Jefferson County Coal Miners

Coal miners Norwood Brown, Ray Wallace, and Ed Sartain (left to right) talk about the dangers of working in mines after finishing their shifts at Shoal Creek Mine in north Jefferson County.

Coal miners covered in coal dust and wearing helmets and work gear stand and sit beneath a shelter outside a mine entrance, talking after a shift.
Photo courtesy of the Huntsville Times; photo by Robin Conn

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Coal miners covered in coal dust and wearing helmets and work gear stand and sit beneath a shelter outside a mine entrance, talking after a shift.