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Yeah, nobody told me about it either! In 1960, I would have been at Hyde Part Grade School, practicing for…
This is so interesting! Did they take any pictures when they first re-opened it after the 40yrs of being vacant…
Id like to have this clock I grew up in reading
From the looks of it, that shower would better be labeled “Contamination” area rather than “Decontamination.”. Did anyone think to…
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