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==The Civil Defense Siren in Cold War Culture==
 
==The Civil Defense Siren in Cold War Culture==
 
[[Image:BrochureSiren.jpg|thumb|left|This Prevents This; From Federal Electric Company Brochure; 1942]]
 
[[Image:BrochureSiren.jpg|thumb|left|This Prevents This; From Federal Electric Company Brochure; 1942]]
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http://www.civildefensemuseum.com/sounds/attkwarn.mp3
  
 
==The Air Raid Siren in Contemporary Popular Music==
 
==The Air Raid Siren in Contemporary Popular Music==
 
[[Image:RingTheAlarm.jpg|thumb|right|Still from: Beyonce - Ring The Alarm; Music Video SONY BMG Music Entertainment; Released August 16, 2006]]
 
[[Image:RingTheAlarm.jpg|thumb|right|Still from: Beyonce - Ring The Alarm; Music Video SONY BMG Music Entertainment; Released August 16, 2006]]

Revision as of 13:48, 31 October 2007

Chrysler-Bell Victory Siren

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Chrysler's Air-Raid Siren Hits New High In Sustained Mechanical Noise Making

Video Links:
Robbie Coltrane and Don Garlits demonstrate a Chrysler-Bell Victory Siren in their Garage; June 5, 2007
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEfYnByuTQ0

From Universal Newsreel; Produced from 1929 - 1967; Presented twice a week in local movie theaters; September 23, 1956; (Civil Defense Coverage Starts at 1:17)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzHack1-ays

The Audile Mayor La Guardia

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New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia

The Civil Defense Siren in Cold War Culture

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This Prevents This; From Federal Electric Company Brochure; 1942


http://www.civildefensemuseum.com/sounds/attkwarn.mp3

The Air Raid Siren in Contemporary Popular Music

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Still from: Beyonce - Ring The Alarm; Music Video SONY BMG Music Entertainment; Released August 16, 2006