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November 21, 2008

PHOTO COURTESY OF SPENCER RESEARCH LIBRARY

Lawrence residents peer over the tent city erected along the banks of the Kansas River during the 1982 filming of "The Day After", which portrays the aftermath of nuclear strike in the American midwest. The film, shot primarily in Lawrence, was the second-highest television program of all time, behind the MASH series finale.

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