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etching of late 19th century telegraph unit

May 20, 2019 Railroad industry / Telegraph / Virginia

If you made a mistake you could cause a head-on collision

“Telegraphy was interesting work. It was a big responsibility then. At that time it was harder for a woman to get a job.”

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Westmoreland Coal Co. car built by Cambria Steel Co., 1922

January 10, 2019 Coal mining / Politics / Virginia

Westmoreland Coal’s Appalachian Connection

Westmoreland’s bankruptcy could still be felt in Southwest Virginia by now-retired miners, but it is unclear what the future holds.

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1935; CCC workers digging a ditch in Maryland

December 6, 2018 Civilian Conservation Corps / Virginia / Works Progress Administration

He is now in the C.C. Camp

He got to go to the C.C. Camp by his mother taking him to the welfare office and asking that he be signed up.

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