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National Gallery of Art Exhibition Features Mining History.
From May 23 to August 23, 2026, the National Gallery of Art in
Washington, DC will present a new exhibition, “Beneath
the Surface: Mining and American Photography.”
The show is billed as the first to chronicle the history of
mining and extraction in the United States through the lens of
photography. It gives an
eye-opening look at the nation’s long reliance on mining. Click on the
link for a preview. The exhibition will then travel to the Milwaukee Art
Museum from October 23, 2026 to January 18,2027, and the Amon Carter
Museum of American Art in Fort Worth from February 23 to May 9, 2027.
New
Pennsylvania Historical Marker Approved – Hunt Douglas Process,
Phoenixville.
Thanks to the tireless work of MHA’s own Bill Culver, the
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission recently approved an
historical roadside marker for site where James Douglas and T. Sterry
Hunt developed the process for copper extraction bearing their names.
This marker was endorsed by the MHA Board.
It will be dedicated in 2026.
This is the second mining historical marker recently approved in
Pennsylvania. On November 20th, 2024, the National Museum of
Industrial History joined with Lehigh University and the Pennsylvania
Historical and Museum Commission to host the dedication of a State Historical
Marker for The President Pumping Engine at
the Ueberroth Zinc Mine site in the Friedensville Mining District in
nearby Friedensville, PA. The President began operation in 1872 for
mine dewatering and was reported to be “the most powerful stationary
engine in the world.” The engine was housed in the only remaining
Cornish-style engine house in the U.S.
MHAer, Mark Connar, was the sponsor of this project.
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