John Powers Collection circa 1930-1945

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John Powers Collection circa 1930-1945

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This collection houses 180 broadside editions of the , a cartoon dealing with mining and occupational safety issues, that John Powers drew for . These cartoons were later reprinted in broadside form and distributed to mining companies for display on their employee bulletin boards in one of the first consistent efforts to raise the safety consciousness of miners in the West. Levity Lode The Mining Journal

1 Box; (0.25 Linear Feet)

eng,

Arizona State University Libraries Arizona Collection

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Powers, John

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John Powers worked in the safety department of the Anaconda Copper Mining Company in Butte, Montana at the time these cartoons were drawn. From the guide to the John Powers Collection, circa 1930-1945, (Arizona State University Libraries Arizona Collection) ...