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A miner is driving a battery powered shuttle car that is self unloading to the loading station.

1. Battery Powered 'Self Unloader' Shuttle Car Hauling Coal to Loading Station

Miner putting bolts into the roof of a mine for support.

2. Miner Roof Bolting

Miner putting bolts into the roof of a mine for support.

3. Miner Roof Bolting

Miner tests for gas after shooting of coal in Bishop's Mine, Poca Fuel Co.?

4. Testing for Gas After Shooting at Bishop's Mine

Miner checking for gas on pile of coal after it was shot down.

5. Coal Shot Down and Ready for Loading

Miner placing boards in Cavalier Mine No. 206.

6. Miner Placing Boards on the Floor of Cavalier Mine No. 206

Two miners operate a Sullivan cutting machine.

7. Cutting Machine

Miner tests for gas in mine.

8. Testing for Gas

Miner tests for gas in mine.

9. Testing for Gas

10. Miners Testing for Gas in a Coal MIne

Two miners test for gas in mine. Hamilton Wright Organization Inc.  80 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City, 'Newspaper Feature News' This photograph released to you GRATIS for editorial use only. Do not use for advertising purpose without written permission.

11. Testing for Gas

Man tests for gas at the Jamison No. 9 Mine.

12. Testing for Gas at Jamison No. 9 Mine

'Miners walking from slope entry in background toward wash house at end of shift. Mine No. 98, Consolidation Coal Co. W. Va.'

13. Miners Walking to Wash House, Mine No. 98, Consolidation Coal Company, W. Va.

Miner in the process of placing charges into the coal seam at Bishop Mine.

14. Placing Charges, Bishop Mine

A group of men work on excavating and old Adena Indian mound.

15. Ireland Mine Cresap Area Excavation of Gatt's Adena Indian Mound

Miner operating a loading machine.

16. Loading Machine in Operation

Miner operating a Joy Loading Machine. '180 tons a day.'

17. Joy Loading Machine in Action

18. Miner Operating a Joy Continuous Mining Machine

Miner operating a Joy loading machine.

19. Modern Joy Loading Machine

Miner operating a Joy loading machine.

20. Joy Loading Machine

Miner operating a Joy continuous mining machine.

21. Joy Manufacturing Company Continuous Mining Machine

Man riding an electric car.

22. Miner Operating an Electric Car, Consolidation Coal Company, Ky.

Two miners at Pursglove No. 15 cut coal preparatory to shooting it down for loading.

23. Cutting Coal at Pursglove No. 15

Two miners work with a cutting machine at Mine 206, Kentucky. 'This material is the property of the Consolidation Coal Co. and must be returned promptly to: Advertising Department, Consolidation Coal Company, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, N.Y.

24. Miners with Cutting Machine, Mine 206, Ky.

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

25. Miners Roof Bolting

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

26. 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.

27. Cutting Machine in Operation at Mine No. 32

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

28. 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.'

29. Dispatcher at Mine No. 32

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

30. Miners Working with Loading Machine

Miner operating the Railroad car loading control panel.

31. Railroad Car Loading Control Panel

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

32. Shuttle Car Discharges its Load into Mine Cars

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

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

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

34. Miners Working at Coke Ovens

Miner using a very small cutting machine.

35. 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.'

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

Miner using machine to cut coal.

37. Cutting Coal

Continuous mining machine on arrival at Brock No. 4 Mine before taken inside mine.

38. Continuous Mining Machine at Brock No. 4 Mine

Miners use large drill to place charges in holes deep in the coal. 'William Vandivert, Not to be reproduced without written liscense.'

39. Drilling Prior to Placing the Charge

Miners work with a cutting machine prior to 'shooting down' coal at Pursglove No. 15.

40. Cutting Machine Prior to Shooting Down Coal at Pursglove No. 15

Miner works at unloading a shuttle car into an elevator.

41. Shuttle Car Unloading into an Elevator

Two miners standing next to drilling machine.

42. Miners Operating a Drilling Machine at Consolidation Coal Mine No. 32

Miner works with cutting machine at Jamison No. 9 mine.

43. Cutting Machine at Jamison No. 9

Miner driving a shuttle car. 'Shuttle car, fully loaded, rumbles around a curve on its way to the loading terminal where it will unload into mine cars. Such mechanized equipment has a unit cost of about $20,000. Mine No. 32, Consolidation Coal Co., Owings, W. Va.'

44. Shuttle Car at Mine No. 32, Consolidation Coal Company, at Owings, W. Va.

A modern coal cutting machine in operation at Bishop Mine.

45. Modern Coal Cutting Machine in Operation at Bishop Mine

Miner speaking in microphone at control board at Jamison No. 9.

46. Control Board at Jamison No. 9

Miner waiting for shuttle car to be loaded.

47. Shuttle Car Being Loaded

Miner unloading coal into car while it is being sprayed to retard dust.

48. Wetting Coal to Retard Coal Dust

Miner at control board at Jamison No. 9.

49. Control Board at Jamison No. 9

Miner setting charges at Jamison No. 9.

50. Setting Explosives at Jamison No. 9

Two miners drill before placing charges.

51. Drilling Prior to Setting Explosives

Two miners work with a Joy roof bolt drill at Jamison No. 9.

52. Joy Roof Bolt Drill at Jamison No. 9

Miner works at the control panel at Jamison No. 9.

53. Control Panel at Jamison No. 9

Miners ride in a locomotive at Jamison No. 9.

54. Jamison No. 9 Mine Locomotive

Jeffrey 290 cutting trench for 2200 volt line at Jamison No. 9.  Stonega Coke and Coal.

55. Jeffrey 290 cutting trench for 2200 volt line at Jamison No. 9

Miner using a 11 BU loading machine at Jamison No. 9. Stonega Coke and Coal.

56. Miner Operating a Loading Machine at Jamison No. 9

A Joy 10 RU preparing to cut US Royal Cable at Jamison No. 9.  Stonega Coke and Coal.

57. Joy 10 RU Preparing to Cut US Royal Cable at Jamison No. 9

Miner running a continuous mining machine.

58. Continuous Mining Machine

Two miners dust the rocks at Consol Mine No. 207 for safety.

59. Rock Dusting at Consol. Mine No. 207

An 11BU loading machine and a Joy Shuttle car at Jamison No. 9.  Stonega Coke and Coal.

60. Loading Machine and Shuttle Car at Jamison No. 9

Miner with drilling machine at Jamison No. 9.

61. Drilling Machine at Jamison No. 9

'Shuttle Cars: Here are pictured loaded and empty shuttle cars sometimes called buggies. Note the noveyor on the bottom of the empty car for unloading the coal at a central loading station, into the mine cars. This equipment is propelled by huge batteries or electric cable and of course requires no track. Track-mounted mechanical loaders load directly into the mine car.'

62. Miners Operating Shuttle Cars

Two dogs harnessed to coal carts. About 1890, Ohio Coal Mine. This photograph is the property of Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co.

63. Dogs in Harness, Ohio Coal Mine

Miner drilling a hole for explosives at the Bishop Mine, Pocahontas Fuel Co.

64. Drilling Prior to Placing Explosives at Bishop Mine, Pocahontas Fuel Company

Miners drill two or more holes into coal to place the explosive charges.

65. Drilling Prior to Setting Explosives

Two miners work with a cutting machine at Pursglove No. 15.

66. Miners Operating a Cutting Machine at Pursglove No. 15

Miner drilling holes for explosives at Jamison No. 9.

67. Drilling Prior to 'Setting' Explosives at Jamison No. 9

Electric mine locomotive at Mathies Coal mine, Finleyville, PA.

68. G-E 50 Ton Electric Mine Locomotive in Operation at Mathies Coal Mine, Finleyville, Pa.

Two miners working to support the roof in the Itmann Coal Co. mine. <br /><br />

69. Miners at Work in an Itmann Coal Company Mine

Chalk markings designate slate intrusion in No. 63.

70. Slate Intrusion at No. 63

'A very small cutting machine or a v.m. drilling machine. Probably a cutting machine'

71. Miners Operating a Cutting Machine

A miner operating an electric shuttle car filled with coal.

72. Electric Shuttle Car

Group portrait of miners and horses inside a mine. 'Dr. Parkinson said a copy of this picture appeared in Natural Geographic's Pictorical Study of Appalachia.'

73. Miners and Their Horses

Three miners hard at work as coal comes down a conveyor.  Copyright Photo by William Vandivert, 21 East Tenth Street, New York 3, N. Y.

74. Mining Coal

'Charge being placed in the hole; notice preparatory cut in the center.'

75. Miner Placing a Charge

76. Miner Testing for Gas

Two miners operate a cutting machine. 'Credit must be given to Willaim Vandivert, 21 East Tenth St., New York 3, N.Y., Not to be reproduced without written liscense.'

77. Cutting Machine in Operation