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Philadelphia. Philadelphia City Planning Commission. Distribution of total population, 1940. Philadelphia, population 2,064,794 (1950). Philadelphia population within north-east blast area - 651,700 … within south-west blast area = 604,200. 1,256,900 = 60% of total. Total casualties, both blasts - 246,100 dead (12% of total). Injured living, both blasts = 211,000 injured (10% of total). 456,100 - 22% of total. , 1951 ca.PlanWork Title:
Philadelphia. Philadelphia City Planning Commission. Distribution of total population, 1940. Philadelphia, population 2,064,794 (1950). Philadelphia population within north-east blast area - 651,700 … within south-west blast area = 604,200. 1,256,900 = 60% of total. Total casualties, both blasts - 246,100 dead (12% of total). Injured living, both blasts = 211,000 injured (10% of total). 456,100 - 22% of total. , 1951 ca.
Surveyor:
Not named
Date:
1951 ca.
Size:
49 x 39 in.
Image Note:
The colors in this image may have been adjusted to enhance legibility, and may not accurately reflect the original item.
Map Features:
Civil Defense. Concentric rings indicating damage and casualties from potential atomic bomb blast.
Media:
Paper
Source:
Image File(s):
FF-CivDef-15
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