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Historical Essay

Atomic Age Evacuation Route Sign

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Evacuation Route road sign used to direct Milwaukee, Wisconsin residents out of town in the event of a potential nuclear bomb detonation, installed 1955-19
Historical Essay

World War II Airplane ID model

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Airplane identification model constructed by junior high school students in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1942. (Museum object #1966.298.34)
Historical Essay

World War I "Sons in Service" Flag

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
“Sons in Service” flag from the Washbush home in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, 1917-1918. (Museum object #1985.34.1)
Historical Essay

Auschwitz Concentration Camp Sweater

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Concentration camp sweater worn by Tadeusz Kowalczyk while a prisoner at Auschwitz during World War II. (Museum object #1985.92)
Historical Essay

Native American Vietnam Veteran Pouch

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Pouch obtained from an Oneida Indian at the 1997 Milwaukee River Front Pow-Wow. (Museum object #1999.40.1)
Historical Essay

Sterling Hall Bombing Engine Fragment

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Engine fragment from the van used in the Sterling Hall bombing, 1970. (Museum object #1994.8)
Historical Essay

Multi-Purpose Food from Fallout Shelter

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Multi-Purpose Food from Cold War fallout shelter in Racine, Wisconsin, 1960. (Museum object #1996.81.81)

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