Sebrov, Czechoslovakia,
1968
Photograph by James P. Blair
Chimney brushes rest against a house in Sebrov, Czechoslovakia, while maintenance workers take their 10:00 a.m. beer break. In 1968, chimney sweeps working for the State Ministry of Public Services were required to clean 15 chimneys per hour.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, “Czechoslovakia: The Dream and the Reality,” February 1968, National Geographic magazine)
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