Smokestack at the edge of a pond

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Identifier
000024608
Alt Identifier
pmc.0017
Asset Type
Date
circa 1935 – 1955
Description (A smokestack connected to a power plant is visible across a body of water. The pond is likely an example of a surface impoundment where coal waste products were stored post-combustion. Spills from ash ponds due to embankment failure have led to substantial waterway pollution, ecosystem disruption, and community health hazards in Central Appalachia.  )
A smokestack connected to a power plant is visible across a body of water. The pond is likely an example of a surface impoundment where coal waste products were stored post-combustion. Spills from ash ponds due to embankment failure have led to substantial waterway pollution, ecosystem disruption, and community health hazards in Central Appalachia.  
Creator
Mullins, William R. (photographer)
Format
Negative: 2 1/4" x 3 1/4"
Generation - General
Original
Subject
Coal Industry
Related Collection
William R. "Pictureman" Mullins photography Collection, c. 1935 - 1955