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Newsreel about the Hawks Nest Tunnel Disaster, from West Virginia: A Film History (0:25)

U.S. Senator Rush Holt: "A committee of Congress has just started to investigate the building of Hawks Nest Tunnel, known as a 'Village of Death.' I personally believe that 2,000 men are doomed to die as a result of ruthless destruction by American industry."

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  • Company: West Virginia Humanities Council
  • Filmmaker: Mark Samels
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