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Rat Poison Distribution by Boy Scouts

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Description: A man distributes rat poison, which was invented by Dr. Link, to a Boy Scout to place in rat-infested areas. They are standing in front of the Village Hall...
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Beach Toss

Date: 08 12 1984
Description: A bikini-clad woman snaps a self-portrait with a long cable release attached to a camera as she is tossed into the air by a group of men on the beach. Othe...
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Boy Scouts with Christmas Seal Posters

Date: 11 25 1933
Description: A group portrait of Boy Scouts and adult leaders armed with tacks, hammers and posters to promote the sale of Christmas Seals.
Book or Pamphlet

Tuberculosis Must Go

Date: 05 25 1928
Description: Cover of a booklet produced by International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department to help prevent the spread of tuberculosis. Includes the text: ...
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Mobile X-Ray Trailer

Date: 1945
Description: Wisconsin State Board of Health Tuberculosis Survey bus with staff posing in front.
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Mobile X-Ray Trailer

Date: 1945
Description: Wisconsin State Board of Health Tuberculosis Survey bus with staff posing.
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Tuberculosis Bus

Date: 1945
Description: State Board of Health mobile tuberculosis x-ray unit. The ability to bring tuberculosis diagnostic technology to all parts of the state greatly aided the v...
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Dove Flight Opens Christmas Seal Sale

Date: 11 20 1949
Description: Delores Wilkinson, member of the Madison Come-Back Club, and Sylvan Lipski, Milwaukee All-City Flying Club member are shown just before they released five ...
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Spraying Elms with DDT

Date: 1967
Description: Worker spraying Elm trees with DDT pumped from a tank hitched to the back of a vehicle equipped with a snow plow.
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Medical Examination, Refugee Camp, Vietnam

Date: 1962
Description: Medical examination of a boy in a refugee camp in the mountain region of Vietnam on the border of Laos. Treatment provided by a joint MEDICO/U.S. Army huma...
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Polio Vaccine in Transport

Date: 1955
Description: Polio vaccine being unloaded (?) from a Northwest airplane.
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Dr. Issaris Examining Children in India

Date: 1962
Description: Dr. P.C. Issaris of Greece examines the spleen of a child in India. Men and other children stand around them watching.
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Fuel Oil for Mosquito Control

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Description: View from front of a man on a motorcycle squirting fuel oil into a sewer opening at a curb to control mosquitoes. The motorcycle has an oil tank attached l...
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World War I Delousing

Date: 10 22 1918
Description: U.S. soldiers from the 125th Regiment Infantry (composed of detachments from the 31st and 33rd Regiment Infantry, Michigan National Guards) and the 32nd Di...
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Men with Malaria Control Truck in Iran

Date: 1952
Description: Elevated view of two men and a group of children in a courtyard. One of the men is driving a Malaria Control truck, and the other man is standing by the pa...
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Nurses Picketing at UW Hospital and St. Mary's Hospital

Date: 07 06 1981
Description: Men and women picketing outside a hospital, likely UW Hospital. Some of signs they are carrying read: "Poor Staffing is Dangerous to Your Health", "Citizen...
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Nurses Picketing at UW Hospital and St. Mary's Hospital

Date: 07 06 1981
Description: Men and women picketing outside a hospital. Some of signs they are carrying read: "Tired Nurses Are Unsafe", "Stop the Exodus from UWH Before it's too late...
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Nurses Picketing at UW Hospital and St. Mary's Hospital

Date: 07 06 1981
Description: Men and women picketing outside a hospital. Some of signs they are carrying read: "Hospital Workers Together!", "Nurses An Endangered Species UP" and "Wisc...
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Nurses Picketing at UW Hospital and St. Mary's Hospital

Date: 07 06 1981
Description: Men and women picketing outside a hospital. Some of signs they are carrying read: "Poor Staffing is Dangerous to Your Health", "Wanted!! Cheap labor Apply ...
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Nurses Picketing at UW Hospital and St. Mary's Hospital

Date: 07 06 1981
Description: Men and women picketing outside a hospital. Some of signs they are carrying read: "We Don't Want More! And Won't Settle For Less! UP 1199 WSEU 171 WASP", "...

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