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A coal miner at the Cedar Grove Collieries Inc. & Supply Co. mine observes as a loading boom drops coal between the rails into a hopper, which is carried by a conveyor to the river tipple and barges.

1. Loading Booms at Cedar Grove Mine Dropping Coal into Hoppers for Transportation to Kanawha River, Cedar Grove, W. Va.

IDNO:
052067
Title:
Loading Booms at Cedar Grove Mine Dropping Coal into Hoppers for Transportation to Kanawha River, Cedar Grove, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A coal miner at the Cedar Grove Collieries Inc. & Supply Co. mine observes as a loading boom drops coal between the rails into a hopper, which is carried by a conveyor to the river tipple and barges.
Two men stand outside of the building beside parked cars.

2. Store, Commissary, Office, and Doctor's Office for Cedar Grove Collieries Inc. & Supply Company

IDNO:
052066
Title:
Store, Commissary, Office, and Doctor's Office for Cedar Grove Collieries Inc. & Supply Company
Date:
undated
Description:
Two men stand outside of the building beside parked cars.
A group of coal miners sort through samples of coal. Subjects unidentified.

3. Coal Miners Sorting Coal, Likely West Virginia

IDNO:
052062
Title:
Coal Miners Sorting Coal, Likely West Virginia
Date:
undated
Description:
A group of coal miners sort through samples of coal. Subjects unidentified.
An unidentified coal miner leads the coal cart across the rails.

4. Cable Reel Locomotive Transporting Coal at Lady Dunn Mine

IDNO:
052043
Title:
Cable Reel Locomotive Transporting Coal at Lady Dunn Mine
Date:
undated
Description:
An unidentified coal miner leads the coal cart across the rails.
Two unidentified men stand on the railway that leads into the mine entrance.

5. Mine Entrance Likely Somewhere in West Virginia

IDNO:
052042
Title:
Mine Entrance Likely Somewhere in West Virginia
Date:
undated
Description:
Two unidentified men stand on the railway that leads into the mine entrance.
Miners light up cigarettes and sit on rail cars. Subjects unidentified.

6. Miners Taking a Break after a Hard Day's Work Likely Somewhere in West Virginia

IDNO:
052041
Title:
Miners Taking a Break after a Hard Day's Work Likely Somewhere in West Virginia
Date:
undated
Description:
Miners light up cigarettes and sit on rail cars. Subjects unidentified.
Four unidentified men shovel coal.

7. Miners Working at a Coal Mine Likely Somewhere in West Virginia

IDNO:
052040
Title:
Miners Working at a Coal Mine Likely Somewhere in West Virginia
Date:
undated
Description:
Four unidentified men shovel coal.
A group of coal miners are gathered outside of the mining facilities likely somewhere in West Virginia or Pennsylvania. Subjects unidentified.

8. Coal Miners Taking a Lunch Break

IDNO:
052038
Title:
Coal Miners Taking a Lunch Break
Date:
undated
Description:
A group of coal miners are gathered outside of the mining facilities likely somewhere in West Virginia or Pennsylvania. Subjects unidentified.
Miners of the Zephyr mine hold on to their wrapped hams in front of a Christmas tree. Subjects unidentified.

9. Miners Receiving Christmas Hams from Federal Consolidated Coal Company

IDNO:
052033
Title:
Miners Receiving Christmas Hams from Federal Consolidated Coal Company
Date:
1954/12/24
Description:
Miners of the Zephyr mine hold on to their wrapped hams in front of a Christmas tree. Subjects unidentified.
Miners of the Zephyr mine and their wives and children are gathered in front of a Christmas tree. Circled in the photograph is Rush Meadows, a mining engineer and operator from Charleston, W. Va.

10. Miners and their Families Receive Christmas Hams and Presents from the Federal Consolidated Coal Company

IDNO:
052032
Title:
Miners and their Families Receive Christmas Hams and Presents from the Federal Consolidated Coal Company
Date:
1954/12/24
Description:
Miners of the Zephyr mine and their wives and children are gathered in front of a Christmas tree. Circled in the photograph is Rush Meadows, a mining engineer and operator from Charleston, W. Va.
Miners of the Zephyr Mine are gathered around a Christmas tree. The man standing on the right side of the tree with a hat and suit is Rush Meadows, a mining engineer and operator from Charleston, W. Va.

11. Miners Given Christmas Hams and Presents from the Federal Consolidated Coal Company

IDNO:
052031
Title:
Miners Given Christmas Hams and Presents from the Federal Consolidated Coal Company
Date:
1954/12/24
Description:
Miners of the Zephyr Mine are gathered around a Christmas tree. The man standing on the right side of the tree with a hat and suit is Rush Meadows, a mining engineer and operator from Charleston, W. Va.
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.

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

IDNO:
047037
Title:
Coal Mine Trapper Boy, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
1908
Description:
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.

13. Mine Employees Posed in Front of Coal Conveyor, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
036043
Title:
Mine Employees Posed in Front of Coal Conveyor, Island Creek Coal Company

14. Worker Inside Mine, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
036005
Title:
Worker Inside Mine, Island Creek Coal Company
On the back: "Jeeps."

15. Portrait of Mine Workers, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035985
Title:
Portrait of Mine Workers, Island Creek Coal Company
Description:
On the back: "Jeeps."

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

IDNO:
035966
Title:
Worker Walking Railroad Track Near Mine No. 14, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1923/04/01

17. Workers Near Mine 18, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035960
Title:
Workers Near Mine 18, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1923/01

18. View of Coal Conveyors Inside Mine Attended by a Worker

IDNO:
035958
Title:
View of Coal Conveyors Inside Mine Attended by a Worker

19. Mine Employees Posed by a Jeep

IDNO:
035841
Title:
Mine Employees Posed by a Jeep

20. Portrait of Mine Employees

IDNO:
035826
Title:
Portrait of Mine Employees

21. Ferdinand C. Menk Posed with a Mine Worker

IDNO:
035702
Title:
Ferdinand C. Menk Posed with a Mine Worker
Date:
1940/04

22. Miner with a Shuttle Car

IDNO:
034208
Title:
Miner with a Shuttle Car
Date:
1934-1940

23. Miner on an Electric Cart

IDNO:
033562
Title:
Miner on an Electric Cart

24. Miners Entering the Mine on an Electric Cart

IDNO:
033561
Title:
Miners Entering the Mine on an Electric Cart

25. Miner on an Electric Cart

IDNO:
033560
Title:
Miner on an Electric Cart

26. Miners Enter a Low Ceiling Mine on an Electric Cart

IDNO:
033559
Title:
Miners Enter a Low Ceiling Mine on an Electric Cart

27. Miner at Work Underground in a Low Ceiling Coal Mine

IDNO:
033558
Title:
Miner at Work Underground in a Low Ceiling Coal Mine

28. Miner at Work Underground in a Coal Mine

IDNO:
033557
Title:
Miner at Work Underground in a Coal Mine

29. Men at Work Outside at Truax Traer Coal Company, Elkville, IL

IDNO:
033555
Title:
Men at Work Outside at Truax Traer Coal Company, Elkville, IL

30. Coal Loaded in a Shuttle Car

IDNO:
033554
Title:
Coal Loaded in a Shuttle Car

31. Miners Cutting Timber to Shore up the Walls of a Mine

IDNO:
033546
Title:
Miners Cutting Timber to Shore up the Walls of a Mine

32. Miner at Work Underground in a Coal Mine

IDNO:
033545
Title:
Miner at Work Underground in a Coal Mine

33. Miner at Work Underground in a Coal Mine

IDNO:
033543
Title:
Miner at Work Underground in a Coal Mine

34. Miners Roof Bolting

IDNO:
033541
Title:
Miners Roof Bolting

35. Miners Roof Bolting

IDNO:
033540
Title:
Miners Roof Bolting

36. Miners Operating a Loading Machine

IDNO:
033538
Title:
Miners Operating a Loading Machine

37. Coal Miner Works in Tight Quarters

IDNO:
033536
Title:
Coal Miner Works in Tight Quarters

38. Miners Shoring up Ceiling of a Coal Mine

IDNO:
033534
Title:
Miners Shoring up Ceiling of a Coal Mine

39. Shuttle Car Carrying Timber in the Mine

IDNO:
033531
Title:
Shuttle Car Carrying Timber in the Mine

40. Miner on an Electric Cart

IDNO:
033530
Title:
Miner on an Electric Cart

41. Miner Operating a Cutting Machine

IDNO:
033529
Title:
Miner Operating a Cutting Machine

42. Miner at Work in a Low Ceiling Coal Mine

IDNO:
033528
Title:
Miner at Work in a Low Ceiling Coal Mine

43. Transporting Lumber for Shoring in a Coal Mine

IDNO:
033524
Title:
Transporting Lumber for Shoring in a Coal Mine

44. Transporting Lumber for Shoring in a Coal Mine

IDNO:
033523
Title:
Transporting Lumber for Shoring in a Coal Mine

45. Miner in a Shuttle Car

IDNO:
033521
Title:
Miner in a Shuttle Car
A view of miners on carts.

46. Miners at Work

IDNO:
033511
Title:
Miners at Work
Description:
A view of miners on carts.

47. Miner Operating a Coal Cutting Machine

IDNO:
033241
Title:
Miner Operating a Coal Cutting Machine

48. Miners Operate a Drilling Machine in an Unidentified Mine

IDNO:
029070
Title:
Miners Operate a Drilling Machine in an Unidentified Mine
Date:
undated