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Radioactive Materials Sign

Radioactive Materials Sign - Sign
Accession #: 4046.10
Title: Radioactive Materials Sign
Object Type: Sign
Participants:
Physical Description: Fiberglass radioactive materials sign. Rectangular-shaped sign with a metal grommet hole in each corner. The sign is yellow with faded red writing that says "Caution Radioactive Materials" on it. There is also a faded red radioactive symbol in the center. The makers mark in the bottom right corner says: "H. Brady Co. Stock No. 74856".
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:
Image Dimensions HxW 7 x 10 in
Materials/Techniques:
Plastic (Material)
Credit Line: Gift of the Dawn Mining Company

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