DESIGNER UNKNOWN IT CAN HAPPEN HERE / JOIN CIVIL DEFENSE. 1951. 21 1/2x13 1/2 inches, 54 1/2x34 1/2 cm. L.I.P. & B.A., New York. Condition A. The Federal Civil Defense Administration played to fear, elevating Cold War worst-case scenarios as a means of galvanizing the public into action. These posters were distributed across the country with the blank area at the bottom overprinted with the names of local businesses that were supporting regional civil defense initiatives.
