Lewis Wickes Hine

Eastern Pennsylvania Coal Miner

1920

Coal dust and determination mark this miner's weathered face in a portrait that celebrates the dignity of dangerous, essential labor.

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Coal dust and determination mark this miner's weathered face in a portrait that celebrates the dignity of dangerous, essential labor.