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Lewis Wickes Hine

The Mines Today By Cables (Electric Driven). This Is The Power Room Of A Pennsylvania Coal Mine

1930
Gelatin silver print
11.7 × 16.8 cm (4.6 × 6.6 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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