The Patent Drawings of Garrett Augustus Morgan

By Mary Bellis, About.com Guide

On July 25, 1916, Garrett Morgan made national news for using his gas mask to rescue 32 men trapped during an explosion in an underground tunnel 250 feet beneath Lake Erie. Morgan and a team of volunteers donned the new "gas masks" and went to the rescue.

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• Photo of Inventor Garrett Augustus Morgan
• Earlier Version of Garrett Augustus Morgan Gas Mask
• Garrett Augustus Morgan - Later Gas Mask
• Garrett Augustus Morgan - Later Gas Mask View Two
• The Garrett Augustus Morgan Traffic Light Signal
• Garrett Augustus Morgan - Traffic Signal Patent #1,475,024 on 11/20/1923.

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