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Miner shoveling coal as it pours into a coal car.

1. Loading Coal Cars

IDNO:
004567
Title:
Loading Coal Cars
Description:
Miner shoveling coal as it pours into a coal car.

2. Miner Walking on Tracks Between Coal Cars

IDNO:
004565
Title:
Miner Walking on Tracks Between Coal Cars
Date:
ca. 1950-1960
Man walking on a train track beside two other tracks with coal cars on them.

3. Miner Walking Along Tracks Next to Coal Carts

IDNO:
004552
Title:
Miner Walking Along Tracks Next to Coal Carts
Description:
Man walking on a train track beside two other tracks with coal cars on them.
Men carrying cans along track with coal cars.

4. Miner Walking Past Loaded Coal Cars

IDNO:
004551
Title:
Miner Walking Past Loaded Coal Cars
Description:
Men carrying cans along track with coal cars.

5. Miner Inspecting Coal Cars Exiting the Mine

IDNO:
004549
Title:
Miner Inspecting Coal Cars Exiting the Mine
'This miner has just completed loading a mine oar of coal weighing net about two and one-half tons, and is waiting for a locomotive to come along and take it out and give him another empty oar. An industrious miner will load about six and sometimes eight of these oars in one day. This is a wooden mine car that is now being rapidly replaced by steel mine car equipment. The number of posts shown in this picture indi- again [sic] the immense amount of timber required to conduct operations in a safe manner.'

6. Miner and Loaded Mine Car

IDNO:
004544
Title:
Miner and Loaded Mine Car
Description:
'This miner has just completed loading a mine oar of coal weighing net about two and one-half tons, and is waiting for a locomotive to come along and take it out and give him another empty oar. An industrious miner will load about six and sometimes eight of these oars in one day. This is a wooden mine car that is now being rapidly replaced by steel mine car equipment. The number of posts shown in this picture indi- again [sic] the immense amount of timber required to conduct operations in a safe manner.'

7. Coal Miner at Work Underground

IDNO:
002228
Title:
Coal Miner at Work Underground
Front Row 'Left to Right'; N.T. Berry, North Western-Hanna, R.C. Larsen,North Western-Hanna, J.J. Larsen, North Western-Hanna. Back Row 'Left to Right'; Robert O'Conner, North Western-Hanna, J.E. Fier, North Western-Hanna, G.M. Allis, North Western-Hanna, M.L. Zhan, North Western-Hanna, Alfred Christopherson, North Western-Hanna, Harry Turner, Superintendent, Loveridge Mine.

8. Employees of the Loveridge Mine

IDNO:
002227
Title:
Employees of the Loveridge Mine
Date:
1960/08/25
Description:
Front Row 'Left to Right'; N.T. Berry, North Western-Hanna, R.C. Larsen,North Western-Hanna, J.J. Larsen, North Western-Hanna. Back Row 'Left to Right'; Robert O'Conner, North Western-Hanna, J.E. Fier, North Western-Hanna, G.M. Allis, North Western-Hanna, M.L. Zhan, North Western-Hanna, Alfred Christopherson, North Western-Hanna, Harry Turner, Superintendent, Loveridge Mine.
Men sitting down on benches with mine diagrams on the walls. Joe Akers is on the right.

9. Miners in a Mine Office

IDNO:
002225
Title:
Miners in a Mine Office
Description:
Men sitting down on benches with mine diagrams on the walls. Joe Akers is on the right.
A coal cutter with nine foot cutting blade at work in Consol. Coal Co. Mine No. 32, Owings, W. Va.

10. Cutting Machine in Operation at Mine No. 32

IDNO:
002224
Title:
Cutting Machine in Operation at Mine No. 32
Description:
A coal cutter with nine foot cutting blade at work in Consol. Coal Co. Mine No. 32, Owings, W. Va.
Close-up view of roof drill in action. Man in background is tightening bolt with air powered wrench at Consol. No. 204, Jenkins, Ky.

11. Miners Roof Bolting at Consol No. 204, Jenkins, Ky.

IDNO:
002223
Title:
Miners Roof Bolting at Consol No. 204, Jenkins, Ky.
Description:
Close-up view of roof drill in action. Man in background is tightening bolt with air powered wrench at Consol. No. 204, Jenkins, Ky.
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.'

12. Miners Seated on Bench in an Underground Mine.

IDNO:
002222
Title:
Miners Seated on Bench in an Underground Mine.
Description:
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.'

13. Miners Operating a Loading Machine

IDNO:
002221
Title:
Miners Operating a Loading Machine
Date:
1947/07
Two men running a roof bolter in Jamison No. 9 mine.

14. Miner Roof Bolting at Jamison No. 9 Mine

IDNO:
002220
Title:
Miner Roof Bolting at Jamison No. 9 Mine
Date:
1954/10/05
Description:
Two men running a roof bolter in Jamison No. 9 mine.

15. Miners Loading Coal Into a Hand Loaded Loading Machine

IDNO:
002218
Title:
Miners Loading Coal Into a Hand Loaded Loading Machine
Date:
1951/04/23
Men at work with loading machine and shuttle car. Probably Joy Machinery.

16. Miners Operating a Loading Machine

IDNO:
002211
Title:
Miners Operating a Loading Machine
Date:
undated
Description:
Men at work with loading machine and shuttle car. Probably Joy Machinery.
Miners at work with loading machine and shuttle car.

17. Miner Operating a Loading Machine

IDNO:
002210
Title:
Miner Operating a Loading Machine
Description:
Miners at work with loading machine and shuttle car.
Miner on a small, track mounted, cutting machine.

18. Miner Operating a Small, Track Mounted, Cutting Machine

IDNO:
002209
Title:
Miner Operating a Small, Track Mounted, Cutting Machine
Description:
Miner on a small, track mounted, cutting machine.
A miner operating a coal cutting machine.

19. Coal Miner at Work

IDNO:
002208
Title:
Coal Miner at Work
Description:
A miner operating a coal cutting machine.

20. Cutting Coal Preparatory to Shooting It Down for Loading

IDNO:
002207
Title:
Cutting Coal Preparatory to Shooting It Down for Loading
Two men cutting coal in the parting.

21. Cutting Coal with Cavalier

IDNO:
002206
Title:
Cutting Coal with Cavalier
Description:
Two men cutting coal in the parting.
Man cutting coal in Consol. Coal Co. Mine in Kentucky. Note the roof supports using jacks.

22. Miner Cutting Coal in Consol Mine in Kentucky

IDNO:
002204
Title:
Miner Cutting Coal in Consol Mine in Kentucky
Description:
Man cutting coal in Consol. Coal Co. Mine in Kentucky. Note the roof supports using jacks.

23. Joy Manufacturing Company Continuous Mining Machine

IDNO:
002202
Title:
Joy Manufacturing Company Continuous Mining Machine
Two men operating a loading machine.

24. Loading Machine in Action at Mine No. 32

IDNO:
002200
Title:
Loading Machine in Action at Mine No. 32
Date:
1947/07
Description:
Two men operating a loading machine.
Miners leaving roofed man trip car at shifts end.

25. Miners Leaving Roofed Man-Trip Car At Shift's End, Consolidation Coal Company, Mine No. 32

IDNO:
002198
Title:
Miners Leaving Roofed Man-Trip Car At Shift's End, Consolidation Coal Company, Mine No. 32
Date:
1948/08
Description:
Miners leaving roofed man trip car at shifts end.
Two miners operate the breast type coal cutting machine.

26. Breast Type Coal Cutting Machine, Consol Mine No. 26, Watson, W. Va.

IDNO:
002197
Title:
Breast Type Coal Cutting Machine, Consol Mine No. 26, Watson, W. Va.
Description:
Two miners operate the breast type coal cutting machine.
Two miners operate a track mounted coal cutting machine.

27. Track Mounted Cutting Machine

IDNO:
002195
Title:
Track Mounted Cutting Machine
Description:
Two miners operate a track mounted coal cutting machine.
Two men stand beside rail cars. A cart a motor sits in front of them.

28. Miners Stand by Steel Mine Railway Cars

IDNO:
002194
Title:
Miners Stand by Steel Mine Railway Cars
Date:
1957/04/18
Description:
Two men stand beside rail cars. A cart a motor sits in front of them.
A miner empties his shuttle car.

29. Shuttle Car Discharging Coal

IDNO:
002193
Title:
Shuttle Car Discharging Coal
Description:
A miner empties his shuttle car.
A miner moves a fully loaded shuttle car down the mine shaft.

30. Loaded Coal Shuttle Car

IDNO:
002190
Title:
Loaded Coal Shuttle Car
Description:
A miner moves a fully loaded shuttle car down the mine shaft.
Coal miner's shower room.

31. Miner's Showers, Hanna Coal Company

IDNO:
002188
Title:
Miner's Showers, Hanna Coal Company
Description:
Coal miner's shower room.
A miner operates an electric shuttle car in the mine.

32. Miner Operating an Electric Shuttle Car

IDNO:
002184
Title:
Miner Operating an Electric Shuttle Car
Description:
A miner operates an electric shuttle car in the 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.'

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

IDNO:
002181
Title:
Miners Operating a Cutting Machine at Mine No. 32, Consolidation Coal Company, Owings, W. Va.
Date:
1950/10
Description:
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.'
Two miners cut coal at Pursglove No. 15

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

IDNO:
002179
Title:
Miners Operating a Cutting Machine in Pursglove No. 15 Mine
Description:
Two miners cut coal at Pursglove No. 15

35. Miners Operating a Cutting Machine

IDNO:
002178
Title:
Miners Operating a Cutting Machine

36. Miner Operates a Coal Cutting Machine Prior to Blasting

IDNO:
002177
Title:
Miner Operates a Coal Cutting Machine Prior to Blasting
Two men working with a rubber tire mounted cutting machine.

37. Miners Operating a Cutting Machine

IDNO:
002165
Title:
Miners Operating a Cutting Machine
Description:
Two men working with a rubber tire mounted cutting machine.

38. Miners Operating a Loading Machine in Jamison No. 9 Mine

IDNO:
002163
Title:
Miners Operating a Loading Machine in Jamison No. 9 Mine

39. Miner Marking a Coal Seam

IDNO:
002158
Title:
Miner Marking a Coal Seam

40. Making a Cut in Coal Face Prior to 'Shooting Down' Coal

IDNO:
002156
Title:
Making a Cut in Coal Face Prior to 'Shooting Down' Coal
Two miners take samples of coal.

41. Miners Taking Samples of Coal

IDNO:
002154
Title:
Miners Taking Samples of Coal
Description:
Two miners take samples of coal.

42. Miner Operating a Coal Loading Machine

IDNO:
002152
Title:
Miner Operating a Coal Loading Machine
Miners gathered in a typical Consol locker room with a modern bath house adjacent to it.

43. Typical Consol Locker Room

IDNO:
002150
Title:
Typical Consol Locker Room
Description:
Miners gathered in a typical Consol locker room with a modern bath house adjacent to it.
Two men working on the loading machine.

44. Coal Loading Machine in Operation at Jamison Mine No. 9

IDNO:
002149
Title:
Coal Loading Machine in Operation at Jamison Mine No. 9
Date:
1954/10/05
Description:
Two men working on the loading machine.
Two men placing charges in an already drilled hole. Notice the preparatory cut on upper right hand side.

45. Miners Placing Charges

IDNO:
002147
Title:
Miners Placing Charges
Date:
1947/07
Description:
Two men placing charges in an already drilled hole. Notice the preparatory cut on upper right hand side.
Two miners digging coal in mine.

46. Miners Operating a Cutting Machine

IDNO:
002138
Title:
Miners Operating a Cutting Machine
Description:
Two miners digging coal in mine.
Two men with equipment putting up bolts to support the mine roof.

47. Miner Roof Bolting

IDNO:
002112
Title:
Miner Roof Bolting
Date:
1957/04/18
Description:
Two men with equipment putting up bolts to support the mine roof.