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The lack of design on this item indicates that it may have been created as a tourist item. Snow goggles, however, were widely used in Arctic cultures to combat eye damage caused by ultraviolet rays reflected by snow. The thin slits are meant to limit the amount of light that reached the wearer'...
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Mary Church Terrell Main Library
1889
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| Online Access: | http://server15963.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/ocec,6487 |
| Summary: | The lack of design on this item indicates that it may have been created as a tourist item. Snow goggles, however, were widely used in Arctic cultures to combat eye damage caused by ultraviolet rays reflected by snow. The thin slits are meant to limit the amount of light that reached the wearer's eyes, improving sight by reducing snow blindness and the need to squint. |
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