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Radioactive Materials Sign
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| Accession #: | 4046.10 |
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| Title: | Radioactive Materials Sign |
| Object Type: | Sign |
| Participants: |
Dawn Mining Company (user)
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| 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
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| Dimensions: |
Image Dimensions HxW 7 x 10 in
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| Materials/Techniques: |
Plastic (Material)
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| Credit Line: | Gift of the Dawn Mining Company |
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