A stunning moment-in-time photography show is open for a few more months at the National Archives. "Power & Light: Russell Lee's Coal Survey" is a show made up entirely of survey photography focused on coal mining communities in the U.S. The survey was commissioned by the federal government in an effort to stunt 1946 coal miner strikes across the nation.

The exhibition displays just a fraction of Lee's 4,000 total photos and depicts workers in the coal mines, at home with their families, doing every day tasks like going to the doctor, attending church, or just existing in their communities. Essentially, life as a miner-- the good, the bad, and the ugly.

This honestly broke a lot of my pre-conceived notions of the coal industry and the workers themselves. Worth a visit. Closes December 7th.