Photograph
Boy Injured in Quarry Blast
Unidentified injured boy in hospital bed after surviving a quarry blast while playing with stolen dynamite, loaded into "trench motar" made of BB shot, and used as "bombs" or "hand grenades." The boys are Robert Rasmussen, 11, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rasmussen, 2928 McKinley Street; Donald Peterman, 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. T.B. Peterman, 401 Ridge Street; and Darold Olds, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Olds, 421 Ridge Street. |
Image ID: | 42137 |
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Creation Date: | 04 09 1945 |
Creator Name: | Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 |
City: | Madison |
County: | Dane |
State: | Wisconsin |
Collection Name: | Arthur M. Vinje photographs and negatives, circa 1914-circa 1962 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | negative, original |
Original Format Number: | PH 6442.0531A |
Original Dimensions: | 3.25 x 2.25 inches |
One of five images. Published in the Wisconsin State Journal on April 9, 1945. |
Explosions |
Burns and scalds |
Hospitals |
Patients |
Children |
Indoor photography |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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