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Unidentified worker wearing asbestos mittens to handle hot magnesium ingot: photographic print

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Date

1943-02

Description

Worker in photo is wearing enormous asbestos mittens to handle hot magnesium ingots produced at Basic Magnesium's plant in Henderson, NV. (Feb. 1943) Photo by: Office of War information.

Digital ID

pho026866

Physical Identifier

0254_0123
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    Citation

    pho026866. Henderson Public Library Photograph Collection on Henderson, Nevada, approximately 1940-1988. PH-00254. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d18t91

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    Digital Provenance

    Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room

    Geographic Coordinate

    36.0397, -114.98194

    Publisher

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

    Format

    image/tiff