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- IDNO:
- 004173
- Title:
- Last Few Loads, Norton, Va.
- Date:
- 1981/03/27
- Description:
- 'Coal miner, Herbert Presley, looks over a load of coal that he brought out of the Flat Gap mine near Norton Virginia, Thursday. Presley, along with 160,000 national UMW members walked off the job at 12:01 Friday morning. (AP Laserphoto) (sh60500stf-sh) 81 SLUG VIRGINIA MINES.'
- IDNO:
- 004179
- Title:
- Last Shift, Norton, Va.
- Date:
- 1981/03/27
- Description:
- 'The last shift of miners to work prior to the United Mine Workers strike, walk out of the Flat Gap mine near Norton Virginia, Thursday. The workers of the Flat Gap mine joined 10,500 active Virginian UMW members in a strike against the Soft Coal Operators. (AP Laserphoto) (sh60500stf-sh) 81 SLUG: VIRGINIA MINES.'
- IDNO:
- 004180
- Title:
- Moving Coal, Norton, Va.
- Date:
- 1981/03/27
- Description:
- 'A coal train snakes around the front of waiting coal cars at the rail yards near downtown Norton Virginia, Friday. Despite the UMW coal miner strike, non union mines in the south West Virginia area continued operation Friday without any interference. (AP Laserphoto) (sh61900stf-sh)81 SLUG:VIRGINIA MINES.'
