- Photograph by
- Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- ca. 1947
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 8 11/16 × 11 3/8 in. (22.1 × 28.9 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of a coal miner outside the entrance to a mine. He stands in the center of the foreground; he wears a helmet with an electric light affixed to the crown. He holds a metal lunch pail to his side under his proper left arm. To his right are a line of mine carts parked on a rail leading to the mine entrance. The back of the photograph is blank.
- Place depicted
- Library, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Black Press
- Communities
- Labor
- Photography
- Skilled labor
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
- Object number
- 2014.302.57
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.