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Photographer: 1987 bronze by Gary Prazen, photograph by J.J. Prats
Taken: July 15, 2019
Caption: The Sentinel
Additional Description: Figure is 6¾ feet tall on a 1½ foot granite base, sculpted by Gary Prazen in 1987 and unveiled here September 2, 1991.

He is holding a gas detector and is checking the mine for unsafe levels of lethal gasses. Some, like carbon monoxide, can silently sicken and kill a person. Others, like methane, can ignite and set the mine afire.
Submitted: August 28, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
Database Locator Identification Number: p489902
File Size: 6.868 Megabytes

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