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Jack and Della Mae Smith in Front of the Beer Joint He Operates in Rhodell, West Virginia, near Beckley 06/1974
Image by The U.S. National Archives
Original Caption: Jack and Della Mae Smith in Front of the Beer Joint He Operates in Rhodell, West Virginia, near Beckley. He Lost Both Legs in a Mine Roof Cave-In after a Year on the Job, But Fought for 18 Years to Receive Workmen’s Compensation. Because of the Time Differential, the Family Was Forced to Go on Welfare for a While and It Remains a Bitter Memory. Smith Is Active in Union Affairs and Has Manned Picket Lines in the Past in His Wheelchair Which Was Bought for Him by His Friend, Arnold Miller, Now President of the United Mine Workers 06/1974
U.S. National Archives’ Local Identifier: 412-DA-14129
Photographer: Corn, Jack, 1929-
Subjects:
Rhodell (Raleigh county, West Virginia, United States) inhabited place
Environmental Protection Agency
Project DOCUMERICA
Persistent URL: http://arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ExternalIdSearch?id=556581
Repository: Still Picture Records Section, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-S), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001.
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Jack Smith, 42, a Disabled Miner Who Lives in Rhodell, West Virginia, near Beckley 06/1974
Image by The U.S. National Archives
Original Caption: Jack Smith, 42, a Disabled Miner Who Lives in Rhodell, West Virginia, near Beckley. He Had Worked in the Mines One Year When a Rock Cavein Crushed His Legs, and It Took Him 18 Years before He Received Workman’s Compensation. His Wheelchair Was Bought by His Friend, Arnold Miller, President of the United Mine Workers. Smith Now Operates a Beer Joint and Stays Up on Union Activities. He Has Manned Picket Lines in the Past in His Wheelchair. The Dog Is a Family Pet 06/1974
U.S. National Archives’ Local Identifier: 412-DA-14097
Photographer: Corn, Jack, 1929-
Subjects:
Beckley (Raleigh county, West Virginia, United States) inhabited place
Environmental Protection Agency
Project DOCUMERICA
Persistent URL: http://arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ExternalIdSearch?id=556549
Repository: Still Picture Records Section, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-S), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001.
For information about ordering reproductions of photographs held by the Still Picture Unit, visit: www.archives.gov/research/order/still-pictures.html
Reproductions may be ordered via an independent vendor. NARA maintains a list of vendors at www.archives.gov/research/order/vendors-photos-maps-dc.html
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Jack Smith, 42, a Disabled Miner Who Lives in Rhodell, West Virginia, Shown with One of His Daughters, Debra, in the Tavern He Now Operates 06/1974
Image by The U.S. National Archives
Original Caption: Jack Smith, 42, a Disabled Miner Who Lives in Rhodell, West Virginia, Shown with One of His Daughters, Debra, in the Tavern He Now Operates. He Had Worked in the Mines One Year When His Legs Were Crushed in a Roof Cavein. It Took Him 18 Years to Received Workman’s Compensation. His Wheelchair Was Bought for Him by His Friend, Arnold Miller, Now President of the United Mine Workers Smith Is Active in the Union, and Has Manned Picket Lines in the Past 06/1974
U.S. National Archives’ Local Identifier: 412-DA-14098
Photographer: Corn, Jack, 1929-
Subjects:
West Virginia (United States) state
Environmental Protection Agency
Project DOCUMERICA
Persistent URL: http://arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ExternalIdSearch?id=556550
Repository: Still Picture Records Section, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-S), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001.
For information about ordering reproductions of photographs held by the Still Picture Unit, visit: www.archives.gov/research/order/still-pictures.html
Reproductions may be ordered via an independent vendor. NARA maintains a list of vendors at www.archives.gov/research/order/vendors-photos-maps-dc.html
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Jack Smith, 42, Rhodell, West Virginia, Seated in the Beer Joint He Operates in a Wheel-Chair Bought for Him by His Friend Arnold Miller, President of the United Mine Workers Union…04/1974
Image by The U.S. National Archives
Original Caption: Jack Smith, 42, Rhodell, West Virginia, Seated in the Beer Joint He Operates in a Wheel-Chair Bought for Him by His Friend Arnold Miller, President of the United Mine Workers Union. He Was Disabled at Age 21 after a Year in the Mines and Had to Wait 18 Years to Collect Workman’s Compensation. He Stays Current on Union Affairs and Will Man a Picket Line. During the Strike for Black Lung Benefits His Wife Wheeled Him in Front of a Train to Stop It 05/1974
U.S. National Archives’ Local Identifier: 412-DA-14034
Photographer: Corn, Jack, 1929-
Subjects:
West Virginia (United States) state
Environmental Protection Agency
Project DOCUMERICA
Persistent URL: http://arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ExternalIdSearch?id=556486
Repository: Still Picture Records Section, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-S), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001.
For information about ordering reproductions of photographs held by the Still Picture Unit, visit: www.archives.gov/research/order/still-pictures.html
Reproductions may be ordered via an independent vendor. NARA maintains a list of vendors at www.archives.gov/research/order/vendors-photos-maps-dc.html
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