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Cutie Pie Victoreen Survey Meter

Cutie Pie Victoreen Survey Meter - Detector, Radiation
Accession #: 4046.6
Title: Cutie Pie Victoreen Survey Meter
Object Type: Detector, Radiation
Participants:
Physical Description: Dark grey metal ray gun with black knobs. Attached metal tag says: Survey Meter / Model 740D / Serial 1879 / Victoreen Instrument Div.. There is a green tag taped to the side. The item has a removable lens cap (4046.6b).
Description: Dawn Mining Company operated the Midnite Mine on the Spokane Indian Reservation and a yellowcake processing mill in Ford, WA between 1955 and 1982. Contaminated structures, soil, and tailings have been buried into deep evaporation ponds at the mill site; the Midnite Mine was declared an EPA Super Fund site and cleanup is ongoing.
Category: History
Subjects/Topics/Concepts:
Mining
Dimensions:
Object H x W x D 9 x 3 1/2 x 11 1/4 in
Materials/Techniques:
metal (Material)
Credit Line: Gift of the Dawn Mining Company

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