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Ken Yablonski, "Coal Miner's Wife" (#7), excerpts from interview, 1970

Ken Yablonski, "Coal Miner's Wife" (#7), excerpts from interview, 1970

Photo collage of news articles

Historical marker of the Monongah Disaster of 1907

Coal miner rescued from massive slate fall, two other miners killed, West Virginia. Photo taken in ambulance.

A man is being carried out of a mine. Back of Photo: Jim Phillips, AP

Hyden, Kentucky mine tragedy. Photo by Phil Primack

Findley Mine, Hyden, Kentucky

Excerpts from Massacre at Mountaineer #9

Excerpts from Massacre at Mountaineer #9

Excerpts from Massacre at Mountaineer #9

Excerpts from Massacre at Mountaineer #9

Excerpts from Massacre at Mountaineer #9

Excerpts from Massacre at Mountaineer #9

Excerpts from Massacre at Mountaineer #9

Man lying on the ground surrounded by discarded cans

Miner's wife, Mingo County, West Virginia

Mrs. Mike Trbovich, coal miner's wife (Trbovich is now vice-president of United Mine Workers.) Father was a coal miner. Independent, self-sufficient. Talented artist, took course in furniture making and made complete set of patio furniture. Now…

Children in a coal camp, Rhodell, West Virginia. Photo featured in Harper's Magazine, 1971

Girl in a coal camp, Pita, West Virginia

Unidentified boy sits near a garbage pile

Buddy Hale "The Old Coal Miner"