Beginning in the early 1950s, the American population lived in near-constant fear of nuclear attack. As Cold War tensions progressed, the expectation was that most of the population would survive the initial blast only to be killed by starvation or radiation in the following weeks. As a result, fallout shelters were constructed underground and in basements around the country, each carefully researched by FBI agents and engineers and then marked with yellow-and-black signs. To

Charles A. Thomas was born on April 10th, 1867 and died at the age of 94 in Cincinnati, Ohio on August 27th, 1961. In 1893, he married Mattie Kirk, who was born March 1st, 1867 and died April 11th, 1945 at the age of 78. Together, they had five children: Helen, Thirza, Kirk, Aveline, and Mary Eva. There are records that show that, in addition to living in Baltimore, Ohio, Charles lived in both Columbus and Cincinnati. While in Baltimore, Charles owned The Twin City Bakery and