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Man rides transport car into a mine in Essex County

Man rides transport car into a mine in Essex

Man with headlamp rides in a transport car into an Essex County mine. From the Patrick Farrell Mining Photograph Collection. Circa 1960. Essex County, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

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