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200 Years of Photos Reveal History of Mining and Industry in America

200 Years of Photos Reveal History of Mining and Industry in America

A black-and-white photo shows a miner working underground near a wooden barrier and train tracks; next to it, a sepia portrait of a man in a hat holding a pickaxe and shovel, framed in ornate gold.

A new exhibition will examine how generations of photographers have captured mining and industry in the United States, from early daguerreotypes depicting the California Gold Rush to images of rapid industrialization in the 20th century.

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