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  • Romania's Jiu Valley
    Ioana Cîrlig
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    This former quarry in Moldova Noua was one of the many Romanian sites industrialized under the country's Communist regime.
  • two men working in dark factory
    Ioana Cîrlig
    02
  • View of town Crivina surrounded by trees and fog
    Ioana Cîrlig
    03
  • former factory worker standing next to fire in town of Criscior
    Ioana Cîrlig
    04
  • landscape view of Rosia Poieni
    Ioana Cîrlig
    05
  • industrial site and building in Romania's Jiu Valley
    Ioana Cîrlig
    06
  • Couple on carousel in town of Petrila
    Ioana Cîrlig
    07
  • Industrial site in Jiu Valley
    Ioana Cîrlig
    08
  • portrait of former factory worker wearing hat and coat
    Ioana Cîrlig
    09
  • abandoned factory in Breaza
    Ioana Cîrlig
    10
  • landscape view of mountains and cliffs in Rosia Poieni Romania
    Ioana Cîrlig
    11
  • portrait of the high school prom queen
    Ioana Cîrlig
    12
  • resident of rural farming village outside of shack with cow
    Ioana Cîrlig
    13
  • portrait of resident of town holding equipment
    Ioana Cîrlig
    14
  • view of soccer field with mountains in the backdrop
    Ioana Cîrlig
    15
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