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Man standing on railroad tracks next to tipple.
Men standing outside of the No. 2 Head House of the Thurmond Coal Co.
Thurmond Coal Co. head house with a group of men standing outside of it.
Information with print includes "Pick Mining, Electric Haulage, Capacity 750 Tons". Print published in a book titled, "Properties Owned and Controlled By the Consolidated Coal Company West Virginia Properties Inspected By Directors And Their Guests Aug. 2-3, 1907".
Filled railroad cars at the Collins Colliery Tipple. There is a water reservoir in the background.
"No Time for School in 1911- Shown is a typical group of youngsters, aged nine to fourteen, at the end of a ten-hour shift in a W. Va coal mine in 1911. A day's wages averaged 50-75 cents. Known as 'breaker boys,' these children worked six days a week breaking up large chunks of coal, picking out slate and other impurities, and greasing coal cars. The A.F. of L. fought for passage of effective child labor laws to prohibit such exploitation of youthful workers in many mines, mills and factories."
Men are sitting on the front of a coal car. Both men are wearing hats and smoking pipes. The man on the right is identified as Mr. H. Groos.
Group portrait of miners and rescue equipment.  This group took first place at competitions St. Louis.  From Left to Right: Frank Colline, Edward Graff, Howard Samuels, Andrew Lightfoot, R.P. Nicholls and Fred Lamb.
Forrested area with building in the background.
Two miners standing next to drilling machine.
Two men operating a loading machine.
'Miners walking from slope entry in background toward wash house at end of shift. Mine No. 98, Consolidation Coal Co. W. Va.'
Male workers are standing around examining machinery in this portrait.
Notice the wires carrying carts filled with coal from the top to the bottom of mine. Coal town and mining operations can be seen in far distance.
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad carts seen on the tracks waiting to load up on coal.
Stanaford Tipple loading coal cars.  Coal cars moving up and down hill on tracks.
Klondyke Mine, Dunn Loop was the largest producer in the field. 'Dunn Loop Coal and Const. Chartered in W. Va. on Feb. 16, 1893.'
Oakwood Steel Tipple loading coal cars.  Men standing on the coal in the cars.
Coal tipple at Red Parrot.  Large chute coming from the coal mine. Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad car being filled.
Early Stanaford Wooden Tipple- later acquired from Eastern Gas and Fuel.
Looking down the tracks that lead to the tipple.
Houses lined in distinct rows cover the hillside.Bobby Meadows, son of Ramona and Robert Meadows, had grandparents that lived here. His grandmother's name was Edna Meadows.
Ground view of the tipple structure.
Cranberry Mine tipple and surrounding buildings.
Two men walking away from either Cranberry or Summerlee tipple loading coal cars.
Chesapeake and Ohio coal cars full of coal.
Coal cars going under tipple, Cranberry or Summerlee Mine.
Tipple on a hillside, possibly Cranberry or Summerlee.
'Island Creek Coal Sales Co., Cincinnati, Ohio; The following cars of Pocahontas coal were shipped today for account of; 4-Point Pocahontas Coal'
Tipple stands below the mine, with lumber next to it.
Agricultural land being stripped by the C and P Coal Company in Taylor County. After mining, this land will be leveled and sloped for drainage, then restored to productive farm cover.
A site of a mine accident.
A view of the Fairmont Coal Co. Dunham Mine tipple.
Houses in the Dunedin Coal camp.
Houses at the Dunedin Coal Co. camp.
A view of the Fairmont Coal Co. Riverdale Mine tipple.
A site of a mine accident.
View of the Beechwood mine buildings.
'West Virginia has produced 20 percent of all the coal mined in the United States since 1800, a survey shows. The survey, by the Bituminous Coal Institute, also showed that during the 20 years from 1930 through 1949, West Virginia led all states in soft coal production. Picture courtesy of the W. Va. Dept. of Labor.'
Tipple with filled RR cars.
High Lane Mine tipple and surrounding buildings.
A small house sits next to the tipple. Filled coal cars are on the tracks.
Tipple under construction.