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On Nov. 7, 1980, five coal miners were killed in a methane gas explosion at Westmoreland Coal Com...

A man speaking at a press conference about a mine accident, Westmoreland Coal Company Ferrell No....

A group of people discussing an explosion in Scotia Mine in the Ovenfork Community of Letcher Cou...

March 1976 - Press conference in the aftermath of the first of two methane explosions in the Scot...

Press conference with various federal and state mining officials, regarding the Scotia mining dis...

A man talking about a mine explosion, speaking with a man from Benham [IH Mine Rescue Team ?], on...

A man talking about an explosion or mine accident and how workers are fixing the problem, rescue ...

A man answering questions about a possible mine explosion. 

Jim Stanley of Derby, Va. discusses his family's experience being exploited by the coal company, ...

Coal miner John Hinson (Brookside, KY) discussing fighting, corruption, labor union safety commit...

Coal miner John Hinson discussing working in the mines, various instances of the danger of mine w...

Mrs. Blakley discusses about how word of a mine accident spread in the coal camp, a mine fire tha...

Farmer Asher talking about coal mining, changes in the industry, miners' responsibility for accid...

A woman and her boy talking about trading, being raised in Evarts, life in the camps. A woman dis...

Lois Scott discussing the mine wars and resistance to labor unions in Harlan County, trains clack...

Frank Cloud talking about conditions in the mines for men and animals, other mining issues.

John Tiller discussing working in coal mines. A group of men discuss dangers of coal mining and h...

A man discussing the struggles of coal miners, death of coal miners, miners' culture, John L. Lew...

Hazel Dickens discusses her songs and how they fit in to the tradition, how she uses her songs to...