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Miners at work in a shaft in Port Henry

Miners at work in a shaft in Port Henry

Four miners work with hammers, pickaxes and chisels. One worker (front center) measures up the minerals. One miner (near ore car) looks on. Wooden beams support mine ceiling. Circa 1900. Photography by S.A. Noves. Port Henry, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

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