Records of the Environmental Protection Agency. 1944 - 2006. DOCUMERICA: The Environmental Protection Agency's Program to Photographically Document Subjects of Environmental Concern. 1972 - 1977. AERIAL OF A TYPICAL COMPANY TOWN NEAR LOGAN, WEST VIRGINIA WITH THE SCHOOL AT ONE END AND THE COMPANY ST

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Records of the Environmental Protection Agency. 1944 - 2006. DOCUMERICA: The Environmental Protection Agency's Program to Photographically Document Subjects of Environmental Concern. 1972 - 1977. AERIAL OF A TYPICAL COMPANY TOWN NEAR LOGAN, WEST VIRGINIA WITH THE SCHOOL AT ONE END AND THE COMPANY STORE AT THE OTHER COMPANY TOWNS ARE BECOMING A THING OF THE PAST. BECAUSE THEY NOW HAVE THEIR OWN TRANSPORTATION, THE MINERS CHOOSE TO LIVE AWAY FROM THE MINES IN WHICH THEY WORK AND COMMUTE AS MUCH AS 25 MILES ONE WAY TO WORK. BEFORE MINERS HAD THEIR OWN CARS THEY CLUSTERED IN COMPANY TOWNS AND WALKED TO WORK

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Corn, Jack, 1929-

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Jack (John Felton) Corn, educator, author, photojournalist, air force photographer, was born in Nashville, Tennessee on January 14, 1929. Corn is retired from Western Kentucky University Journalism program as Professional Photojournalist-in-Residence (1990-1995). He is recognized by Board of Regents as Photojournalism Professional-in-Residence of Journalism, Emeritus effective October 26, 2004. He was Director of Photography of the Chicago Tribune from 1984 to 1991, and during which time the Tri...