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Before the health dangers of asbestos were fully understood it was widely used as a fireproof building material in New Zealand. This 1940s worker, wearing gloves and an apron but no face mask or breathing apparatus, is making Fibrolite roofing from asbestos.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, John Dobrée Pascoe Collection (PAColl-0783)
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by John Dobrée Pascoe
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