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Buildings outside of a coal mine. There are small houses in the background.

1. Coal Mine Facilities

IDNO:
002660
Title:
Coal Mine Facilities
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Buildings outside of a coal mine. There are small houses in the background.
'This very coarse lumpy mine run coal is the result of proper shooting. The miner is paid on a tonnage basis for loading this coal into mine cars. He is required to watch his coal carefully as he loads it and see that no impurities become mixed with the coal.'

2. Miner Prepares to Load Coal After Shooting

IDNO:
003061
Title:
Miner Prepares to Load Coal After Shooting
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
'This very coarse lumpy mine run coal is the result of proper shooting. The miner is paid on a tonnage basis for loading this coal into mine cars. He is required to watch his coal carefully as he loads it and see that no impurities become mixed with the coal.'

3. Pond Creek Colliery

IDNO:
004342
Title:
Pond Creek Colliery
Date:
ca. 1920

4. MacBeth Coal Company Tipple, Logan County, W. Va.

IDNO:
004432
Title:
MacBeth Coal Company Tipple, Logan County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Coal car under a tipple. Men with horse drawn carriage also going under the tipple.

5. Coal Tipple

IDNO:
004456
Title:
Coal Tipple
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Coal car under a tipple. Men with horse drawn carriage also going under the tipple.