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Frank Dixon stands at the entrance to the Cumberland River Coal Co. Blue Ridge Complex mine where he used to work in Letcher County, Kentucky
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Frank Dixon stands at the entrance to the Cumberland River Coal Co. Blue Ridge Complex mine where he used to work in Letcher County, Kentucky
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A coal truck passes as Frank Dixon stands at the entrance to the Cumberland River Coal Co.
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The entrance to the Cumberland River Coal Co Blue Ridge Complex mine where Frank Dixon used to work in Letcher County, Kentucky
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Eastern Kentucky coal country is filled with people competing for nonexistent jobs, tied to the area by family and unable to sell their homes even if they want to leave. Pictured, some of the Arch Coal Inc strip mines in Letcher County, Kentucky
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