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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

13. Miners in Safety Cars for Transportation into the Mine, Winding Gulf Collieries

Miners carrying an injured person on a stretcher while a man films. W.J. Wolf and Frank Brooks the Supt. of Mine 86 are included in the picture.

14. Accident Training at Consolidation Coal Mine No. 86

15. Various Grades of Coal Awaiting Transport

Group portrait of a mine safety team at Thomas, W. Va.

16. Mine Safety Team, Thomas, W. Va.

An emergency stretcher of the Davis Coal and Coke Company at Thomas, W. Va.

17. Emergency Stretcher Outfit

Boswell safety car on tracks outside of a building.

18. Boswell Safety Car, Thomas, W. Va.

Men rehearsing mine safety procedures.

19. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

From left to right: Jake Sibloski, Walter Miller, Louis Roncaglione, Andrew Vargo and Fred Lamb.

20. Scarbro Team which Won the International First Aid Contest at Denver, Colorado in 1920

Crowds gather to watch miners participate in Safety Day exercises.

21. Safety Day Is Important

Cars line the hillside above the stadium where Safety Day exercises are held.

22. Safety Day Is Important

23. MacDonald Girls First Aid Team at the Tenth Annual First Aid Meet at Scarbro, W. Va.

24. Miners Riding Safety Man-Trip Cars in Jamison No. 9 Coal Mine

Examination table and medical supplies.

25. First Aid Room at Jamison No. 9 Coal Mine

Man speaks into a microphone on a platform.  Other men standing on platform.

26. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

27. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

28. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

29. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

30. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

31. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

32. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

33. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

34. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

35. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

36. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

Men watch as teams participate in safety and rescue training exercises.

37. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

Men in white uniforms watch mine safety exercises.

38. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

39. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

Men in white uniform work on a practice victim.

40. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

41. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

42. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

43. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

44. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

Safety First Sign on metal framing at coal mine facilities in Thomas, W. Va.

45. Safety First Consideration Sign at Thomas, W. Va.

Group of men rehearsing mine safety procedures as crowds watch.

46. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

Group of men rehearsing mine safety procedures as crowds watch.

47. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

Group of men rehearsing mine safety procedures as crowds watch near parking area.

48. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

Group of men rehearsing mine safety procedures as crowds watch.

49. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

Crowds watch groups of men rehearsing mine safety procedures.

50. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

Group of men rehearsing mine safety procedures.

51. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

Rescue box with lid open to see contents inside.

52. Miner's Rescue Box

Group of men rehearsing mine safety procedures on a practice victim.

53. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

Four pictures showing the proper and wrong ways to scotch and clean under cages.

54. Safety Procedures for Scotching and Cleaning Under Cage

Fire boss board at Jamison Mine No. 9.

55. Fire Boss Report Board at Jamison Mine No. 9

56. Fire Engine at Jamison No. 9

Group of men rehearsing mine safety procedures as crowds watch.

57. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

Two pictures of a miner retracking a mine car. Left is the safe way to retrack, right is the unsafe way to retrack.

58. Methods for Retracking Mine Cars

Men practicing first aid techniques at Beall High School in Frostburg.

59. First Aid Meeting at Beall High School, Frostburg, Md.

Miner sitting in between posts that hold the roof of the mine up. 'Safety First is stressed in every possible way at White Oak mines.  Note the posts to protect this man at his labor.  He is waiting for another mine car so he can clean up his working place and make it ready for the mining machine crew who will cut it during the night, ready for him to work tomorrow.'

60. Safety Posts

Group of miners in a safety class.

61. Miners in Safety Class

Safety float of the New River Coal and Coke Co. on the Fourth of July. Floats with safety themes highlighted many parades in Fayette and Raleigh Counties.

62. New River Coal Company Safety Float at Mt. Hope, W. Va.

Outside view of the Carlisle Mine Rescue Station with a man standing in the doorway.

63. Carlisle Mine Rescue Station

Mr. McDowell, first from left, and the Miners Rescue team at Thomas, W. Va.

64. Mine Rescue Team at Thomas, W. Va.

State Mine rescue station at the Jamison No. 9 Mine.

65. State Mine Rescue Station at Jamison No. 9, Farmington

First aid toom with chair and table.

66. First Aid Room at Jamison No. 9 Coal Mine

Group portrait of men, some in rescue attire, standing in front of the mine rescue car.

67. Mine Rescue Car

Man standing in first aid room with various equipment on top of table.

68. First Aid Room at Jamison No. 9 Coal Mine

Rescue box with lid open to see inside contents.

69. Miner's Rescue Box

Group portrait of an inspection party at Consolidation Mine No. 204.

70. Inspection Party at Consolidation Mine No. 204

Group portrait of an inspection party on horses at Consolidation Mine No. 214.

71. Inspection Party at Consolidation Mine No. 214

'Safety first is stressed in every possible way in White Oak mines. Note the posts set to protect this man at his labor. He is waiting for another mine car so he can clean up his work place and make it ready for the mining machine crew who will cut it during the night ready for him to work tomorrow.'

72. Miner Waiting for Mine Car

Two miners dust the side walls of Mine No. 207 for safety.

73. Rock Dusting for Safety at Consol Mine No. 207

Miners ride out of the mine in Boswell safety cars.

74. Boswell Safety Car, Thomas, W. Va.

Two miners dust the rocks at Consol Mine No. 207 for safety.

75. Rock Dusting at Consol. Mine No. 207

Man properly carrying prop and setting safety timber.

76. Miner Setting Safety Timber

Members of the First Aid group are lined up with their hard hat lights shining at midnight on August 24, 1934.

77. New River and Winding Gulf Mining Institute First Aid Meet at R.M.G. Ball Park, Beckley, Raleigh County, W. Va.

78. Students in Mine Safety Gear in Front of Mechanical Hall II, West Virginia University