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Lewis Wickes Hine — Slavic Foreman in Pennsylvania Coal Mine

Lewis Wickes Hine

Slavic Foreman in Pennsylvania Coal Mine

1920

Cultural diversity within America's mining workforce is highlighted through this portrait of an immigrant supervisor. The image reflects the complex ethnic makeup of industrial communities in early 20th-century America.

Medium
Gelatin silver print

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Lewis Wickes Hine, Slavic Foreman in Pennsylvania Coal Mine, 1920

Cultural diversity within America's mining workforce is highlighted through this portrait of an immigrant supervisor. The image reflects the complex ethnic makeup of industrial communities in early 20th-century America.

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

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Industrial, Documentary, American, Gelatin Silver Print, Labor, Social Commentary, Portrait, Modern, Figurative, Black and White

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