Miners at the Lamp House Necklace

National Archives Store Exclusive Made in Connecticut Sterling silver chain, black jet bead Poly resin coated photo reproduction Product Description Learn More The photograph in the charm on this silver chain 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 has been colorized purple, the color of emancipation, and the charm is accompanied by a bead made from jet, reminiscent of the coal being mined from the ground in Gilliam. We also offer a matching stretch bracelet. 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,