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Lewis Wickes Hine — Brakeman on Coal Train, Pennsylvania

Lewis Wickes Hine

Brakeman on Coal Train, Pennsylvania

1920

Railroad work's inherent dangers are evident in the determined stance of a coal train worker navigating treacherous conditions.

Medium
Gelatin silver print

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Lewis Wickes Hine, Brakeman on Coal Train, Pennsylvania, 1920

Railroad work's inherent dangers are evident in the determined stance of a coal train worker navigating treacherous conditions.

Medium
Gelatin silver print
Year
1920
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Industrial, Monochrome, Documentary, American, Photograph, Gelatin Silver Print, Labor, Historical, Portrait, Modern

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