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Photographer: Allen C. Browne
Taken: October 18, 2021
Caption: Furnace Filler
Additional Description: Fillers dumped charcoal, ore, and limestone into the tunnel head, enduring flame, smoke and cinders. This was one of the hardest and hottest furnace jobs. One African American worker in the cemetery had extremely high levels of zinc in his bones. Perhaps he was a filler, breathing zinc-enriched fumes at the top of the stack. Watercolor by Constantine Kermes. Close-up of image on marker
Submitted: October 22, 2021, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p617381
File Size: 1.648 Megabytes

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