Copper mining section between Ducktown and Copper Hill, Tennessee. Fumes from smelting copper for sulfuric acid have destroyed all vegetation and eroded the land.
| Artist | Marion Post Wolcott (American, 1910–1990) |
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| Title | Copper mining section between Ducktown and Copper Hill, Tennessee. Fumes from smelting copper for sulfuric acid have destroyed all vegetation and eroded the land. |
| Date | September 1939 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 7 1/16 × 9 5/8 in. (17.9 × 24.4 cm) Sheet: 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.6 × 25.4 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.XX.4.12 |
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A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a car driving up a road in a hilly area. The land appears fragmented and pitted.
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