Ferguson, Saint Louis County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America / 2014
Gas mask with filter canister worn at demonstrations in Ferguson, Missouri
Gas mask with filter canister worn at demonstrations in Ferguson, Missouri
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WHY IT’S INTERESTING
A Shalon Chemical Industries Ltd., adult model 4A1, Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical (NBC), black, rubber gas mask (2016.122a), with a Type 80, NBC filter canister (2016.122b) worn by Dr. Jelani Cobb during demonstrations that took place in Ferguson, Missouri during the summer and fall of 2014. The mask has five (5) adjustable head straps with plastic buckles that secure the mask on the wearer be