Miners at the Lamp House Bracelet

National Archives Store Exclusive Made in Connecticut Stretch bracelet, amethyst beads Poly resin coated photo reproduction Product Description Learn More The photograph in the charm on this stretch bracelet is from Gilliam Coal and Coke Company, Gilliam Mine, Gilliam, McDowell County, West Virginia and shows James Robert Howard who has received his safety lamp at the lamp house. Of the 232 employees at this mine, 60% are Negroes. The photo is colorized purple, the color of emancipation, and is set off by matching amethyst beads. We also offer a matching necklace. The Power & Light exhibition features more than 200 of photographer Russell Leeʼs works about of coal miners and their families in their homes, mines, and communities. Visitors will experience large-scale prints, projections, and digital interactives. Although Leeʼs earlier images of Depression-era Americans are well-known, his 1946 coal survey images have enjoyed little public exposure. The full series, which in