| | Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Garrett A. Morgan Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Morgan, Garrett A. | | | | Dates: | 1915-1978 | | | | Abstract: | Garrett A. Morgan (1877-1963) was an entrepreneur and inventor whose inventions included the electric traffic signal and the gas mask. Morgan moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1895 and opened his own sewing machine sales and repair shop in 1907. He received a patent on his gas mask in 1912 and formed the National Safety Device Co. to manufacture and market it. He also established the G.A. Morgan Hair Refining Co., The Cleveland Call and Post, and the Wakeman Country Club for African Americans. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of Garrett A. Morgan, his family, and friends. Also included are views of his residence, and of his inventions, including the gas mask, traffic signal, and a hair treatment system. The collection also includes views relating to the water intake crib disaster in Cleveland, Ohio in 1917. | | | | Call #: | PG 246 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Morgan, Garrett A., 1877-1963 -- Photograph collections. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | African American inventors -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Water tunnels -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Accidents -- Photographs. | Traffic signs and signals -- Photographs. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Waterworks crib explosion, 1916 -- Photographs.
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