Caption

Matewan, West Virginia - The West Virginia Mine Wars Museum tells the story of the violent confrontation between coal miners, as they fought to build their union, and company security guards in the early years of the 20th century

Date

Jun 29, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Jim West

Reference

BRK26H88_444

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

66.1Mb (22.0Mb) / 19.6in x 13.1in / 5889 x 3926 (300dpi)

Keywords

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