Crew of Miners Entering the South Portal of the Westmoreland

Palmer, Earl2011-08-152011-08-152005-05-17ep020.jpeghttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/10935A crew of miners are entering the south portal of the Westmoreland Coal Mine on Black Mountain to begin their 8-hour shift. Once at the main heading of this miles deep mine they will operate a continuous mining machine.image/jpegen-USIn CopyrightCoal -- Appalachian RegionEconomic conditionsCoal miningBlack MountainCoal carsCrew of Miners Entering the South Portal of the WestmorelandImageVirginia Tech. Special Collections Department