Lewis Wickes Hine

West Virginia Coal Mine

1917

Industrial machinery dominates the frame in this study of mechanical power transforming the coal mining industry. The composition emphasizes the monumental scale of mining operations and their impact on the American landscape.

Medium: Gelatin silver print

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