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    • How Firm the Foundation

    • How Firm the Foundation

    • Dulcimers; Spirituals;

    • Rufus Woods plays a dulcimer he made for an interview in his home in Meadows of Dan, Virginia. This is the same tune as used in the murder ballad Poor Ellen Smith.
    • How Firm a Foundation

    • How Firm a Foundation

    • Radio; Dulcimers; Fiddle music;

    • JW Chesterman, of Rugby, Virginia, plays a religious tune on his dulcimer. John Blakemore is the announcer and introduces the musicians at the fourth annual White Top Fiddlers' Convention. This was recorded live and then broadcast over the radio...
    • Front of large log home in disrepair

    • Front of large log home in disrepair

    • Dwellings

    • Front view of a large house in poor physical condition. Much of the board siding has come off of the house to reveal the log structure underneath. Many of the stones of the foundation are missing, and the house sags in places. Glass is broken...
    • Large log home in disrepair

    • Large log home in disrepair

    • Dwellings

    • A large house with a stone chimney and stone foundation stands in poor physical condition. Much of the board siding on the front of the house has fallen off to reveal the logs beneath. Glass is broken out of the windows, and the doors and porch...
    • Back corner of log house

    • Back corner of log house

    • Dwellings; Buildings; Animals

    • Back and side exterior walls of a log house in disrepair. There is no chinking between the logs of the house, and no stone or board foundation. A wood shutter leans on its hinges on the back window. A cat crouches on a tire that lays to the...
    • End of a log house

    • End of a log house

    • Dwellings; Buildings

    • Side or end wall of a log house in poor physical condition. The foundation stones and boards are missing and there is no chinking between the logs. The wooden shutter over the window is closed. Palmer's note with photo attributed ownership of...
    • Union in revolt 4:03

    • Union in revolt 4:03

    • Coal mining; Coal miners; Labor unions;

    • Narration by Tim Meyers. Labor department begins hearings on the election. Mike Turbavich, leader of Miners for Democracy, claims investigation is corrupt. Wilma Billie Omashynski speaks of Yablonski as a great man.
    • Union in revolt 4:02

    • Union in revolt 4:02

    • Coal mining; Coal miners; Labor unions; Singing;

    • Narration by Tim Meyers. Hazel Dickens sings Cold Blooded Murder. Yablonski's loss of election and then murder leaves the reform movement without leader. Wildcat strikes are organized.
    • Union in revolt 4:10

    • Union in revolt 4:10

    • Coal mining; Coal miners; Labor unions;

    • Narration by Tim Meyers. Association of Disabled Miners and Widows files suits that miners had been defrauded. Judge decides to remove Boyle from the retirement fund board. This angers Boyle-supporting miners.
    • Union in revolt 4:08

    • Union in revolt 4:08

    • Coal mining; Coal miners; Labor unions;

    • Narration by Tim Meyers. Debate over pensioners, turns into an argument. Lou Antall loses election in a suspicious manner. Wildcat strikes arise. Monsenior Rice speaks of the progress made through the years.
    • Union in revolt 3:07

    • Union in revolt 3:07

    • Coal mining; Coal miners; Labor unions;

    • Narration by Tim Meyers. Boyle supporters attempt to blacken Yablonski's character at a Boyle campaign rally. They portray him as an enemy of the union, and a traitor. Boyle claims Yablonski is an outsider puppet.
    • Union in revolt 3:06

    • Union in revolt 3:06

    • Coal mining; Coal miners; Labor unions;

    • Narration by Tim Meyers. Entering race, Yablonski announces his platform, trying to root out corruption and provide for disabled miners. Yablonski speaks of acquiring enough nominations to enter.
    • Union in revolt 3:05

    • Union in revolt 3:05

    • Coal mining; Coal miners; Labor unions;

    • Narration by Tim Meyers. Levi Daniel speaking about a conversation with Jock Yablonski. Lou Antall speaks of Yablonski's character. Donald Rasmussen speaks of Yablonski's honesty. The Campaign Song is performed by David and John Morris.
    • Union in revolt 4:16

    • Union in revolt 4:16

    • Coal mining; Coal miners; Labor unions;

    • Narration by Tim Meyers. MFD supporters picket the UMWA office, for pay during the strike. New election ordered to replace the 1969 election of Tony Boyle. Arnold Miller enters candidacy.
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