Coal Country.

Duration: 18 min.

Year Published: 1948

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Illustrates the methods and equipment used in strip mining and underground mining in West Virginia. Explains the formation of veins of coal, and the importance of coal in the nation's economy.

Complete Record: COAL COUNTRY. Flory Films, Inc., c1948. 18 min., sd., b&w, 16mm. (America's Resources Series) Summary: Illustrates the methods and equipment used in strip mining and underground mining in West Virginia. Explains the formation of veins of coal, and the importance of coal in the nation's economy. Credits: Producer and director, John Flory; screenplay, Katherine Coldwell; narrator, Nicki Burnett; photographer, John Ercole. © Flory Films, Inc.; 1Dec48; MP4080.