Coal - Imagery of what Trump wants to revive

[packman]

"In 1974, the Environmental Protection Agency commissioned photojournalist Jack Corn to document the “plight of the American coal miner” in Appalachia. Corn visited coal mines and mountain communities from Virginia to Tennessee, photographing the working and domestic lives of miner families and their struggles with low wages, unsafe working conditions, and black lung disease. His pictures also reflect a variegated experience in Appalachia, countering stereotypes by depicting middle-class miners, racial diversity, and community pride. It’s an era of company town labor we are not likely to see return as automation and renewable energy continue to render these kinds of occupations obsolete."



More pixs and article:

https://timeline.com/the-deep-imagery-of-coal-mining-in-the-1970s-shows-a-lifestyle-of-peril-and-persistence-d344dfc87198

[NeoGreen]

1. Not all that different from the 1920's and earlier...

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https://www.nps.gov/media/photo/gallery.htm?id=ADA965A6-155D-451F-67A29A5F31516A30