In this 1916 photograph, Garrett Morgan, inventor and one of the heroes of the west side waterworks tunnel explosion, demonstrates how to wear his patented gas mask. He used this mask on July 25, 1916, to rescue several men overcome by gas in the aftermath of the west side waterworks tunnel explosion. | Source: Cleveland State University, Michael Schwartz Library, Special CollectionsDownload Original File
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Cleveland State University, Michael Schwartz Library, Special Collections
