New sand-blasting helmet. Washington, D.C., Oct. 15. Protection against that dreaded disease Silieosis, is assured underground workers with this new sand-blasting helmet developed by William P. Biggs, Safety Engineer of the Navy Department Weighing only 43 ounces the helmet has been tested for nearl
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- 1936
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- Harris & Ewing
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"New sand-blasting helmet. Washington, D.C., Oct. 15. Protection against that dreaded disease Silieosis, is assured underground workers with this new sand-blasting helmet developed by William P. Biggs, Safety Engineer of the Navy Department Weighing only 43 ounces the helmet has been tested for nearl" (1936). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:New_sand-blasting_helmet._Washington,_D.C.,_Oct._15._Protection_against_that_dreaded_disease_Silieosis,_is_assured_underground_workers_with_this_new_sand-blasting_helmet_developed_by_William_LCCN2016878676.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 290492.
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