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Governor Arch A. Moore signing the Black Lung bill (House Bill No. 1040) that ended a three-week strike by 42,000 coal miners. This was the first legislation in the country recognizing black lung as a compensable occupation disease.

1. Photograph of Governor Moore signing the Black Lung bill

Identifier:: am2862_moore_1115
Title:: Photograph of Governor Moore signing the Black Lung bill
Date:: 1972-03-11
Creator:: AP Wire Photo
Publisher:: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Subject Personal:: Moore, Arch A., Jr. (Arch Alfred), 1923-2015
Subject Topical:: Strikes and lockouts--Law and legislation, Strikes and lockouts--Coal mining--West Virginia, Signing statements (Legislation), Coal miners, Lungs--Dust diseases, Black Lung Strikes, West Virginia, 1969, Legislation, Governors--West Virginia , and Coal miners--West Virginia
Location:: Charleston (W. Va.)