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Identifier
20040893
Description
A capsule containing radium is being held by forceps. The capsule is attached to a rubber pad by adhesive tape for the finder to better identify it. Notify the Police Department if found. The radium can be dangerous in inexperienced hands. Radium capsules were carried off unknowingly by a patient from a Fort Worth physician's office in the Medical Arts Building. The packet is about the size of a postage stamp. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram evening edition, February 1, 1940.
Archival Date
1940-02-01
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-1099
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Fort Worth Police Department; Radium; Capsules; Forceps; Physicians
Subjects
Fort Worth Police Department; Radium; Capsules; Forceps; Physicians