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Photographs from Dayton, Ohio.
Steve Bennish

Photographs from Dayton, Ohio.

I'm committed to documenting the lives of ordinary residents in this Midwestern American industrial city that's endured a brutal economic downturn and is struggling to rebuild itself.

Photos
11
Status
Public
Created
May 24, 2017
Updated
Feb 09, 2022
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Photos (11)

Retired electroplate worker, Dayton, Ohio.
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Demolition worker, Dayton, Ohio
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Scrapper family with metal items picked from alleyways arrive at the scrap yard to sell the metal for cash.
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Pizza restaurant worker uses a bicycle to deliver an order from a customer.
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A street preacher in downtown Dayton
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Youngsters in a Dayton neighborhood sell doll clothes on the street to help out with the family finances.
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A licensed beggar downtown offers his city-issued permit.
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A metal scrapper who makes a living digging on the grounds of an abandoned scrap yard shows off old radiator parts he unearthed and will sell for cash.
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A group of electric motor workers take a smoke break.
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A couple remove parts from a television set in the hope they can sell the metal for cash.
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Acrobats
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