{"id":24756,"date":"2024-02-11T15:03:42","date_gmt":"2024-02-11T15:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/11\/the-wise-owl-club-pieces-of-history-2\/"},"modified":"2024-02-11T15:03:42","modified_gmt":"2024-02-11T15:03:42","slug":"the-wise-owl-club-pieces-of-history-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/11\/the-wise-owl-club-pieces-of-history-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wise Owl Club \u2013 Pieces of History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>Today\u2019s post is an oldie but a goodie from our very own public affairs specialist Hilary Parkinson. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>While searching for images of owls in\u00a0the <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.archives.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Archives Catalog<\/a>\u00a0for #SuperbOwl, I came across this curious photo of an owl wearing safety goggles. In the same search I found photographs of\u00a0men shaking hands and showing off tiny owl lapel pins.<\/p>\n<figure data-carousel-extra=\"{\" blog_id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/434-lb-5-xbd201208-00538-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"391\" data-attachment-id=\"23321\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/2017\/02\/03\/the-wise-owl-club\/xbd201208-00538-tif\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/434-lb-5-xbd201208-00538-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1463&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1463\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Photo courtesy of Berkeley Lab&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Wise Owl Club display table. Display shows three workers wearing safety glasses. See also: XBD201208-00537.TIF. Photograph taken June 4, 1952. Principal Investigator\\\/Project: Analog Conversion Project&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;XBD201208-00538.tif&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"XBD201208-00538.tif\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Wise Owl Club display table with photos of three workers wearing safety glasses\u2013and a stuffed owl wearing glasses. (National Archives Identifier 22118410)&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/434-lb-5-xbd201208-00538-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/434-lb-5-xbd201208-00538-scaled.jpg?fit=685%2C391&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"23321\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23321 jetpack-lazy-image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/434-lb-5-xbd201208-00538-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C585&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/434-lb-5-xbd201208-00538-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/434-lb-5-xbd201208-00538-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C439&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/434-lb-5-xbd201208-00538-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C878&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/434-lb-5-xbd201208-00538-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1170&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/434-lb-5-xbd201208-00538-scaled.jpg?resize=685%2C391&amp;ssl=1 685w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/434-lb-5-xbd201208-00538-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1143&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/434-lb-5-xbd201208-00538-scaled.jpg?w=1370 1370w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/434-lb-5-xbd201208-00538-1024x585.jpg?resize=685%2C391&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"391\" data-attachment-id=\"23321\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/2017\/02\/03\/the-wise-owl-club\/xbd201208-00538-tif\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/434-lb-5-xbd201208-00538-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1463&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1463\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Photo courtesy of Berkeley Lab&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Wise Owl Club display table. Display shows three workers wearing safety glasses. See also: XBD201208-00537.TIF. Photograph taken June 4, 1952. Principal Investigator\\\/Project: Analog Conversion Project&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;XBD201208-00538.tif&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"XBD201208-00538.tif\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Wise Owl Club display table with photos of three workers wearing safety glasses\u2013and a stuffed owl wearing glasses. (National Archives Identifier 22118410)&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/434-lb-5-xbd201208-00538-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/434-lb-5-xbd201208-00538-scaled.jpg?fit=685%2C391&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"23321\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/434-lb-5-xbd201208-00538-1024x585.jpg?resize=685%2C391&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/434-lb-5-xbd201208-00538-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C585&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/434-lb-5-xbd201208-00538-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/434-lb-5-xbd201208-00538-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C439&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/434-lb-5-xbd201208-00538-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C878&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/434-lb-5-xbd201208-00538-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1170&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/434-lb-5-xbd201208-00538-scaled.jpg?resize=685%2C391&amp;ssl=1 685w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/434-lb-5-xbd201208-00538-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1143&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/434-lb-5-xbd201208-00538-scaled.jpg?w=1370 1370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Wise Owl Club display table with photos of three workers wearing safety glasses\u2013and a stuffed owl wearing glasses. <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.archives.gov\/id\/22118410\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">(National Archives Identifier 22118410<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Turns out, these are photographs of inductees to the Wise Owl Club. Membership was gained by surviving a terrifying industrial workplace accident where eye protection saved your vision.<\/p>\n<figure data-carousel-extra=\"{\" blog_id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00453-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"536\" data-attachment-id=\"23330\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/2017\/02\/03\/the-wise-owl-club\/255_grc_1980_00453\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00453-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C2002&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,2002\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"255_grc_1980_00453\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Leo Kalis shows the protective eyewear that saved his vision and earned him membership into the Wise Owl Club. &lt;\/p&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Photo from Record Group 255, National Archives Identifier 17474611.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00453-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C235&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00453-scaled.jpg?fit=685%2C536&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"23330\" alt=\"255_grc_1980_00453\" class=\"wp-image-23330 jetpack-lazy-image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00453-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C801&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00453-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C235&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00453-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C601&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00453-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1201&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00453-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1602&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00453-scaled.jpg?resize=685%2C536&amp;ssl=1 685w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00453-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1564&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00453-scaled.jpg?w=1370 1370w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00453-1024x801.jpg?resize=685%2C536&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"536\" data-attachment-id=\"23330\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/2017\/02\/03\/the-wise-owl-club\/255_grc_1980_00453\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00453-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C2002&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,2002\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"255_grc_1980_00453\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Leo Kalis shows the protective eyewear that saved his vision and earned him membership into the Wise Owl Club. &lt;\/p&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Photo from Record Group 255, National Archives Identifier 17474611.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00453-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C235&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00453-scaled.jpg?fit=685%2C536&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"23330\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00453-1024x801.jpg?resize=685%2C536&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"255_grc_1980_00453\" class=\"wp-image-23330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00453-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C801&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00453-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C235&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00453-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C601&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00453-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1201&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00453-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1602&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00453-scaled.jpg?resize=685%2C536&amp;ssl=1 685w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00453-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1564&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00453-scaled.jpg?w=1370 1370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Leo Kalis shows the protective eyewear that saved his vision and earned him membership into the Wise Owl Club.  (<a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.archives.gov\/id\/17474611\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Archives Identifier 17474611<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Wise Owl Club of America was founded in the 1950s as an industrial and school eye safety incentive program. The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chinalakealumni.org\/Downloads\/Rocketeer\/1961\/Rktr10.13.1961.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rocketeer,<\/a>\u00a0the newsletter of an ordnance test station in California, featured six\u00a0new Wise Owl members in 1961. The five men and one woman had worn safety glasses that saved their vision during explosions caused by fires, rocket fuel explosions, and chemical mixes.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the\u00a0photographs in the digital catalog don\u2019t give us written details, but they do show some recreations of the scene of the accident with the new Owl wearing his damaged glasses.<\/p>\n<figure data-carousel-extra=\"{\" blog_id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" id=\"attachment_23311\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00454-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"879\" data-attachment-id=\"23311\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/2017\/02\/03\/the-wise-owl-club\/255_grc_1980_00454\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00454-scaled.jpg?fit=1995%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1995,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"255_grc_1980_00454\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A recreation of the incident that earned Leo Kalis his Wise Owl membership.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00454-scaled.jpg?fit=234%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00454-scaled.jpg?fit=685%2C879&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"23311\" alt=\"255_grc_1980_00454\" class=\"wp-image-23311 jetpack-lazy-image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00454-scaled.jpg?resize=798%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 798w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00454-scaled.jpg?resize=234%2C300&amp;ssl=1 234w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00454-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C986&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00454-scaled.jpg?resize=1197%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1197w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00454-scaled.jpg?resize=1596%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1596w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00454-scaled.jpg?resize=685%2C879&amp;ssl=1 685w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00454-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C2567&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00454-scaled.jpg?w=1995&amp;ssl=1 1995w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00454-scaled.jpg?w=1370 1370w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00454-798x1024.jpg?resize=685%2C879&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"879\" data-attachment-id=\"23311\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/2017\/02\/03\/the-wise-owl-club\/255_grc_1980_00454\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00454-scaled.jpg?fit=1995%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1995,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"255_grc_1980_00454\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A recreation of the incident that earned Leo Kalis his Wise Owl membership.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00454-scaled.jpg?fit=234%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00454-scaled.jpg?fit=685%2C879&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"23311\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00454-798x1024.jpg?resize=685%2C879&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"255_grc_1980_00454\" class=\"wp-image-23311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00454-scaled.jpg?resize=798%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 798w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00454-scaled.jpg?resize=234%2C300&amp;ssl=1 234w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00454-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C986&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00454-scaled.jpg?resize=1197%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1197w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00454-scaled.jpg?resize=1596%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1596w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00454-scaled.jpg?resize=685%2C879&amp;ssl=1 685w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00454-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C2567&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00454-scaled.jpg?w=1995&amp;ssl=1 1995w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1980_00454-scaled.jpg?w=1370 1370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A recreation of the incident that earned Leo Kalis his Wise Owl membership. (<a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.archives.gov\/id\/17474612\">National Archives Identifier 17474612<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p>So whether you are doing some woodworking or throwing a potato chip at your mouth on Sunday while cheering on your team, be a Wise Owl and wear the right safety equipment!<\/p>\n<figure data-carousel-extra=\"{\" blog_id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" id=\"attachment_23406\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1976_03322-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"533\" data-attachment-id=\"23406\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/2017\/02\/03\/the-wise-owl-club\/255_grc_1976_03322\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1976_03322-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1993&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1993\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"255_grc_1976_03322\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Look closely for the little owl pin! (Record Group 255, National Archives Identifier 17450994)&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1976_03322-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1976_03322-scaled.jpg?fit=685%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"23406\" alt=\"255_grc_1976_03322\" class=\"wp-image-23406 jetpack-lazy-image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1976_03322-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C797&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1976_03322-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1976_03322-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C598&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1976_03322-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1196&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1976_03322-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1595&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1976_03322-scaled.jpg?resize=685%2C533&amp;ssl=1 685w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1976_03322-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1557&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1976_03322-scaled.jpg?w=1370 1370w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1976_03322-1024x797.jpg?resize=685%2C533&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"533\" data-attachment-id=\"23406\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/2017\/02\/03\/the-wise-owl-club\/255_grc_1976_03322\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1976_03322-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1993&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1993\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"255_grc_1976_03322\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Look closely for the little owl pin! (Record Group 255, National Archives Identifier 17450994)&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1976_03322-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1976_03322-scaled.jpg?fit=685%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"23406\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1976_03322-1024x797.jpg?resize=685%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"255_grc_1976_03322\" class=\"wp-image-23406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1976_03322-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C797&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1976_03322-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1976_03322-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C598&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1976_03322-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1196&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1976_03322-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1595&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1976_03322-scaled.jpg?resize=685%2C533&amp;ssl=1 685w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1976_03322-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1557&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/255_grc_1976_03322-scaled.jpg?w=1370 1370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Look closely for the little owl pin! 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