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14th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest The American Experience
The Wonder Factory

This photo captures the complicated, telling, and often heartbreaking relationship between an industry and the small towns that rely on them to survive. This abandoned factory, once a comforting icon of American plenty, has become a symbol of decay.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 12.2015
Date Uploaded: 11.2016
Photo Location: Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
Camera: COOLPIX S6800
Copyright: © Jia Moreno