American Coal : Russell Lee portraits / Mary Jane Appel and Douglas Brinkley ; [photographs by Russell Lee].

"In 1946 the Truman administration made a promise to striking coal miners: as part of a deal to resume work, the government would sponsor a survey of health and labor conditions in mining camps. One of the researchers, dispatched to scores of sites nationwide, was photographer Russell Lee. Lee had m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Appel, Mary Jane (Author)
Brinkley, Douglas (Author)
Other Authors: Lee, Russell, 1903-1986 (Photographer, Writer of added text)
Language:English
Published: Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, 2024.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Bill and Alice Wright photography series.
Subjects:
Lee, Russell, > 1903-1986.
Coal miners > United States > History > 20th century > Portraits > Exhibitions.
Coal miners > United States > Social life and customs > 20th century > Pictorial works > Exhibitions.
Coal miners > Health and hygiene > United States > History > 20th century > Pictorial works > Exhibitions.
Photojournalists > United States > History > 20th century > Biography > Exhibitions.
Mining camps > United States > History > 20th century > Pictorial works > Exhibitions.
Labor disputes > United States > History > 20th century > Pictorial works > Exhibitions.
Health surveys > United States > History > 20th century > Pictorial works > Exhibitions.
Mineurs de charbon > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle > Portraits > Expositions.
Mineurs de charbon > États-Unis > Mœurs et coutumes > 20e siècle > Ouvrages illustrés > Expositions.
Mineurs de charbon > Santé et hygiène > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle > Ouvrages illustrés > Expositions.
Photographes de presse > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle > Biographies > Expositions.
Camps de mineurs > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle > Ouvrages illustrés > Expositions.
Travail > Conflits > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle > Ouvrages illustrés > Expositions.
Santé publique > Enquêtes > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle > Ouvrages illustrés > Expositions.
Portraits.
Genre:
Portraits
Exhibitions.
Pictorial works
Biography
Expositions.
Ouvrages illustrés
Biographies
Portraits.
Physical Description:175 pages : illustrations, map, portraits, photographs ; 26 cm.
Format: Book

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