Harlan County Mine Strike Photographic Collection,1939
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Harlan County Mine Strike Photographic Collection,1939
- Creator
- Carter, John L.
- Extent
- .25 cu. ft. (1 box): 22 items
- Subjects
- Coal mines and mining--Kentucky
- Harlan County (Ky.)--History
- Strikes and lockouts--Coal mining--Kentucky--Harlan County
- Coal miners--Kentucky--Harlan County
- Trade-unions--Kentucky
- Coal mining
- Harlan County, Kentucky
- Men
- Military
- National Guard.
- Harlan County, Kentucky
- Men.
- Coal mining
- Harlan County, Kentucky
- Men
- Military
- National Guard.
- Coal mining
- Harlan County, Kentucky
- Men
- Military
- National Guard.
- Coal mining
- Harlan County, Kentucky
- Railroads.
- Coal mining
- Harlan County, Kentucky
- Men
- Railroads.
- Coal mining
- Harlan County, Kentucky
- Men.
- Coal mining
- Harlan County, Kentucky
- Men
- Transportation
- Women.
- Coal mining
- Community services
- Harlan County, Kentucky
- Men.
- Coal mining
- Harlan County, Kentucky
- Men
- Military
- National Guard.
- Coal mining
- Harlan County, Kentucky
- Men
- Transportation.
- Coal mining
- Harlan County, Kentucky
- Men
- Military.
- Architecture
- Coal mining
- Harlan County, Kentucky
- Men
- Military
- National Guard
- Transportation.
- Coal mining
- Harlan County, Kentucky
- Men
- Military
- Railroads.
- Coal mining
- Harlan County, Kentucky
- Men
- Military
- National Guard.
- Coal mining
- Harlan County, Kentucky
- Men
- Military
- Transportation.
- Coal mining
- Harlan County, Kentucky
- Men
- Military.
- Coal mining
- Harlan County, Kentucky
- Men
- Military
- National Guard.
- Coal mining
- Harlan County, Kentucky
- Men
- Military.
- Coal mining
- Harlan County, Kentucky
- Men
- Military
- National Guard.
- Coal mining
- Harlan County, Kentucky
- Men
- Women.
- Coal mining
- Harlan County, Kentucky
- Men
- Military
- National Guard.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- In 1939, a general strike was in effect in Harlan County, Kentucky, and all mining operations among the numerous coal companies were shut down. On May15th, 1939, some 900 Kentucky National Guard, under the command of General Ellerbe Carter, was ordered by Governor A. B. "Happy" Chandler to Harlan to intervene between striking miners and mine operators. The National Guard contingent was viewed by some as a peace-keeping force and by others as a move to break the strike. The National Guard remained in the county for nine months.
- Scope and Content
- The collection consists of twenty-two black and white sliver prints of Kentucky National Guardsmen and Harlan County mine workers during a strike in 1939.
Contents of the Collection
Three National Guardsmen at a table,, 1939
Nine miners sitting in a coal mine,, 1939
National Guardsmen on a hillside, overlooking a road,, 1939
National Guardsmen around an outdoor fire,, 1939
Strings of empty coal cars on railroad tracks,, 1939
A crowd of miners lined up to pick up lunch,, 1939
Miners on a mining cart leaving a mine entrance,, 1939
A crowd of men and women walking on a road with cars parked at the side,, 1939
Miners leaving a mine entrance in a cart with police watching,, 1939
National Guardsmen watching a crowd of miners blocking a road,, 1939
A crowd of miners blocking a road,, 1939
A crowd of miners confronting soldiers,, 1939
National Guardsmen dismounting from trucks at an assembly point,, 1939
Troops confronting miners on a railroad track,, 1939
A National Guardsmen talking with an elderly man,, 1939
A crowd of miners in the bed of a truck, under guard,, 1939
A line of miners with troops leading them,, 1939
A grinning miner surrounded by National Guardsmen,, 1939
An officer reading some document to three men,, 1939
National Guardsmen and civilians talking,, 1939
Two women with an injured man,, 1939
National Guardsmen at a trestle,, 1939
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For all other questions, contact us at: https://libraries.uky.edu/ContactSCRC.
