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A miner is driving a battery powered shuttle car that is self unloading to the loading station.
Miner putting bolts into the roof of a mine for support.
Miner putting bolts into the roof of a mine for support.
Miner putting bolts into the roof of a mine for support.
Men lean against coal cars at the Tram Road of Winifrede Coal Co., Winifrede, W. Va.
Miner stands on pile of coal ready to be loaded and sent out of mine.
Miner tests for gas after shooting of coal in Bishop's Mine, Poca Fuel Co.?
Miner checking for gas on pile of coal after it was shot down.
Miner placing boards in Cavalier Mine No. 206.
'West Virginia has produced 20 percent of all the coal mined in the United States since 1800, a survey shows. The survey, by the Bituminous Coal Institute, also showed that during the 20 years from 1930 through 1949, West Virginia led all states in soft coal production. Picture courtesy of the W. Va. Dept. of Labor.'
Two miners operate a Sullivan cutting machine.
Miner tests for gas in mine.
Miner tests for gas in mine.
Miner tests for gas in mine.
Mine crew building top of mine shaft enclosure at Eccles, W. Va. Sherman A. Clay present.
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.
Man tests for gas at the Jamison No. 9 Mine.
Two miners pose for a picture beside railroad tracks.
'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.'
Group portrait of miners standing with horses in a mine.
Small boy running the trip rope, Welch Mining Co., Welch, W. Va. Credit National Archives 102-LH-70
Group of miners attempt to realign the wheels of a coal car with the tracks in the mine. John Williams, Coal Life Project