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A man stands in the mining shaft holding an instrument to test the gas levels in the mine.

1. Testing for Gas in a Pittsburgh Seam Coal Mine

Two men of the Dunglen No. 11 Mine, owned by Hanna Coal Company, inspecting a piece of equipment in front of a ambulance coal cart.

2. Inspecting Equipment on an Ambulance Cart, Dunglen No. 11 Mine, Hanna Coal Company,

Two men stand in a mine ambulance equipped to haul injured to the outside.

3. Underground Ambulance for Transporting Injured to the Outside, Hanna Coal Co., Dunglen No. 11 Mine

Group portrait of miners in rescue gear at the Mine Rescue Training Station at Kilsyth, W. Va.

4. Miners at the Mine Rescue Training Station, Kilsyth, W. Va.

Mine Safety Training at Eagle Mine Laing No. 1. Standing Left to Right are; U.G. Carter, Director, Mining Extension Service; R.L. Robertson, Mine Foreman; Howard Thompson, Safety Director, Department of Mines; Bennett Ferguson, Mobile Class Instructor; Julius Blaney, Fireboss. Seated Left to Right, Safety Committeemen Thomas Franklin, Clinton Phipps, Bullard Richards and Daniel Bryant, Section Foreman.

5. Mine Safety Training

A display for coal safety with two men getting ready to start a film on a projector screen.

6. Coal Safety Display

The first mining class being taught by U.G. Carter in Logan County, 1938.

7. First Mining Class, Instructor U. G. Carter, Logan County

Early Mining Extension class being taught by U.G. Carter in Logan County, 1938-1940.

8. Mining Class, Logan County

Miners Workshop-Safety and Accident Prevention. Members of local unions from mining counties take this short refresher course to prepare to take the State Mine Examination.

9. Miners' Workshop, Safety and Accident Prevention

Group of miners looking over documents.

10. Mine Safety Training

Let's Work Safe written on the safety cars.

11. Safety Cars for Transporting Miners into Mine, Winding Gulf Collieries

12. Miners and Officials by Safety Cars for Transporting Miners into Mines, Winding Gulf Collieries