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Coal river. Arlie Clay's house, Shumate's Branch. Southern West Virginia.

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Coal river. Arlie Clay's house, Shumate's Branch. Southern West Virginia.

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Event: Visit to Homes on Shumate's Branch Prior to Evacuation in Preparation for Slurry Impoundment.
Rick Bradford of Edwight, West Virginia, took photographs of homes on Shumate's Branch just before they were torn down to build a slurry impoundment. Dave Bailey describes the houses, their inhabitants, and the way of life on Shumate's Branch in a taped interview. [CRF-MH-A226]

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01/01/1985

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Bradford, Rick (Photographer)

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shumate's branch

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Library of Congress

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http://www.loc.gov/

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Public Domain