Tungsten Mining Scene Kern County California May 1942

Workers pan for concentrated tungsten ore at the Tungsten Chief Mine in Kern County, California, in May 1942. This vintage image illustrates the mining operations that supported the war effort during World War II. Part of the FSA/OWI Collection, it documents significant historical labor practices in the United States.

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