Caption

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. Anthony Parsons (left) and Hunter Wolford work on the neck of an instrument. Both had meth addictions

Date

Jun 30, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Jim West

Reference

BRK26I90_191

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No

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No

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Rights managed

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

Keywords

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