WEST FRANKFORT, Ill. — The Old King Coal Festival is still held here every year, though coal is no longer king.
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WEST FRANKFORT, Ill. — The Old King Coal Festival is still held here every year, though coal is no longer king.
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A 1939 photo by Arthur Rothstein shows Orient No. 1 near West Frankfort, Ill. One of the largest coal mines in the world at the time, it broke numerous production records. The mine opened in 1914 and closed in 1955.
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