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Radioactive Sign

Radioactive Sign - Sign
Accession #: 4046.12
Title: Radioactive Sign
Object Type: Sign
Participants:
Physical Description: Paper radioactive sign. Square shaped sign in white and yellow with black writing. There is a black radioactive symbol and RADIOACTIVE is written in black on the diagonal.
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 10 x 10 in
Materials/Techniques:
paper (fiber product) (Material)
Credit Line: Gift of the Dawn Mining Company

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