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397. Miners Riding Safety Man-Trip Cars in Jamison No. 9 Coal Mine

Examination table and medical supplies.

398. First Aid Room at Jamison No. 9 Coal Mine

Fire boss board at Jamison Mine No. 9.

399. Fire Boss Report Board at Jamison Mine No. 9

400. Fire Engine at Jamison No. 9

Men practicing first aid techniques at Beall High School in Frostburg.

401. First Aid Meeting at Beall High School, Frostburg, Md.

State Mine rescue station at the Jamison No. 9 Mine.

402. State Mine Rescue Station at Jamison No. 9, Farmington

First aid toom with chair and table.

403. First Aid Room at Jamison No. 9 Coal Mine

Man standing in first aid room with various equipment on top of table.

404. First Aid Room at Jamison No. 9 Coal Mine

Miners taking their clothes down in their locker room.

405. Coal Miners' Locker Room

Miner standing in portal to Jamison No. 9.

406. Portal at Jamison No. 9 Mine

Group of mine foremen listen during an instruction course.  Center rear is Clyde Sutherland.

407. Hanna Coal Company Foremen in a Mine Training Course

Caption on back reads, 'Shinnston, West Virginia (Jan. 00, 1945...Joe Akers, 32 year old bituminous coal miner, and 400,000 fellow miners in America's bituminous coal industry, are World's most prosperous coal miners.  (See lead off story for additional data.) Photo shows: Joe Akers' house. He bought it in 1943 for $5000. There is plenty of ground-100'x 110' and he has a nice vegetable garden in the back. Attached to this garage is a warm water shower where he washes up after work. The house is located on one of the principle streets of Shinnston and the mine is at Owings, only 6 miles away. The house has two downstairs bedrooms and two small bedrooms and bath upstairs. Joe's car is a 1940  model. From Hamilton Wright Org For: Bituminous Coal Industry Photo Gratis'

408. Day in the Life of a Coal Miner