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Image Not Available for A uranium prospector buys a geiger counter in a general store
A uranium prospector buys a geiger counter in a general store
Image Not Available for A uranium prospector buys a geiger counter in a general store

A uranium prospector buys a geiger counter in a general store

Creator United States Information Service (USIS)
DimensionsOverall: 23 x 17 cm (9 1/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift, 2005
Category
    Object number2005/5229
    LocationNot currently on display

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