Interviewer
Louis D. Gargarello
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Description
This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia coal mining. Mr. Perry has worked in the Monogalia County, West Virginia, coal mines since he was eighteen years old. He is a coal mine section boss at Osage Mine No. 3 of the Consolidated Coal Company. This interview is concerned primarily with conditions which miners encountered in early West Virginia mines. Mr. Perry describes technical aspects of mining in the 1930's as compared with today. At the time of the interview, Mr. Perry was living in Westover, West Virginia.
Publication Date
1973
Identifier
OH64-51
Type
Text
Comments
Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-51.
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Recommended Citation
Marshall University Special Collections, OH64-51, Huntington, WV.
Library of Congress Subjects
Perry, Martin A., 1914- -- Autobiography.
Coal mines and mining -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Coal miners -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Monogalia County (W. Va.) -- History.
Canning and preserving -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.