Outing Club
| Title | Outing Club |
| View | Hike, Evacuation Test 1 |
| Series | III: Events |
| Description | Twelve mile evacuation test hike by members of the University of Chicago Outing Club. Jay Orear details the route of the three-hour hike from 57th Street and South Woodlawn Avenue in Hyde Park to Palos Park. The purpose of the hike is to determine the minimum time required on foot to reach safety in the event of an H-bomb attack on the city. From left (front row): Mr. Orear; Mary Andrews; Elizabeth McGregor; Albert Nixon; Jean Orear; and, Eugenia Bernoff; (back row): Philip R. Scholly; Charles Staples; and, David South. |
| Subject Terms | Andrews, Mary | Nixon, Albert | Bernoff, Eugenia | Staples, Charles | Orear, Jay | Evacuations |
| Photographer | Mann; Chicago Sun-Times |
| Photograph Date | 1954-05-23 |
| Physical Format | Photographic prints; 19.4 x 24.0 cm |
| Location | Hyde Park, Chicago, Illinois |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf3-01805 |
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