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The Patent Drawings of Garrett Augustus Morgan

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Garrett Augustus Morgan - Later Gas Mask View Two
Patent #1,113,675, 10/13/1914, gas mask

Patent #1,113,675, 10/13/1914, gas mask

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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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