Environmental, Logging and Mining Films |
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Perch of the Devil1960, 24 min., color, DVD Perch of the Devil is about the hard rock miners of Butte, Montana, and the strike of copper miners in l960. The film reviews the history of the Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Local Union No. 1 and the many violent struggles that have rent the mining camps of the western Rockies. There are interviews with miners, and with victims of silicosis, a fatal lung disease among miners. It also contains footage of mining operations a mile below the surface.. Topics: copper mining, silicosis, 1960s, Frank Little, Speculator Mine, 1917, open pit mining, hard rock mining, mine workers unions. Other environmental, logging and mining films: |
PhotographsDuring Richards' many trips into Northern California, Oregon and other Western states, he photographed not only the mining and logging operations that he found, but also the natural beauty of the land and sea, the rivers, deserts, mountains and lakes. In the 1970s and 80s, as he travelled around the US, Europe and Africa he carried his still cameras with him, photographing as he went. His still photography is presented in photo galleries on the Photography page.
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