Ewing Galloway Agency, Starting Early as a Mascot of Coal Miners in Wilkes-Barre , Pennsylvania . Gelatin silver print, 19-15/16 inches. Gift of Mark Jacobson, 98.15.1.

LANSING, MI.- A new photographic exhibit capturing the essence of work in America — from New York to California, from the assembly line to the mine — opens at the Michigan Historical Museum on Feb. 1. Working America: Photographs from the Ewing Galloway Agency, 1910-1950, was curated by Kresge Art Museum staff from the museum’s holdings. (courtesy www.Artdaily.org)