Search Results
IDNO:
003059
Title:
Drilling Prior to Placing Explosives at Bishop Mine, Pocahontas Fuel Company
Description:
Miner drilling a hole for explosives at the Bishop Mine, Pocahontas Fuel Co.
IDNO:
003080
Title:
Miners at Work
Description:
Two miners at work drilling into a wall of coal. John Williams, Coal Life Project.
IDNO:
002978
Title:
Joy Loading Machine
Description:
Miner operating a Joy loading machine.
IDNO:
002993
Title:
Electric Locomotive Used in Hauling Mine Cars
Description:
Miners on an electric locomotive used in hauling mine cars.
IDNO:
002974
Title:
Loading Machine in Operation
Description:
Miner operating a loading machine.
IDNO:
002972
Title:
Screening Coal, Thomas, W. Va.
Description:
Miners examine coal on conveyor belt.
IDNO:
003005
Title:
Scale House at Crane Creek
Description:
Miners and filled coal cars at the Scale House, Crane Creek Mine.
IDNO:
003017
Title:
Miners with Electrical Coal Cutting Machine, Preston County, W. Va.
Description:
Six miners pose by a electrical cutting machine in a mine in Preston County.
IDNO:
003004
Title:
Railroad Car Loading Control Panel
Description:
Miner operating the Railroad car loading control panel.
IDNO:
002992
Title:
Crew Roof Bolting at Bishop Mine
Description:
Three miners putting bolts in the roof at Bishop Mine. Jacks used to hold the roof up while this process was being done.
IDNO:
002977
Title:
Modern Joy Loading Machine
Description:
Miner operating a Joy loading machine.
IDNO:
003051
Title:
Rock Dusting at Consol. Mine No. 207
Description:
Two miners dust the rocks at Consol Mine No. 207 for safety.
IDNO:
003063
Title:
Drilling Prior to 'Setting' Explosives at Jamison No. 9
Description:
Miner drilling holes for explosives at Jamison No. 9.
IDNO:
003003
Title:
Miner Working with Machinery Outside of Mine
Description:
A miner working with machinery on the exterior of a mine.
IDNO:
003010
Title:
Mechanical Loader at Cinderella Mine, Mingo Co., W. Va.
Description:
Miner standing over a mechanical loader at the Winifrede Seam, Sycamore Coal Co. Cinderella Mine, Mingo Co., W. Va.
IDNO:
003021
Title:
Mining Operating a Cutting Machine
Description:
Two miners work with a mining machine. 'Compliments of Jeffrey Manufacturing Co.' John Williams, Coal Life Project.
IDNO:
002953
Title:
Cutting Machine
Description:
Two miners operate a Sullivan cutting machine.
IDNO:
003035
Title:
Modern Coal Cutting Machine in Operation at Bishop Mine
Description:
A modern coal cutting machine in operation at Bishop Mine.
IDNO:
003077
Title:
Miner Placing a Charge
Description:
'Charge being placed in the hole; notice preparatory cut in the center.'
IDNO:
003053
Title:
Sewall Coal Seam Worked by the New River Coal Company
Description:
'All White Oak mines work the same seam of coal, viz: Sewall...The face of one of the working places or rooms is shown in this picture. The coal averages about 48 to 50 inches in thickness. This working place is now ready to be cut by the undercutting machine, so it can be shot down by the miner and loaded into the cars for transportations to the tipple. The white line on the roof in this picture is the center line of the room set by the engineers to guide the men operating the mining machine in driving the room straight.'
IDNO:
003025
Title:
Cutting Coal
Description:
Miner using machine to cut coal.
IDNO:
003011
Title:
Rock Dusting for Safety at Consol Mine No. 207
Description:
Two miners dust the side walls of Mine No. 207 for safety.
IDNO:
002946
Title:
Miner Roof Bolting
Description:
Miner putting bolts into the roof of a mine for support.
IDNO:
003071
Title:
Dog Mines, Zanesville, Ohio
Description:
Two miners watching dogs haul loads of coal.
IDNO:
003036
Title:
Control Board at Jamison No. 9
Description:
Miner speaking in microphone at control board at Jamison No. 9.
IDNO:
003073
Title:
Miners and Their Horses
Description:
Group portrait of miners and horses inside a mine. 'Dr. Parkinson said a copy of this picture appeared in Natural Geographic's Pictorical Study of Appalachia.'
IDNO:
003072
Title:
Dog Mines, Zanesville, Ohio
Description:
Two miners watching dogs haul loads of coal.
IDNO:
003056
Title:
Continuous Mining Machine, Helper and Crew
Description:
'Machine, helper and crew. 350 tons a day, per 8 hour shift.'
IDNO:
003081
Title:
Miner Placing a Charge
Description:
A miner at work placing a charge.
IDNO:
003039
Title:
Control Board at Jamison No. 9
Description:
Miner at control board at Jamison No. 9.
IDNO:
003029
Title:
Cutting Machine Prior to Shooting Down Coal at Pursglove No. 15
Description:
Miners work with a cutting machine prior to 'shooting down' coal at Pursglove No. 15.
IDNO:
003015
Title:
Miners at Work in Mine Interior
Description:
Two miners work on a seam, one with a pick, the other with a shovel.
IDNO:
002960
Title:
Testing for Gas
Description:
Two miners test for gas in mine. Hamilton Wright Organization Inc. 80 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City, 'Newspaper Feature News' This photograph released to you GRATIS for editorial use only. Do not use for advertising purpose without written permission.
IDNO:
002983
Title:
Cutting Coal at Pursglove No. 15
Description:
Two miners at Pursglove No. 15 cut coal preparatory to shooting it down for loading.
IDNO:
002975
Title:
Joy Loading Machine in Action
Description:
Miner operating a Joy Loading Machine. '180 tons a day.'
IDNO:
003075
Title:
Dog Mines, Zanesville, Ohio
Description:
Miners and horses and dogs used to haul cart loads full of coal.
IDNO:
003040
Title:
Setting Explosives at Jamison No. 9
Description:
Miner setting charges at Jamison No. 9.
IDNO:
003013
Title:
Miner Taking a Break
Description:
Unknown miner sitting down outside of the mine. 'Please credit Farm Security Administration for Photo.
IDNO:
003069
Title:
Electric Shuttle Car
Description:
A miner operating an electric shuttle car filled with coal.
IDNO:
003012
Title:
Miners Working at Coke Ovens
Description:
Miner works with coke ovens while a loading machine fills railroad cars.
IDNO:
003045
Title:
Jamison No. 9 Mine Locomotive
Description:
Miners ride in a locomotive at Jamison No. 9.
IDNO:
003046
Title:
Jeffrey 290 cutting trench for 2200 volt line at Jamison No. 9
Description:
Jeffrey 290 cutting trench for 2200 volt line at Jamison No. 9. Stonega Coke and Coal.
IDNO:
003054
Title:
Drilling Machine at Jamison No. 9
Description:
Miner with drilling machine at Jamison No. 9.
IDNO:
003041
Title:
Miner Loading Coarse Lumpy Coal
Description:
'Coarse Lumpy Coal: This very coarse lumpy mine run coal is the result of proper shooting. The miner is paid on a tonnage basis for loading this coal into mine cars. He is required to watch his coal carefully as he loads it and she that no impurities become mixed with the coal.'
IDNO:
003079
Title:
Miner Testing for Gas
IDNO:
002954
Title:
Testing for Gas
Description:
Miner tests for gas in mine.
IDNO:
003038
Title:
Wetting Coal to Retard Coal Dust
Description:
Miner unloading coal into car while it is being sprayed to retard dust.
IDNO:
002980
Title:
Miner Operating an Electric Car, Consolidation Coal Company, Ky.
Description:
Man riding an electric car.
IDNO:
002976
Title:
Miner Operating a Joy Continuous Mining Machine
IDNO:
002986
Title:
Miner on Electric Locomotive
Description:
Two miners next to an electric locomotive.
IDNO:
002996
Title:
Miner Operating an Electric Locomotive
Description:
'An Electric Locomotive: Good dependable motive power is just as necessary in a coal mine as on a railroad. This picture shows on of White Oak's ten ton electric locomotives used to haul loads and distrubute empties in our mines. A crew consists of a motorman and brakeman, or trip rider, who pull loads from the working places to convenient sidings where they are picked up by main line locomotives, who haul to the tipple or shaft bottom. A large producing mine uses fifteen and twenty locomotives and five hundred mine cars in maintaining production.'
IDNO:
002999
Title:
Young Driver in Mine, Brown Mine, Brown, W. Va.
Description:
Lewis Hine, photographer took this picture of a young driver in Brown Mine, Brown, W. Va.
IDNO:
033241
Title:
Miner Operating a Coal Cutting Machine
IDNO:
033523
Title:
Transporting Lumber for Shoring in a Coal Mine
IDNO:
033525
Title:
Transporting Lumber for Shoring in Wright Mine, K.Y.
Description:
The sign on the mine says, Consolidation Coal Company KY Wright Mine'
