
Lewis Wickes Hine
"Follow The Gleam", Welsh Miner in Pa. Coal Mine A Mile From Daylight
1910
Underground mining photography reaches artistic heights in this dramatically lit image of a Welsh immigrant worker. The interplay of light and shadow creates an almost spiritual quality while documenting dangerous working conditions.
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- Gelatin silver print
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