Oct 5, 2010
Joan and Buddy Adkins, parents of coal miner Jesse Adkins who was killed in a coal mine accident in July of this year, in Huttonsvill, W. Va. Buddy Adkins is a disabled coal miner.
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Oct 5, 2010
Disabled coal miner Buddy Adkins, the father of coal miner Jesse Adkins stands in the doorway of his mobile home in Huttonsville, W. Va., while his 19-month-old grandson Hunter Orsburn sleeps on the family couch.
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Oct 5, 2010
At the Adkins family home in, a photo of long-time coal miner Easter Boggess hangs on the wall. Boggess was the great-great grandfather of Jesse Adkins.
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Oct 5, 2010
Joan Adkins and Buddy Adkins hold a photo of their deceased son Jesse Adkins.
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Oct 5, 2010
The grave of Jesse Adkins at the Old Brick Church Cemetery near Huttonsville, W. Va.
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Oct 5, 2010
A roadside memorial that honors 29 miners who died at the nearby Upper Big Branch mine still stands 6 months after the accident in West Virginia.
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Oct 5, 2010
A memorial decal adorns a truck sitting in a parking lot of a Wal-Mart in Beckley, W. Va.
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Oct 5, 2010
A man pauses at a roadside memorial that honors 29 miners who died at the nearby Upper Big Branch mine in Montcoal, W. Va. The memorial still stands in Whitesville, W. Va., six months after the accident.
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Oct 5, 2010
The main entrance to the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia.
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Oct 5, 2010
Workmen do maintenance on some large water pumps at the Upper Big Branch Mine where 29 miners were killed earlier this year.
Michael S. Williamson-The Washington Post
Oct 5, 2010
A roadside memorial that honors 29 miners who died at the Upper Big Branch mine in Montcoal, W. Va., still stands 6 months after the accident.
Michael S. Williamson-The Washington Post
Oct 5, 2010
A local dog chases coal trucks and visitors at the entrance to the Pocahontas Mine in Rupert, W. Va., where coal miner Wilbert "Ray" Starcher was killed in an accident in July of this year.
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Oct 5, 2010
A coal truck, reflected in a rear-view mirror, barrels down Church St. after exiting the Pocahontas Mine.
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Oct 5, 2010
A coal company sign on the road entering Rupert, W. Va.
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