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Aug 26, 2021
Aug 26, 2021
Amalia Coal Mine, Essen
Amalia Coal Mine, Essen
1961
René Burri
(Swiss, 1933–2014)
Gelatin silver print
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.)
Gift of Joan Liftin 2021.149
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In 1961, the Amalia mine was part of Germany’s past prosperity and its postwar recovery.
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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.
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