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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.'

1. Cutting Machine in Operation

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

2. Cutting Machine in Operation at Mine No. 32

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.

3. Mining Coal

Caption on back reads, 'Making a cut in the coal face is this Mastodon of the machine age - an underground cutter.  Rubber tired for mobility, and mounting a 9-foot cutting blade armed with whirring steel bits, it can cut a full 360 degree arc.  This and similar machines give America's bituminous coal mines almost unlimited capacity for production.'

4. Miners Operating a Cutting Machine at Mine No. 32, Consolidation Coal Company, Owings, W. Va.

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

5. Miners at Work in an Itmann Coal Company Mine

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

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

7. Miner Testing for Gas in Jamison No. 9 Mine

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

8. Cutting Machine at Jamison No. 9

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

9. Miners Working with Loading Machine

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

10. Dogs in Harness, Ohio Coal Mine

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

11. Drilling Prior to Setting Explosives

Miner running a continuous mining machine.

12. Continuous Mining Machine

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

13. Miner Roof Bolting

Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company mine.<br />

14. Miner Operating a Joy Cutting Machine

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

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

A miner moves a fully loaded shuttle car down the mine shaft.

16. Loaded Coal Shuttle Car

17. Miners Testing for Gas in a Coal MIne

Two miners digging coal in mine.

18. Miners Operating a Cutting Machine

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

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

Miner placing boards in Cavalier Mine No. 206.

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

Miner waiting for shuttle car to be loaded.

21. Shuttle Car Being Loaded

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

22. Jamison No. 9 Mine Locomotive

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

23. Miners Roof Bolting

Two miners take samples of coal.

24. Miners Taking Samples of Coal

Two miners drill before placing charges.

25. Drilling Prior to Setting Explosives

A miner empties his shuttle car.

26. Shuttle Car Discharging Coal

Miner works at unloading a shuttle car into an elevator.

27. Shuttle Car Unloading into an Elevator

28. Miner Operates a Coal Cutting Machine Prior to Blasting

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

29. Control Panel at Jamison No. 9

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

30. Joy Roof Bolt Drill at Jamison No. 9

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

31. Miners Operating a Cutting Machine

Miner operating a Joy continuous mining machine.

32. Joy Manufacturing Company Continuous Mining Machine

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

33. Testing for Gas at Jamison No. 9 Mine

34. Miner Marking a Coal Seam

Miner using a very small cutting machine.

35. Small Cutting Machine

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

36. Shuttle Car Discharges its Load into Mine Cars

Two miners cut coal at Pursglove No. 15

37. Miners Operating a Cutting Machine in Pursglove No. 15 Mine

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

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

Miner tests for gas in mine.

39. Testing for Gas

'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.'

40. Miners Operating Shuttle Cars

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

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

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

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

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

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

Miner operating a Joy loading machine.

44. Joy Loading Machine

Miner operating a loading machine.

45. Loading Machine in Operation

46. Miners Operating a Cutting Machine

Miner operating the Railroad car loading control panel.

47. Railroad Car Loading Control Panel

Miner operating a Joy loading machine.

48. Modern Joy Loading Machine

Two men sitting on a bench in a mine in an underground mine.  Sign reads, 'It is a dischargeable offence to run over any cable.'

49. Miners Seated on Bench in an Underground Mine.

Miner drilling holes for explosives at Jamison No. 9.

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

51. Miners Operating a Cutting Machine at Consolidation Coal Company Mine No. 3

Miner works on pile of shot down coal.

52. Shot Down Coal at Jamison Coal Mine No. 9

A miner operates a cart full of coal exiting the mine.

53. Coal Cars Exiting a Mine

Miner standing in portal to Jamison No. 9.

54. Portal at Jamison No. 9 Mine

A modern coal cutting machine in operation at Bishop Mine.

55. Modern Coal Cutting Machine in Operation at Bishop Mine

Miner using machine to cut coal.

56. Cutting Coal

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

57. Miner Roof Bolting

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

58. Control Board at Jamison No. 9

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.'

59. Miners and Their Horses

A miner operates an electric shuttle car in the mine.

60. Miner Operating an Electric Shuttle Car

Miner at control board at Jamison No. 9.

61. Control Board at Jamison No. 9

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.

62. Testing for Gas

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

63. Cutting Coal at Pursglove No. 15

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

64. Joy Loading Machine in Action

A miner operating an electric shuttle car filled with coal.

65. Electric Shuttle Car

Two miners operating a loading machine.

66. Miners Operating a Loading Machine

Miners ride in a locomotive at Jamison No. 9.

67. Jamison No. 9 Mine Locomotive

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

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

Miner with drilling machine at Jamison No. 9.

69. Drilling Machine at Jamison No. 9

70. Miner Testing for Gas

Miner tests for gas in mine.

71. Testing for Gas

72. Coal Miner at Work Underground

73. Miner Operating a Joy Continuous Mining Machine