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You searched for: Acquisition Source Marion County Historical Society Projects West Virginia History OnView Topical Subjects Coal Mines and Mining--Miners at Work.

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1. Miners at Work in Bethlehem Mine, Barrackville, W. Va.

IDNO:: 002970
Title:: Miners at Work in Bethlehem Mine, Barrackville, W. Va.

Hutchinson Mine is located in Marion County.

2. Horse Drawn Coal Car and Miner in Hutchinson Mine, Hutchinson, W. Va.

IDNO:: 003000
Title:: Horse Drawn Coal Car and Miner in Hutchinson Mine, Hutchinson, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910
Description:: Hutchinson Mine is located in Marion County.

'Machine, helper and crew. 350 tons a day, per 8 hour shift.'

3. Continuous Mining Machine, Helper and Crew

IDNO:: 003056
Title:: Continuous Mining Machine, Helper and Crew
Description:: 'Machine, helper and crew. 350 tons a day, per 8 hour shift.'

'Interior mine scene shows men using the lard oil miner's lamp and the use of horses as well as mules. New England Mine.'

4. Interior of New England Mine

IDNO:: 003074
Title:: Interior of New England Mine
Description:: 'Interior mine scene shows men using the lard oil miner's lamp and the use of horses as well as mules. New England Mine.'

This miner is mostly likely testing for gas in the Bethlehem Mine at Barrackville.

5. Miner Testing Air in Barrackville Mine, Marion County W. Va.

IDNO:: 003078
Title:: Miner Testing Air in Barrackville Mine, Marion County W. Va.
Date:: undated
Description:: This miner is mostly likely testing for gas in the Bethlehem Mine at Barrackville.