AS A FUNCTION OF ITS CORPORATE DUTIES, the Consolidation Coal
Company, one of the largest coal-mining operations in the United
States during the first half of the twentieth century, had
photographers take hundreds of pictures of nearly every facet of
its operations. Whether for publicity images, safety procedures, or
archival information, these photographs create a record that goes
far beyond the purpose the company intended. In Extracting
Appalachia, geographer Geoffrey L. Buckley examines the company's
photograph collection housed at the Smithsonian Institution's
National Museum of American History. Included in the collection are
images of mine openings, mining equipment, and mine accidents, as
well as scenes of the company towns, including schools, churches,
recreational facilities, holiday celebrations, and company stores.
Although the photographs in the collection provide us with valuable
insights, they tell only part of the story. Using company records,
state and federal government documents, contemporary newspaper
accounts, and other archival materials, Professor Buckley shows
that these photographs reveal much more than meets the eye.
Extracting Appalachia places these historic mining images in their
social, cultural, and historical context, uncovering the true value
and meaning of this rare documentary record.
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