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Title: MOST OF THESE HOMES AT CLAYPOOL HILL, VIRGINIA, NEAR RICHLANDS, ARE OWNED BY MINE FOREMAN OR OTHER COAL RELATED PEOPLE THEY WORK FOR THE VIRGINIA-POCAHONTAS COAL COMPANY, A SUBSIDIARY OF ISLAND CREEK COAL COMPANY, WHICH IN TURN IS A SUBSIDIARY OF OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM COMPANY. THE MINERS OF TODAY LIVE AS FAR AS 25 MILES FROM THEIR WORK AND COMMUTE RATHER THAN LIVE WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE IN THE OLDER TYPE COMPANY TOWNS
Credit: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
Author: Corn, Jack, 1929-, Photographer (NARA record: 8464440)
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