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'Coal at all White Oak shafts mines is handled on self dumping cages, which handle the coal uniformly and with a minimum of breakage. Note how evenly the coal is flowing from the mine car. Much more rapid of course than the picture indicates, but it shows how well designed the equipment must be to handle the coal in such splendid manner.'

1. Self Dumping Cages

IDNO:: 002708
Title:: Self Dumping Cages
Description:: 'Coal at all White Oak shafts mines is handled on self dumping cages, which handle the coal uniformly and with a minimum of breakage. Note how evenly the coal is flowing from the mine car. Much more rapid of course than the picture indicates, but it shows how well designed the equipment must be to handle the coal in such splendid manner.'

2. Jeffrey Loading Machine Emptying Coal into a New 11-Ton Steel Mine Car at Mine No. 32

IDNO:: 002715
Title:: Jeffrey Loading Machine Emptying Coal into a New 11-Ton Steel Mine Car at Mine No. 32
Date:: 1946/01/19

3. Loading Coal in an Unidentified MIne

IDNO:: 002716
Title:: Loading Coal in an Unidentified MIne

Miner watches as coal loads into a shuttle car.

4. Shuttle Car Being Loaded

IDNO:: 002717
Title:: Shuttle Car Being Loaded
Description:: Miner watches as coal loads into a shuttle car.

Shuttle car in an underground mine, loaded with coal.

5. Loaded Shuttle Car

IDNO:: 002719
Title:: Loaded Shuttle Car
Description:: Shuttle car in an underground mine, loaded with coal.