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- Engineer and Fireman aboard Traction Engine, Pulling Load of Asbestos, circa 1910 - This self-propelled steam traction engine hauls wagonloads of asbestos. Now notorious for associated health hazards, asbestos was a celebrated mineral commonly used by manufacturers and builders well into the 20th century.
- circa 1910
- Collections - Artifact
Engineer and Fireman aboard Traction Engine, Pulling Load of Asbestos, circa 1910
This self-propelled steam traction engine hauls wagonloads of asbestos. Now notorious for associated health hazards, asbestos was a celebrated mineral commonly used by manufacturers and builders well into the 20th century.
- Cork Asbestos Exhibit, Ford Exhibition Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934 - Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the Depression. The Ford Exhibition Building, which sat on eleven acres at the fair and featured industrial demonstrations and informative displays like this, became the most talked-about exhibit of 1934.
- 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Cork Asbestos Exhibit, Ford Exhibition Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934
Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the Depression. The Ford Exhibition Building, which sat on eleven acres at the fair and featured industrial demonstrations and informative displays like this, became the most talked-about exhibit of 1934.
- Asbestos Mining Diorama, Ford Exhibition Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934 - Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the Depression. The Ford Exhibition Building, which sat on eleven acres at the fair and featured industrial demonstrations and informative displays like this, became the most talked-about exhibit of 1934.
- 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Asbestos Mining Diorama, Ford Exhibition Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934
Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the Depression. The Ford Exhibition Building, which sat on eleven acres at the fair and featured industrial demonstrations and informative displays like this, became the most talked-about exhibit of 1934.