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Uranium Rocks
Image of several forms of uranium.
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Image of a man purchasing a Geiger counter for the purposes of uranium mining at what appears to be an appliance store.
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An image of a husband and wife searching the desert for uranium veins.
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An image of the Charles Steen home in Moab, Utah during the uranium boom.
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An image of someone holding a flask of uranium.
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An image of two men using instruments to locate veins of uranium ore.
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Uranium Fever: Elton Britt [1955]

Well, I don't know, but I've been told
Uranium ore's worth more than gold
Sold my Cad', I bought me a Jeep
I've got that bug and I can't sleep

Uranium fever has done and got me down
Uranium fever is…
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This is the last page of the introduction and discusses a short anecdote of their adventure uranium hunting as well as returning later on to the Colorado Plateau.
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This is the fourth page of the introduction where the author introduces why and how he started Uranium Fever. In this page he discusses the Atomic Energy Committee's involvement in Moab.
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This is the third page of Raymond Taylor's "Uranium Fever." It is the third page in his introduction where he discusses how he put everything he owned into uranium and how Moab was full of people excited about uranium.
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This is the second page of the introduction. In this page, Samuel W. Taylor discusses how everyone had rocks in their pockets and how signs everywhere were saying, "No Talk Under One Million."
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Samuel W Taylor introduces his brother and his's adventure Uranium prospecting in the Colorado Plateau. On this first page he sets up the storyline.
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Part One "title page" from the final manuscript of Uranium Fever
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Table of contents from the final manuscript of Uranium Fever
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Title page from the final manuscript of Uranium Fever.
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Published cover of the book, Uranium Fever. Found at the beginning of the final manuscript of the aforementioned book.
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Final manuscript cover for the book, Uranium Fever
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Geological map of the Colorado Plateau
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Play Money from the 1955 board game "Uranium Fever."
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Toy Geiger counter form the board game "Uranium Rush."
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Playing cards from the board game "Uranium Fever." The cards are still held together.
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Playing cards from the board game "Uranium Rush." This image shows the full view of all the cards and how they are still combined.
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