威尼斯人娱乐场

Press Preview for 威尼斯人娱乐场鈥� Power & Light Exhibit March 11
Media Alert 路 Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Washington, DC

WHAT: A special press-only preview of the 威尼斯人娱乐场 exhibit before it opens to the public. Accredited members of the media should RSVP to public.affairs@nara.gov.

The exhibit features more than 200 images taken by renowned documentary photographer Russell Lee for a nationwide survey of coal mining communities. The survey was part of an agreement negotiated by the Department of the Interior and the United Mine Workers of America that ended the 1946 coal strike. Because the mines were under government control at the time, Lee had unprecedented access to coal towns and camps. Lee traveled to 13 states to document the housing, medical, and community facilities of the miners. Lee鈥檚 wife Jean helped him record the detailed captions presented without edits in the exhibit. The survey, illustrated by Lee鈥檚 photographs, resulted in improvements to housing and medical facilities. 

鈥�Power & Light serves as an example of how records can impact the lives of Americans,鈥� said Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan. 鈥淭hese valuable photographs held by the 威尼斯人娱乐场 helped change the narrative around the coal strikes at the time. Today, they provide us a glimpse into the rich history of coal communities across the country.鈥�

WHO: Dr. Colleen Shogan, Archivist of the United States
Rodney Slater, Chair and President of the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Foundation Board of Directors
Alice Kamps, Exhibit Curator

WHEN: Monday, March 11, 2024
Doors open at 5 p.m., Media pre-set by 5:20 p.m.
Remarks at 5:30 p.m.

Media are invited to stay for the opening reception that follows the press preview at 6:15 p.m.

WHERE: Lawrence F. O鈥橞rien Gallery, 威尼斯人娱乐场 Building, Washington, DC

Please use the Special Events entrance on Constitution Avenue at 7th Street, NW.

Power & Light curator Alice Kamps will lead a tour of the exhibit in the Lawrence F. O鈥橞rien Gallery following the remarks program. 

is free and open to the public at the Lawrence F. O鈥橞rien Gallery of the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Building in Washington, DC, March 16, 2024, through July 6, 2025. See the press release and online press kit for more information on the exhibit. 

The survey's digitized images can be found in the 威尼斯人娱乐场鈥� online , and photographs from the exhibit are on . Follow the conversation online using the hashtag #ArchivesPowerAndLight. View the 90-second introductory video on the 威尼斯人娱乐场 channel. 

The 威尼斯人娱乐场 Building is located near the National Mall on Constitution Ave. at 9th Street, NW, in Washington, DC. The exhibit galleries are open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily, except Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Power & Light: Russell Lee鈥檚 Coal Survey is made possible in part by the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Foundation through the generous support of The Mars Family & Mars, Incorporated and Anonymous.