Collection Item
Mining

Dräeger mine rescue team

Type:

Date: c.1930

History

Dräegermen rescue team from the 1930s. Dräger mine rescue equipment was so popular in North America that rescue team members were often referred as 'Dräegermen' regardless of the equipment type they used.

Description

This image shows five men dressed in Dräger mine rescue equipment standing in front of building, with a stretcher, additional equipment, and a mine rescue award shield. People identified L - R: Louis Tranceschini, Arthur Watson, ?[unidentified], J. "Johnty" Taylor, W. Devoy, ?[unidentified].

Item Details

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  • Accession Number: 980.1153
  • Other reference: C175-001
  • Author: [unknown]
  • Donor: [unknown]
  • Donated: 1980

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