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'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.'

1. Last Few Loads, Norton, Va.

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.'
'These unidentified coal miners are shown walking out of the Cannelton No. 8 mine in Fayette County, W. Va., Thursday night. They are among the members of the United Mine Workers who began a nationwide strike at 12:01 a.m. EST Friday. (AP Laserphoto) (jwr6040mbrCNDM/Craig Cunningham) (1981) (See AP wire story PM-UMW Strike, Bjt.)'

2. On Strike, Cannelton, W. Va.

IDNO:
004177
Title:
On Strike, Cannelton, W. Va.
Date:
1981/03/27
Description:
'These unidentified coal miners are shown walking out of the Cannelton No. 8 mine in Fayette County, W. Va., Thursday night. They are among the members of the United Mine Workers who began a nationwide strike at 12:01 a.m. EST Friday. (AP Laserphoto) (jwr6040mbrCNDM/Craig Cunningham) (1981) (See AP wire story PM-UMW Strike, Bjt.)'
'Coal miner Harmon Neal, an electrician at the Cannelton No. 8 mine in Fayette County, West Virginia, takes off his coat at the mine's lamp house Thursday night. Neal was leaving work to join fellow members of the United Mine Workers union, which began a nationwide strike at 12:01 a.m. Friday. (AP Laserphoto) (hwr6040mbrCNDM/Craig Cunningham) (1981) (See AP wire story PM-UMW Strike, Bjt.)'

3. Leaving Work, Cannelton, W. Va.

IDNO:
004178
Title:
Leaving Work, Cannelton, W. Va.
Date:
1981/03/27
Description:
'Coal miner Harmon Neal, an electrician at the Cannelton No. 8 mine in Fayette County, West Virginia, takes off his coat at the mine's lamp house Thursday night. Neal was leaving work to join fellow members of the United Mine Workers union, which began a nationwide strike at 12:01 a.m. Friday. (AP Laserphoto) (hwr6040mbrCNDM/Craig Cunningham) (1981) (See AP wire story PM-UMW Strike, Bjt.)'
'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.'

4. Last Shift, Norton, Va.

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.'
'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.'

5. Moving Coal, Norton, Va.

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.'