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Picryl description: Public domain image of a miner, coal mine, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
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Date
01/01/1908
Contributors
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer
Location
Gary
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37.36373, -81.55011
Source
Library of Congress
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