COAL COUNTRY: 1978_WVA2_20.Ajpg.jpg

Coal miners including Gary Nickles, right, shore up the ceiling with supports to prevent a cave-in. Elkin mine #6, Norton, VA, 1978. Jon Chase photo
1978_WVA2_20.Ajpg.jpg

Coal miners including Gary Nickles, right, shore up the ceiling with supports to prevent a cave-in. Elkin mine #6, Norton, VA, 1978. Jon Chase photo