Seventy-five years ago, this scout, shown in the May 1951 issue of Boys Life, took the scout motto seriously. As a result, his family was prepared for just about anything.  The accompanying article asks “is your family ready,” and offers some pointers for family preparedness.  Here, it notes that a basement shelter can be mighty useful in an emergency.  The type of emergency isn’t specified, but they’re probably thinking of the A-bomb.

They are shown stocking it with food, battery radio, flashlight, alcohol stove, water, candles, blankets, simple furniture, and a few books.