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Two miners work on putting in roof bolts in the Pittsburgh Seam. Timber jack used to hold the roof while bolting.

433. Miners Roof Bolting

Two miners put bolts in to the mine rood at Jamison No. 9.

434. Miners Roof Bolt Drilling in Jamison No. 9 Mine

A very large cutting machine being operated by a miner. 'Credit must be given to William Vandivert, Not to be reproduced without written liscense.

435. Cutting Machine in Operation at Mine No. 32

Miners stand next to a large locomotive at Jamison No. 9.

436. Jamison No. 9 Mine Locomotive

Dispatcher in office outside of mine. 'Credit must be given to William Vandivert, and picture is not to be reproduced without written license.'

437. Dispatcher at Mine No. 32

Miners at work. 'Mountaineer Coal Co., Division of Consolidation Coal Co.'

438. Miners Working with Loading Machine

Miner operating the Railroad car loading control panel.

439. Railroad Car Loading Control Panel

A miner watches as coal is loaded into mine cars from a shuttle car.

440. Shuttle Car Discharges its Load into Mine Cars

Two miners dust the side walls of Mine No. 207 for safety.

441. Rock Dusting for Safety at Consol Mine No. 207

Miner works with coke ovens while a loading machine fills railroad cars.

442. Miners Working at Coke Ovens

Miner using a very small cutting machine.

443. Small Cutting Machine

'Shinnston, West Virginia (Jan. 1945, Joe Akers, 32 year old bituminous coal miner and 400,000 fellow miners in America's bituminous coal industry are the worlds most prosperous coal miners.' Picture shows: Joe gets his mine lamp. Its 2:45 and in 15 minutes Joe will be riding into the mine to start the day's work. These lamps, electrically operated, are turned back to the lamphouse at the end of each working day, when they are recharged by the lamphouse man. From Hamilton Wright Org. For Bituminous Coal Industry. Photo Gratis.'

444. Miner Joe Akers Gets His Lamp, Shinnston, W. Va.