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The List of the Doomed

This object represents overwhelming evidence of harm. This object was created in 1925 by Dr. Harrison Martland and Katherine Schaub and includes the names of all dial-painters with whom Katherine Schaub had worked.

Camel-Hair Brush

This object symbolizes danger lurking in seemingly-innocuous places. This object is used by the dial-painters and unbeknownst to the women, acted as the method of delivering radium into their bodies, where it then attached to their bones.

Dr. Cecil K. Drinker's Report

This object represents suppression of the truth. This object was created at the request of Arthur Roeder, the president of the United States Radium Corporation. When the object was created, Arthur Roeder suppressed it and lied about its findings.

Typewriter

This object represents hope in the face of adversity. This object was bought by Katherine Schaub with some of the money awarded to her in her lawsuit...

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