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Men in hard hats stand in front of giant shovel scoop.

1. Hanna Coal Company Tour Group in Shovel Scoop

Miner running a continuous mining machine.

2. Continuous Mining Machine

3. Loading Machine Discharges Coal into Shuttle Car

4. Visitors Standing in Scoop of Hanna Coal Company's Tiger Shovel

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

5. Drilling Prior to Setting Explosives

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

6. Dogs in Harness, Ohio Coal Mine

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

7. Miners Working with Loading Machine

Mountaineer Coal Company, Division of Consolidation Coal Company.

8. Continuous Mining Machine (Middle) and Loading Machine (Bottom)

9. Ireland Mine Shamrock Portal Warehouse

Rimbol, Apthorpe(E.O.G.); Pallister, Tom (Case); Pigott, Conway (Stl. Imp); A, William (Case).

10. Visitors Pose with Hanna Coal Company's Mountaineer Shovel

George Knowles, Bill McCartney in picture.

11. Tour of Hanna Coal Company Mine Site, Cadiz, Ohio

'Westinghouse, Cleveland.' Dick MacFarlane is one person in the picture.

12. Visitors Pose with Hanna Coal Company's Mountaineer Shovel

'Chas. Huber-Steel Improve.'

13. Visitors Pose with Hanna Coal Company's Mountaineer Shovel

14. Miner Testing for Gas at Consol. No. 32 Mine

Frank Morovan and three others stand next to a Hanna Coal Co. giant shovel scoop.

15. Tour of Hanna Coal Company Mine Site, Cadiz, Ohio

People standing by 2 of the Mountaineers 8'8'' crawlers (Cats).

16. Visitors Pose with Hanna Coal Company's Mountaineer Shovel

Three men stand in scoop of giant shovel. 'Bert Butler, Dia Alk.'

17. Hanna Coal Company Tour Group in Shovel Scoop

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

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

19. Cutting Machine at Jamison No. 9

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

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

21. Interior of Mathies Underground Machine Shop

22. Mechanic Working in the Mathies Underground Machine Shop

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

23. Miners at Work in an Itmann Coal Company Mine

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.'

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

This picture shows the thickness of the coal seam in relation to a normal doorway.

25. Thickness of Coal Seam at Long Branch No. 1

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.'

26. 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.

27. 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.

28. Mining Coal

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

30. Jeffrey Loading Machine Emptying Coal into a New 11-Ton Steel Mine Car at Mine No. 32

31. Mining Equipment at Fairmont Machinery Company

32. Visitors Pose with Hanna Coal Company's Mountaineer Shovel

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

33. Miner Roof Bolting

Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company mine.<br />

34. Miner Operating a Joy Cutting Machine

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

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

Tipple and conveyor at Hendrix Mine, a Consol Cavalier mine built in 1949.

36. Tipple at Consol Hendrix Mine

37. Coal on Belt at Jamison Coal Mine No. 9

Group portrait of men standing in front of large shovel.

38. Visitors Pose with Hanna Coal Company's Mountaineer Shovel

Coal conveyor systems run throughout the hillside.

39. Raw Coal Conveyor System

40. Visitors Pose with Hanna Coal Company's Mountaineer Shovel

A close-up view of the tipple and headframe at the Pittsburgh Coal Co. Montour Mine No. 4.

41. Tipple and Headframe, Pittsburgh Coal Company, Montour Mine No. 4

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

42. Loaded Coal Shuttle Car

Truck parked next to the berm of a dam supplying mine's water needs.

43. Berm of Dam Supplying a Coal Mine's Water Needs

44. Miners Testing for Gas in a Coal MIne

A continuous miner in action.

45. Lee Norse CM28E Continuous Miner

Tracks lead into mine no. 84 of Consolidation Coal Company.

46. Entrance to Consolidation Coal Company Mine No. 84

Rear end of loaded coal car in an underground mine.

47. Shuttle Car Being Loaded by Mechanical Loader

Two miners digging coal in mine.

48. Miners Operating a Cutting Machine

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

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

50. Visitors Pose with Hanna Coal Company's Mountaineer Shovel

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

51. Continuous Mining Machine at Brock No. 4 Mine

52. Coal Shuttle Car in Jamison Coal Mine No. 9

Coal facility with many cars parked outside at Jamison No. 9 Mine

53. Plant and Parking Lot at Jamison No. 9 Mine

Miner placing boards in Cavalier Mine No. 206.

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

Miner waiting for shuttle car to be loaded.

55. Shuttle Car Being Loaded

56. Visitors Pose with Hanna Coal Company's Mountaineer Shovel

Large chunks of coal piled below the seam.

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

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

58. Jamison No. 9 Mine Locomotive

59. Interior of Jamison Coal Mine No. 9

60. Tour of Hanna Coal Company Mine Site, Cadiz, Ohio

Group portrait of men standing in a shovel scoop.

61. Visitors Pose with Hanna Coal Company's Mountaineer Shovel

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

62. Miners Roof Bolting

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

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

Jamison No. 9 Mine refuse belt on stilts with a man walking the length of it.

64. Jamison No. 9 Mine Refuse Belt on Stilts

65. Visitors Pose with Hanna Coal Company's Mountaineer Shovel

Two miners take samples of coal.

66. Miners Taking Samples of Coal

67. Coal Seams in Layers of Rock

68. Tour of Hanna Coal Company Mine Site, Cadiz, Ohio

Two miners drill before placing charges.

69. Drilling Prior to Setting Explosives

Miner watches as coal loads into a shuttle car.

70. Shuttle Car Being Loaded

Mine buildings outside of a Hanna Coal Company mine.

71. Hanna Coal Company Mine

Group portrait of men standing in giant scoop.

72. Tour of Hanna Coal Company Mine Site, Cadiz, Ohio

73. Inter-Floor Lift at Jamison Mine No. 9

Group portrait of visitors in hard hats in front of the giant shovel the Mountaineer.

74. Visitors Pose with Hanna Coal Company's Mountaineer Shovel

75. Visitors Pose with Hanna Coal Company's Mountaineer Shovel

76. Visitors Pose with Hanna Coal Company's Mountaineer Shovel

A miner empties his shuttle car.

77. Shuttle Car Discharging Coal

Miner works at unloading a shuttle car into an elevator.

78. Shuttle Car Unloading into an Elevator

79. Visitors Pose with Hanna Coal Company's Mountaineer Shovel

Looking down a mine shaft.

80. Interior of New England Coal Mine

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

81. Jackhorn Five Inch Block Coal

82. Miner Operates a Coal Cutting Machine Prior to Blasting

Group portrait of men in scoop.

83. Tour of Hanna Coal Company Mine Site, Cadiz, Ohio

Unidentified coal loading platform alongside railroad tracks.

84. Coal Loading Platform

85. Visitors Pose with Hanna Coal Company's Mountaineer Shovel

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

86. Control Panel at Jamison No. 9

Men stand in front of giant shovel scoop.

87. Tour of Hanna Coal Company Mine Site, Cadiz, Ohio

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

88. Joy Roof Bolt Drill at Jamison No. 9

89. Tour of Hanna Coal Company Mine Site, Cadiz, Ohio

90. Hanna Coal Company Tour Group in Shovel Scoop

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

91. Miners Operating a Cutting Machine

Miner operating a Joy continuous mining machine.

92. Joy Manufacturing Company Continuous Mining Machine

93. Loaded Coal Cars

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

94. Testing for Gas at Jamison No. 9 Mine

Men work with core drilling equipment on a hillside.

95. Core Drilling

Group portrait of men standing in front of a giant shovel.

96. Hanna Coal Company Tour Group in Shovel Scoop