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Entering the Uranium Tunnel

Date: 1954
Description: Woman on crutches entering the front office of the uranium tunnel to receive a uranium treatment. Several men sitting in front of the storefront on benches...
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Child with Injured Foot

Date: 08 1957
Description: A young Algerian girl has her foot treated by a Red Crescent (Red Cross equivalent) worker in a tent. The man is wrapping the girl's foot in bandages. She ...
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Smokey Bear with Dr. Edwin J. Smith

Date: 1950
Description: Smokey Bear cub receives treatment from Dr. Edwin J. Smith of Santa Fe, for burns he suffered in a forest fire.
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Hitching The Tractor To The Implement, Tractor Safety Cartoon

Date: 1958
Description: Cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon is under the heading: "Hitching the Tractor to the Implement". The cartoon depicts a...
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Operating Your Tractor, Tractor Safety Cartoon

Date: 1958
Description: Cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon depicts a man with his arm in a sling and using a crutch saying: "I tried riding the...
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Green Cross For Safety, Tractor Safety Cartoon

Date: 1956
Description: A cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon depicts a man on crutches with a broken leg, a man's head with a pained expression...
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Marilyn Reuhl Birthday Party

Date: 01 09 1954
Description: Group portrait of guests at Marilyn Reuhl's eleventh birthday party, after she broke her leg in an ice skating accident. Guests positioned in an inverted V...
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Soldiers Resting by Cliff, Cuban Revolution

Date: 1958
Description: 26th of July Movement soldiers resting by a cliff in Oriente Province during the Cuban Revolution. Vilma Espin in center.
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Raúl Castro, Vilma Espin and Others by Cliff, Cuban Revolution

Date: 1958
Description: 26th of July Movement soldiers, including Raúl Castro and Vilma Espin, resting by a rocky cliff-side in Oriente Province during the Cuban Revolution.
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Red Crescent Worker Bandaging Leg

Date: 08 1957
Description: An Algerian Red Crescent (Red Cross equivalent) worker bandages a National Liberation Front member's leg. In front of him is a collection of medicine. He w...
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Red Crescent Worker Bandaging Chest

Date: 08 1957
Description: An Algerian Red Crescent (Red Cross equivalent) worker bandages a National Liberation Front member's chest outdoors. He wears a Red Crescent arm band to id...
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"Tea & Sympathy" Movie Still

Date: 1956
Description: Movie still from the MGM movie "Tea & Sympathy," featuring John Kerr (playing Tom Robinson Lee) and Deborah Kerr (playing Laura Reynolds).
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Four Women Share a House

Date: 03 21 1955
Description: Pat Farrell, with a broken right leg, polishes silver while confined to the house she shares with three other young women at 2253 Rugby Row.
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Son Gets Six-Month Term for Beating Up Father

Date: 12 04 1958
Description: Herbert Hilgendorf was sentenced to six months in jail for beating his father, Louis Hilgendorf, a town of Roxbury farmer.
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Newspaper Carriers Visit Milwaukee and See Braves-Cardinals Game

Date: 07 02 1954
Description: Wisconsin State Journal newspaper carriers attend a Milwaukee Braves versus St. Louis Cardinals baseball game. The carriers watch as a line drive strikes C...
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National Hospital Week

Date: 05 08 1958
Description: Madison mayor Ivan Nestingen visiting a patient at Madison General hospital after proclaiming the week as National Hospital Week. The nurse on the left is ...
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Policemen Recovering from Knife Wounds

Date: 12 05 1957
Description: A nun is handing a glass to a man in a bed. Another man — who has numerous stitches along the side of his face — is standing next to the bed. Caption reads...
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Injured Dog

Date: 1955
Description: Caption reads: "Madison, Wis. 1955(?). Dog injured in traffic and care by Dane County Humane Shelter. Child playing with bandaged dog."

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