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View of Dorris [Doris] Lemon when she was crowned AFD [Atomic Frontier Days] Queen in 1953; second woman from the left is Christi Lambert. Noted on back of photo, "Doris Lemmon (?) - AFD queen, other names (illegible), Request no. 9154."

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View of a parade float from the 1954 Atomic Frontier Days, displaying "10th anniversary startup of the 1st Hanford Reactor - Where the Old West Greets the New." Noted on back of photo, "Vivian Helgeson, Bob Loeffelbein on float," Request no. 9010-1.…

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View of a smiling young woman placing a cape over the shoulders of another, smiling and holding flowers. Noted on back, "Eileen Reitman, Request no. 9009-6" being crowned as queen at the 1954 Atomic Frontier Days in Richland, WA

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View of parade float, likely in the Atomic Frontier Days event, with children dressed as Native Americans with bows and arrows amongst sagebrush. Noted on slide, "A-17."

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View of a vintage red firetruck in a parade, perhaps part of Richland Atomic Frontier Days Parade. Noted on slide, "A-1."

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View of three 1954 Atomic Frontier Days (AFD) Royalty contestants, including Queen Eileen Reitman in center, likely at the Richland AFD parade. Noted on slide, "95."

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View of 1954 Atomic Frontier Days Royalty contestants in a parking lot with 1953 Queen. Noted on slide, "A-4, AFD queen and Miss Richland 1953-4 and '54 court. [Sally] Foley, [Marilyn] Watkins, Ben (?), queen Eileen [Reitman], '53 [Doris] Lemon, Joan…

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View of "Transportation" float with four women in swimsuits riding on top in the Atomic Frontier Days parade. Noted on slide, "A-18."

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View of "Knights of Columbus" float with three costumed men riding on top in the Atomic Frontier Days parade. The Knights of Columbus is the world's leading Catholic fraternal benefit society that was formed in Connecticut during 1882…

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View of a horse structure attached behind a float being ridden by a cowboy in the Atomic Frontier Days parade. Noted on slide, "A-16."

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View of Atomic Frontier Days Royalty, including Queen Eileen Reitman (center) riding in red car. Noted on slide, "94."

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View of the Miss Richland float and likely queen being pulled behind a white convertible. Noted on slide, "A3."

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View of the "Hi-Spot" float with men and women dressed in Old West attire in the Atomic Frontier Days parade. Noted on slide, "A-12, Hi-Spot."

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Close proximity view of nuclear worker on board the 10th Anniversary of the Hanford Reactor float in the Atomic Frontier Days parade of 1954. Noted on slide, "A-8, G.E. float in Richland parade."

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Close proximity view of the McNary Dam float sponsored by Benton County PUD (Public Utilities District) with a young, swimsuit-clad woman riding on top in the Atomic Frontier Days parade. Noted on slide, "A-13, Mike Madsen."
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