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.

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
Description:: 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.
Subject Personal:: Moore, Arch A., Jr. (Arch Alfred), 1923-2015
Subject Topical:: Strikes and lockouts--Coal mining--West Virginia, Legislation, Coal miners, Governors--West Virginia , Signing statements (Legislation), Lungs--Dust diseases, Black Lung Strikes, West Virginia, 1969, Coal miners--West Virginia, Strikes and lockouts--Law and legislation
Rights:: No Copyright- United States
Location:: Charleston (W. Va.)
Format:: image/tiff
Language:: English
Source:: A&M 2862, Governor Arch A. Moore Jr. papers, West Virginia & Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries