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Topic: Friday Finds

Friday Find: Listen to these tornado safety announcements from the 1960s

May 3, 2024

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extreme weather

Photos of the front of the Owlie Skywarn card, showing Owlie the owl with his wings around three children with the words, "SKYWARN Tips for TORNADO SAFETY."

Friday Find: Owlie Skywarn cards

April 12, 2024

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Photos of the front of the Owlie Skywarn card, showing Owlie the owl with his wings around three children with the words, "SKYWARN Tips for TORNADO SAFETY."

1936 black and white photo of a 22 inch diameter grouping of ice crystals on the ground.

Friday Find: Supersized ice crystals

February 9, 2024

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1936 black and white photo of a 22 inch diameter grouping of ice crystals on the ground.

Black and white photo of a woman in a miniskirt and winter coat walking through the snow and holding her hat on her head.

Friday Find: Snowy photos of blizzards from years past

January 12, 2024

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Black and white photo of a woman in a miniskirt and winter coat walking through the snow and holding her hat on her head.

Friday Find: USC&GS rating badge

December 15, 2023

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Marine & Aviation

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Friday Find: USC&GS cooks & stewards pin

December 1, 2023

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Marine & Aviation

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A photo of the bell from the USC&GS Ship Hydrographer. The bell hangs from a cherrywood pyramid-shaped frame.

Friday Find: The Hydrographer’s bell

October 20, 2023

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Marine & Aviation

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A photo of the bell from the USC&GS Ship Hydrographer. The bell hangs from a cherrywood pyramid-shaped frame.

Friday Find: Captain Heck's naval ceremonial sword

October 6, 2023

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Marine & Aviation

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George Washington Carver’s completed Voluntary Cooperative Meteorological Record from December 1899. There are columns for temperature, precipitation, prevailing wind direction, and character of day, as well as a section for overall notes for the month.

Friday Find: The weather logs of George Washington Carver

September 22, 2023

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George Washington Carver’s completed Voluntary Cooperative Meteorological Record from December 1899. There are columns for temperature, precipitation, prevailing wind direction, and character of day, as well as a section for overall notes for the month.

Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz signing surrender document on board the USS MISSOURI (BB-63), at left are Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Adm. William F. Halsey, and R. Adm. Forrest P. Sherman, Deputy Chief of Staff for Adm. Nimitz.

Friday Find: Famous photo honors science contributions to WWII efforts

August 25, 2023

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Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz signing surrender document on board the USS MISSOURI (BB-63), at left are Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Adm. William F. Halsey, and R. Adm. Forrest P. Sherman, Deputy Chief of Staff for Adm. Nimitz.

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