1954 was in the midst of the Cold War with the Soviet Union and the atom bomb was and its ability to completely destroy the entire country was considered a real possibility.
The bold headline announces: "HARTFORD DESTROYED" with subheads: "Atom Bomb Hits City 122,000 Known Dead Toll Of Injured Rises" "Rescue Workers Comb Ruined City Medical Teams Swing Into Act" "London Blitz Survivor One Of Local Casualties" and more.
This front page is explained with: "The Bomb Is Real - Hartford Is A Target - But What You Read Here Hasn't Happened, Yet!"
Page 2 is almost entirely taken up with photos as if an atomic blast happened, headed: "Operation Alert".
This is just a single sheet, great condition.
The bold headline announces: "HARTFORD DESTROYED" with subheads: "Atom Bomb Hits City 122,000 Known Dead Toll Of Injured Rises" "Rescue Workers Comb Ruined City Medical Teams Swing Into Act" "London Blitz Survivor One Of Local Casualties" and more.
This front page is explained with: "The Bomb Is Real - Hartford Is A Target - But What You Read Here Hasn't Happened, Yet!"
Page 2 is almost entirely taken up with photos as if an atomic blast happened, headed: "Operation Alert".
This is just a single sheet, great condition.
Category: The 20th Century











