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A man stands in the mining shaft holding an instrument to test the gas levels in the mine.

1. Testing for Gas in a Pittsburgh Seam Coal Mine

Pile of coal in a storage bin.

2. Coal Storage Bin

Jackhorn five inch lock coal with an automobile in the background.

3. Jackhorn Five Inch Block Coal

Jackhorn Furnace coal with a tennis ball placed among the blocks.

4. Jackhorn Mine Furnace Coal, Tennis Ball Size

Pile of Jackhorn five inch block coal.

5. Jackhorn Five Inch Block Coal

Two men of the Dunglen No. 11 Mine, owned by Hanna Coal Company, inspecting a piece of equipment in front of a ambulance coal cart.

6. Inspecting Equipment on an Ambulance Cart, Dunglen No. 11 Mine, Hanna Coal Company,

Full loads of coal in train cars in front of the C.C.C. Preparation Plant in Fairmont, W. Va. Credit must be given to William Vandivert, 21 East Tenth St., New York 3, N.Y.

7. Coal Cars Entering the Consolidation Coal Company Preparation Plant, Fairmont, W. Va.

Miner driving an electric locomotive in a Consol Coal Yard in W. Va.

8. Electric Locomotive in a Consolidation Coal Company Yard in W. Va.

Two miners riding a electric locomotive outside of a mine during the winter.

9. Miners on an Electric Locomotive

Picture of a man driving the No. 15 electric differential locomotive of the Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company, at Mine No. 32, W. Va.

10. Miner Driving Electric Differential Locomotive No. 15 at Consolidation Coal Company Mine No. 32

Filled coal carts leaving the Mathies Mine enroute to the Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co. Preparation Plant. Copy Print by 'Judge' of good pictures, 954 Liberty Ave. GR. 1-4288. AT. 1-3834.

11. Raw Coal Enroute to Preparation Plant, Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company

Vandivert J33#5-7--Haulage. Mine locomotive operator backing cut of cars into unloading yard. Note well-kept safety fence and grounds. Mine No. 32, Consolidation Coal Company, Owings, W. Va. Original photo August 1948, copy negative Jan. 1951. Use in 1950 BCI Annual, Page 15.

12. Locomotive Operator Backing Cut of Cars into Unloading Yard at Consolidation Coal Company Mine No. 32, Owings, W. Va.

13. Mine Official Operating a Mathies Mine Electric Locomotive

14. Miner Operating a Mathies Mine Electric Locomotive

Man driving a electric locomotive at the Mathies Mine, W. Va. Copy Print by 'Judge' of good pictures, 954 Liberty Ave. PGH. 22, PA. GR. 1-4288 AT. 1-3834. Reorder Number 29958-17.

15. Miner Driving Mathies Mine Electric Locomotive

Vandivert No. 32 J-33, 5-9. August 1948. View of safety-fenced mine car unloading yard and personnel overpass, Consolidation Coal Company, Fairmont, W. Va. Bituminous Coal Institute. Feb 1950. 320 Southern BLDG, Washington 5, D.C.

16. Safety-Fenced Mine Car Unloading Yard and Personnel Overpass, Consolidation Coal Company, Fairmont, W. Va.

17. Ireland Mine Experimental Aluminum Mine Car

Mine railway car in unknown mine.

18. Steel Mine Railway Car

Loaded coal cars outsie of an unknown mine. Credit must be give to William Vandivert, 21 East Tenth St., New York 3, N.Y.

19. Loaded Coal Cars

Filled coal cars outside of an unknown mine. Credit must be give to William Vandivert, 21 East Tenth St., New York 3, N.Y.

20. Loaded Coal Cars

Electric Locomotive No. 15 pulling coal through yard at Consol Mine No. 32 in W. Va. Bituminous Coal Institute, Aug, 1948, 320 Southern Bldg., Washington 5, D.C.

21. Miner in Electric Locomotive No. 15 Hauling Coal Carts through Consolidation Coal Company W. Va. Mine Yard

Miner in electric locomotive No. 15 hauling loaded coal cars on one track, while another miner inspects loaded coal carts on another track in a Consoldiation Coal Company, W. Va. mine yard.

22. Modern Transportation with 10-ton Steel Mine Cars, Consolidation Coal Company

Miner in electric locomotive at the Willow Grove Haulageway, Pittsburgh Consol. Coal Co.

23. Miner Operates an Electric Locomotive in the Willow Grove Haulageway, Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company

24. Coal at the Preparation Plant of the E.L. Hedstrom Coal Company

A ship has its boom extended into the harbor.  A train yard sits in the distance. Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.

25. Ship in River, Boom Extended, Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company

26. Lake Boat next to Coal Filled North Western - Hanna Fuel Company Dock 5, Duluth, Minnesota

27. Pocahontas Fuel Ship Docks At Coal Loading Station

A ship sits in Salem Harbor Dock next to the coal facility.

28. Ship Docked at Coal Facility, Salem Harbor Dock, Pocahontas Fuel Company

Two men stand in a mine ambulance equipped to haul injured to the outside.

29. Underground Ambulance for Transporting Injured to the Outside, Hanna Coal Co., Dunglen No. 11 Mine

30. Steamboat Coal City Passes Coal Barges on an Unidentified River

31. Piles of Coal at Windsor Dock, Empire Hanna Coal Company; Detroit Edison Plant in Background

32. Coal Facility at Humphrey Dock

Text on back of photograph reads, 'Pictured is the new Pennsylvania Railroad pier at South Amboy, NJ. This pier is conveniently located to serve the entire New York Harbor territory, with facilities to accomodate a large number of boats. Two McMyler car dumpers, equipped with Seal-tite dedusters, with a combined capacity of 40,000 tons per 24-hour day are used.  Sufficient depth of water is maintained to accomodate vessels drawing not in excess of 20 feet of water.  Thawing plant facilities with an 86-car capacity are also provided for extremely cold weather.  Ample and conveniently located supporting track facilities are available to make possible rapid movement of loaded cars to the dumpers. Dimensions and gross weight of cars which can be handled over the No. 1 dumper are: Maximum length over couplers, 45 feet; maximum height, 11 feet, four inches; minimum height, six feet, six inches; maximum width, 10 feet, five inches; and maximum gross weight, 225,000 pounds.  Size of No. 2 machine is :  maximum length over couplers, 49 feet, maximum height, 12 feet; minimum height, six feet, six inches; maximum width, 10 feet, six inches; and maximum gross weight, 225,000 pounds.  The mailing address of this new pier is: Agent, Pennsylvania Railroad, South Amboy Coal Piers, South Amboy, N.J.  Telephone numbers are South Amboy 1-1959 and Pennsylvania 6-6000, extension 3015 and 3016.  F.E. Siepert, Extracted from Sawards's Journal, June 28, 1952 issue.'<br />

33. Pennsylvania Railroad Pier, South Amboy, New Jersey

34. Coal Loading Facility Along River; Steamboat Traveling in Background

S.S. Pocohontas in the river outside of a town in Italy. Ship has PSCo on the smokestack. Eric H. Muller, 12 Keene Street, East Lynn. Mass.

35. S.S. Pocohontas in Italy

Humphrey Preparation Plant and Dock situated next to the river and railraod tracks.

36. Humphrey Preparation Plant and Dock, Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company

37. Humphrey Preparation Plant and Dock, Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company

Humphrey Dock with coal barges in the water.

38. Humphrey Preparation Plant and Dock, Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company

3 fold picture of the White Fuel Co., Boston.

39. White Fuel Company, Boston

A display of the Consolidation Coal Company.

40. Consolidation Coal Company Display

Display of the Georgetown Preparation Plant, near Cadiz, Ohio, Hanna Coal Division of Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co.

41. Display Showing Views of Georgetown Preparation Plant near Cadiz, Ohio

Display of the Georgetown Preparation Plant, near Cadiz, Ohio, Hanna Coal Division of Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co.

42. Display Showing Views of Georgetown Preparation Plant near Cadiz, Ohio

43. Advertising Display for Disco, the Modern Smokeless Fuel, Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company

A man inspecting a Joy Continuous Miner.

44. Joy Manufacturing Company Continuous Mining Machine

View of a Joy Continuous Mining machine.

45. Joy Manufacturing Company Continuous Mining Machine

Close up of blocks of Coal.

46. Display Photograph of Pittsburgh Coal Company's Champion Series

Display for the Consolidation Coal Company.

47. Consolidation Coal Company Display

Consolidated elevators in foreground; Docks #1, Pgh Coal Co. 'abandoned'; Docks #7 'used section'; Docks #7 'abandoned section'; Consolidated Elevators; Cleveland Cliffs Coal Docks; Capitol Elevators; North Western Fuel Co. Coal Docks #4 'Consolidated Coal Co.'; Occident Elevators; Planey Elevators; Long strip of land is Minnesota and Wisconsin Points separating the harbor from Lake Superior. Photographed in fall 1942.

48. Pittsburgh Coal Co. of Wisconsin, Docks #7, Duluth Minnesota

Consolidated Coal Co. display at the National Pm. [sic] Agents Convention in Chicago, 1946.

49. Consolidation Coal Company Display

50. Unidentified Man Posing With an Advertisement for Pittsburgh's Champion Steam Stoker Coal

Drawing of Consolidation Coal Co.'s Williams Mine in W. Va. Photo copy print done by George E. Koehler, Inc., 612 Wood Street. Neg. No. 23459. GR. 1-5742.

51. Drawing of Consolidation Coal Company's Williams Mine Facility

Drawing of an aerial View of the Auburn, New York, Works International Harvester Company.

52. Drawing of Auburn, New York, Works Division, International Harvester Company

Plaque stating that the building was constructed of Grenadier Coal in 1935.  J.P. McMahon Coal Co.

53. Grenadier Coal Building, J. P. McMahon Coal Company

A Continuous Mining Machine on display above ground.

54. Continuous Mining Machine

A Joy Manufacturing Co. Continuous Mining Machine. ML 5196 DIO57.

55. Joy Manufacturing Company Continuous Mining Machine

A Consolidation Coal Company Display showing the usefulness of coal and where it is formed. 'Judge' of Good Pictures, Industrial Photographers, 954 Liberty Ave, PGH. 22, PA. GR. 1-4288 AT. 1-3834. Reorder No. 35547-1.

56. Consolidation Coal Company Display

A continuous miner, model 2BT-2 Twin Borer, sits on display.

57. Continuous Mining Machine, Joy Manufacturing Company

An electric shuttle car sits in a warehouse yard.

58. Electric Shuttle Car

Joy executives stand beside a continuous mining machine.

59. Joy Manufacturing Company Executives Examine a Joy Continuous Mining Machine

60. Manufacturer's Photo of a Coal Loading Machine

Coal loaders sit outside the Joy Manufacturing Factory.  Caption on photo reads, 'Mine equipment suppliers are busy turning out machinery for mechanical mining. For example, Joy Mfg. recently went on double shift operation to speed up production of mining machinery.'

61. Joy Manufacturing Company Factory Building

Display of Consolidation Coal Company shows the different mining techniques throughout the century and beyond.

62. Consol's Exhibit at Hornes Department Store, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Disco fuel company displays many ads that show how their fuel is smokeless and clean.  This is a product of Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co.

63. Disco 'The Modern Smokeless Fuel' Display

In the display a mannequin 'appears to be breathing and snoring mumbles good things about the wonders of Disco.'

64. Display Advertising 'Cozy Disco Heat'

A crowd gathers around a Disco Fuel exhibit, to watch the snoring, mumbling man.  The Snoring, Mumbling Man Attracted and Held the Attention of Thousands Each Day of the Fair.

65. Crowd Gathers Around a Disco Fuel Exhibit

About 15,000 guessed at number of pieces of Disco in transparent barrel.  The number of pieces was changed each day of the Fair.  One day two people guessed the exact number and both won $100.00 worth of Disco.  Participants were limited to Solid Fuel users only.

66. Disco Fuel Contest

People crowd around the snoring and mumbling man exhibit for Disco Fuel.

67. Crowd Gathers Around the Disco Exhibit of Snoring and Mumbling Man

People mingle around looking at the various exhibits presented by Disco fuel.

68. Visitors Viewing Disco Fuel Exhibits

People stand around chatting and viewing the Disco Fuel exhibits.

69. Visitors Viewing Disco Fuel Exhibits

This Disco Fuel exhibits shows their product for the stove.

70. Disco Fuel Exhibit at the Indiana Dealer's Convention, French Lick, Indiana

Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co. displays their washed coal exhibit.  The display show various perks of the coal.

71. Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company Exhibit at the Indiana Coal Merchants Association

A man stands next to the Disco Fuel exhibit.

72. Disco Fuel Exhibit, Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company

The National Mine Service Company granted an exclusive world-wide license to manufacture and sell a new type of shuttle car developed and patented by Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company.  The shuttle car was designed by Arthur L. Lee and his engineering staff of Pitt-Consol.

73. Pitt-Consol Shuttle Car

This exhibits displays the various aspects of washed coal.

74. Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company Exhibit at the Indiana Coal Merchants Association

Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co. exhibit shows the Consol washed coals.

75. Consol Washed Coals Exhibit, Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company

Consolidation Coal Company exhibits their coal history.

76. Consolidation Coal Company Exhibit at N.Y. Power Show Exhibit and Cleveland Heating and Ventilation Exposition

A display of the Consolidation Coal Company.

77. Consolidation Coal Company Display

Plaque awarded to Consolidation Coal Company by the National Association of Purchasing Agents, Inc. at the Inform-A-Show in New York, 1947, for the most informative exhibit.

78. Consolidation Coal Company Most Informative Exhibit Award Plaque

Jaycees Exhibit at the Denver Convention Pgh. Airport and Pgh Gateway Center. Consol section is third from the left. Re-order Photo No.7045.

79. Jaycees Exhibit, Denver Convention, Pittsburgh Airport and Pittsburgh Gateway Center

Consolidation Coal Company display at the Careers in Engineering show in Pittsburgh, PA, 1954.

80. Consol Display at Careers in Engineering Show in Pittsburgh, PA

Consol Coals new Scene in Action Animated Display.

81. Consolidation Coal Company Advertisement and Display

Display showing the advantages of the Stronger U.S.S. Man-Ten Steel in increasing the dipper weight and capacity for coal shovels.

82. Display for New Stronger Steel

Road sign advertising coal and showing the way to get to the Disco plant. Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company.

83. Road Sign Advertising the Home of Disco Modern Smokeless Fuel, Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company

Night photo of a road sign advertising Disco coal as well as telling how many miles to the plant. Black light flashes on and off. Sign is on the N/S Rt. U.S. 30 East 800' West of End of West Boung Ramp, Huntington Twp.

84. Disco Modern Smokeless Fuel Road Sign

Night photo of a road sign advertising Disco coal as well as telling how many miles to the plant. Daytime effect between flashes.  Sign is on the N/S Rt. U.S. 30 East 800' West of End of West Boung Ramp, Huntington Twp.

85. Disco Modern Smokeless Fuel Road Sign

A large piece of coal.

86. Block of Coal

A large Marietta Miner Continuous Mining Machine.

87. Marietta Miner Continuous Mining Machine

Display of the Pocohontas Low Volatile Coal Field.

88. Display Map of Pocohontas Low Volatile Coal Field

Large piece of coal with Analysis of Double Screened Champion Domestic Lump written on the side.

89. Coal Block with Analysis of Double Screened Champion Domestic Lump

Lumps of coal in +10'' Blocks showing the trademark on one lump.

90. Coal Blocks

J.P. McMahon Coal Co. warehouse built out of Grenadier lump coal.

91. J. P. McMahon Coal Company Warehouse Built out of Grenadier Lump Coal

Consol Display at Horne's Dept. Store, Pittsburgh, PA. Display is a minature of coal workers and machines in the mine.

92. Consol Display at Horne's Department Store, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Picture drawn by Roger Zitko showing new face roof bolter on a continuous miner.

93. Drawing of New Face Roof Bolter on a Continuous Miner by Roger Zitko

Man operating a JMC1 continuous miner.

94. Joy Manufacturing Company Continuous Mining Machine

Two men standing next to a continuous mining machine.

95. Continuous Mining Machine

Coal barges being pushed on unknown river and unfilled barges just off shore.

96. Coal Barges on the River