Caption

Matewan, West Virginia, The flood wall along the Tug Fork River highlights the coal mining and union organizing history of Matewan

Date

Jun 29, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Jim West

Reference

BRK26H28_311

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

86.1Mb (28.7Mb) / 22.4in x 14.9in / 6720 x 4480 (300dpi)

Keywords

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