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Amalia Coal Mine, Essen

1961

René Burri

(Swiss, 1933–2014)
Culture
Switzerland
Medium
gelatin silver print
Measurements
Image: 17.4 x 26.7 cm (6 7/8 x 10 1/2 in.); Paper: 27.8 x 35.3 cm (10 15/16 x 13 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Joan Liftin 2021.149
Copyright
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
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Did You Know?

In 1961, the Amalia mine was part of Germany’s past prosperity and its postwar recovery.

Description

In Amalia Coal Mine, Essen, Swiss photographer René Burri conveys the arduous, hazardous nature of this ancient profession. This mine, which began operation in 1850, became part of the Krupp Group in 1927, joining a conglomerate whose industries included armaments factories that supplied German armies in both World Wars. Just five years after Burri took this picture, the mine was closed.

Amalia Coal Mine, Essen

1961

René Burri

(Swiss, 1933–2014)
Switzerland

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