https://www.wvhistoryonview.org/catalog/053368https://www.wvhistoryonview.org/image/053368.jpgAbandoned Coal Town, Ethel, W. Va.1961/07/03Unemployed.Coal miners--Dwellings--West Virginia.Coal Mines and Mining--Coal Carts."Empty coal cars and boarded-up and abandoned houses symbolize the idleness that has come upon this community following a decrease in coal production in the area. Other parts of the country are also affected by high unemployment. President Kennedy's Executive Order Number 1, calling for stepped-up distribution of abundant agricultural commodities, will aid areas of pressing need such as this." USDA Office of Information.West Virginia History OnView