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Hindman, Kentucky - Workers make high-quality guitars, dulcimers, mandolins, and ukeleles at the nonprofit Troublesome Creek Stringed Instrument Company. Most workers are recovering from an addiction. Shop foreman Kris Patrick (right) watches as Travez Pollard outlines the top of a new dulcimer

Date

Jun 30, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Jim West

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BRK26H53_358

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86.1Mb (28.7Mb) / 22.4in x 14.9in / 6720 x 4480 (300dpi)

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