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David Plowden, Who Photographed a Disappearing America, Dies at 93

With his haunting images of steam locomotives, steel mills and Midwestern farms, the celebrated lensman revealed the poetry in the artifacts of manual labor.

This article was originally published by NY Times Books and is republished here under license.

With his haunting images of steam locomotives, steel mills and Midwestern farms, the celebrated lensman revealed the poetry in the artifacts of manual labor.

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