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Miners on the K. G. J. & E. tunnel construction crew stand at the tunnel entrance between Mt. Hope and Pax, W. Va.

145. Kanawha Glen Jean and Eastern Railroad Tunnel Construction Crew Working on Tunnel between Mt. Hope and Pax, W. Va.

IDNO:
004496
Title:
Kanawha Glen Jean and Eastern Railroad Tunnel Construction Crew Working on Tunnel between Mt. Hope and Pax, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Miners on the K. G. J. & E. tunnel construction crew stand at the tunnel entrance between Mt. Hope and Pax, W. Va.

146. Miners Boarding Shuttle Car

IDNO:
004497
Title:
Miners Boarding Shuttle Car
Miners sit and stand outside of the New River Coal Company Prudence No. 1 Mine located 4 miles from Thurmond, Fayette County, W. Va. '1906 or after.'

147. Miners Outside New River Coal Company No. 1 Mine at Prudence, W. Va.

IDNO:
004499
Title:
Miners Outside New River Coal Company No. 1 Mine at Prudence, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1906-1920
Description:
Miners sit and stand outside of the New River Coal Company Prudence No. 1 Mine located 4 miles from Thurmond, Fayette County, W. Va. '1906 or after.'
'This miner has just completed loading a mine oar of coal weighing net about two and one-half tons, and is waiting for a locomotive to come along and take it out and give him another empty oar. An industrious miner will load about six and sometimes eight of these oars in one day. This is a wooden mine car that is now being rapidly replaced by steel mine car equipment. The number of posts shown in this picture indi- again [sic] the immense amount of timber required to conduct operations in a safe manner.'

148. Miner and Loaded Mine Car

IDNO:
004544
Title:
Miner and Loaded Mine Car
Description:
'This miner has just completed loading a mine oar of coal weighing net about two and one-half tons, and is waiting for a locomotive to come along and take it out and give him another empty oar. An industrious miner will load about six and sometimes eight of these oars in one day. This is a wooden mine car that is now being rapidly replaced by steel mine car equipment. The number of posts shown in this picture indi- again [sic] the immense amount of timber required to conduct operations in a safe manner.'

149. Miner Inspecting Coal Cars Exiting the Mine

IDNO:
004549
Title:
Miner Inspecting Coal Cars Exiting the Mine
Men carrying cans along track with coal cars.

150. Miner Walking Past Loaded Coal Cars

IDNO:
004551
Title:
Miner Walking Past Loaded Coal Cars
Description:
Men carrying cans along track with coal cars.
Man walking on a train track beside two other tracks with coal cars on them.

151. Miner Walking Along Tracks Next to Coal Carts

IDNO:
004552
Title:
Miner Walking Along Tracks Next to Coal Carts
Description:
Man walking on a train track beside two other tracks with coal cars on them.

152. Miner Walking on Tracks Between Coal Cars

IDNO:
004565
Title:
Miner Walking on Tracks Between Coal Cars
Date:
ca. 1950-1960
Miner shoveling coal as it pours into a coal car.

153. Loading Coal Cars

IDNO:
004567
Title:
Loading Coal Cars
Description:
Miner shoveling coal as it pours into a coal car.
Photo from WVU College of Mineral and Energy Resources Scrapbook.

154. Coal Train Approaching Mine Entrance Tunnel

IDNO:
028478
Title:
Coal Train Approaching Mine Entrance Tunnel
Date:
undated
Description:
Photo from WVU College of Mineral and Energy Resources Scrapbook.

155. Coal Mine Workers

IDNO:
028645
Title:
Coal Mine Workers

156. Coal Miners at No. 4 Mine Entrance

IDNO:
028661
Title:
Coal Miners at No. 4 Mine Entrance
Date:
undated