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Men outside of the entrance to the mine at Fire Creek.

1. Tunnel to Main Entry at Fire Creek

First overhead bridge. Z.W. Lafon, 711 N. Kana St. Z.W. Lafon last man on right, section foreman and assistant road master.

2. Miners in front of First Overhead Bridge at Mine Entrance

Vance, a 15 years old trapper boy, whose job it was to open and closed the door, allowing mine trains to enter and exit. Vance earned $1.60 a week.

3. Coal Mine Trapper Boy, Harrison County, W. Va.

4. Coal Miners with Shovels Standing Next to Piles of Coal

Miner riding on tram with one car spraying something onto the land around the tram. Kanawha County Geological Survey.

5. Winifrede Coal Seam, Kanawha County, W. Va.

6. Workers Near Mine 18, Island Creek Coal Company

7. Worker Walking Railroad Track Near Mine No. 14, Island Creek Coal Company

Group portrait of miners with families at the anniversary picnic at Clark Coal and Coke Eagle Mine.

8. Anniversary Picnic at Eagle Mine

9. Miner with a Shuttle Car

Three men construct wooden forms for a driveway in the Miner's Cemetery in Mt. Olive, Ill.

10. Volunteer Workers Constructing a Driveway at the Miner's Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Ill.

Three men build wooden forms for a driveway through the Miner's Cemetery in Mt. Olive, Illinois.

11. Volunteer Workers Constructing a Driveway at the Miner's Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Ill.

Men work on the fence at the Miner's Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Illinois.

12. Moving the Fence at the Miner's Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Illinois

Men work on a fence at the Union Miner's Cemetery.

13. Moving the Fence at the Miner's Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Illinois

14. Ferdinand C. Menk Posed with a Mine Worker

Group portratit of 'Five miners who lived to tell the story'

15. Survivors of an Explosion in McIntyre, Pa.

Two miners drill holes prior to placing charges. 'Holes are bored at proper intervals for shooting.'

16. Miners Drilling Holes

Two miners standing next to drilling machine.

17. Miners Operating a Drilling Machine at Consolidation Coal Mine No. 32

18. Miners Operating a Loading Machine

Two men placing charges in an already drilled hole. Notice the preparatory cut on upper right hand side.

19. Miners Placing Charges

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.'

20. 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.

21. 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.

22. Mining Coal

Two men operating a loading machine.

23. Loading Machine in Action at Mine No. 32

Coal filled mine cars and miners at the Winding Gulf Collieries. Possibly Winding Gulf No. 4.

24. Coal Filled Mine Cars and Miners