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Line of cars filled with miners. Picture copied Feb. 1979 from Coal Age, Vol 9, 1916 Jan-June. From article "Raleigh Mining Institute, Department of Human Interest," June 3, 1916, issue, pix page 977, top.

97. Raleigh Coal and Coke Company Miners and Their Autos

Five miners sitting in mine with their headlamps on.

98. Miners Sitting in an Underground Coal Mine

Group portrait of the New River Coal Company band in uniform standing on steps.

99. New River Coal Company Band

Miner standing in portal to Jamison No. 9.

100. Portal at Jamison No. 9 Mine

Miner poses with his lunch bucket and pick, ready for work.

101. Miner Waits To Earn His Living

Miner receiving his payment from the office on payday.

102. Coal Miner's Pay Day

Miners looking at sign telling them there is no work tomorrow.

103. No Work Tomorrow

Men riding in coal cars along snow covered tracks to the Skelton mine during winter time.  Miner's homes and wood piles visible.

104. Man Trip to Skelton Mine in Winter

A miner is driving a battery powered shuttle car that is self unloading to the loading station.

105. Battery Powered 'Self Unloader' Shuttle Car Hauling Coal to Loading Station

Miner putting bolts into the roof of a mine for support.

106. Miner Roof Bolting

Miner putting bolts into the roof of a mine for support.

107. Miner Roof Bolting

Miner putting bolts into the roof of a mine for support.

108. Miner Roof Bolting

Miner stands on pile of coal ready to be loaded and sent out of mine.

109. Coal Shot Down and Ready for Loading

Miner placing boards in Cavalier Mine No. 206.

110. Miner Placing Boards on the Floor of 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.'

111. Miner Checking for Gas

Miner tests for gas in mine.

112. Testing for Gas

Miner tests for gas in mine.

113. Testing for Gas

Miner tests for gas in mine.

114. Testing for Gas

115. Miners Testing for Gas in a Coal MIne

116. Miner Riding on Filled Coal Car

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.

117. Testing for Gas

Man tests for gas at the Jamison No. 9 Mine.

118. Testing for Gas at Jamison No. 9 Mine

Two miners pose for a picture beside railroad tracks.

119. Miners by the Railroad Tracks at an Unknown Location

'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.'

120. Miner Waiting for Mine Car

Group portrait of miners standing with horses in a mine.

121. Miners and Horse Drawn Cart

Group of miners attempt to realign the wheels of a coal car with the tracks in the mine. John Williams, Coal Life Project

122. Miners Fixing Mine Car

Miner in the process of placing charges into the coal seam at Bishop Mine.

123. Placing Charges, Bishop Mine

Miners examine coal on conveyor belt.

124. Screening Coal, Thomas, W. Va.

Miners operating a cutting machine.

125. Miners Operating a Cutting Machine

Miner operating a loading machine.

126. Loading Machine in Operation

Miner operating a Joy Loading Machine. '180 tons a day.'

127. Joy Loading Machine in Action

128. Miner Operating a Joy Continuous Mining Machine

Miner operating a Joy loading machine.

129. Modern Joy Loading Machine

Miner operating a Joy loading machine.

130. Joy Loading Machine

Miner operating a Joy continuous mining machine.

131. Joy Manufacturing Company Continuous Mining Machine

Two miners work with a machine to undercut coal.

132. Miners Undercutting Coal with Machine

Cutting machine in operation at the Pocahontas Exhibition mine, Pocahontas Va. on the Norfolk and Western Railway. 'Permission is granted to reproduce this photograph only on condition that all reproduction shall bear the following credit line: Photograph by Norfolk and Western Railway.'

133. Cutting Machine in Operation at the Pocahontas Exhibition Mine, Pocahontas, Va.

Two miners at Pursglove No. 15 cut coal preparatory to shooting it down for loading.

134. Cutting Coal at Pursglove No. 15

Two miners work on putting in roof bolts in the Pittsburgh Seam. Timber jack used to hold the roof while bolting.

135. Miners Roof Bolting

Two miners next to an electric locomotive.

136. Miner on Electric Locomotive

Two miners put bolts in to the mine rood at Jamison No. 9.

137. Miners Roof Bolt Drilling in Jamison No. 9 Mine

Man in tram car in mine in the Winifrede Coal Seam, Kanawha County, W. Va. 'Geological Survey.'

138. Winifrede Coal Seam, Kanawha County, W. Va.

A very large cutting machine being operated by a miner. 'Credit must be given to William Vandivert, Not to be reproduced without written liscense.

139. Cutting Machine in Operation at Mine No. 32

'All White Oak mines are electrically equipped and of course this mining machine is operated by electricity. The machine is mounted and transported on a specially designed truck and moves under its own power from one working place to another. It is taken from the truck by the machine operator and his helper and moved to the place of the coal and place in cutting position as you see it in this picture. The machine consists of an endless chain with 'bits' inserted, which act as cutters. The machine cuts a 'kerf' or hole along the bottom of the coal about 4 inches high and extending back six feet under the coal. The fine coal made by this machine is what is commonly known as 'bug dust.' Cutting machines are operated at night and each machine is capable of cutting twenty places on each shift. These machines are operated on tonnage basis and these operators earn high wages.'

140. Mining Operating a Cutting Machine

Miners on an electric locomotive used in hauling mine cars.

141. Electric Locomotive Used in Hauling Mine Cars

Miners stand next to a large locomotive at Jamison No. 9.

142. Jamison No. 9 Mine Locomotive

'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.'

143. Miner Operating an Electric Locomotive

'White Oak preparation begins when the machine leaves and the miner is ready to shoot down his coal. The shooting inspector on the left has not only located the hole for the miner to drill, but instructed him as to what angle he must bore his hole to contain the necessary explosive used in dislodging the coal from the seam. The kerf made by the cutting machine is plaining visible in this picture and you will note the cuttings of bug dust have been removed before the coal is shot. The length of the auger used by the miner and the width of the bit which determines the size of the hole bored, is also carefully regulated.'

144. Miners Preparing to Shoot Down White Oak Coal

Miners at work. 'Mountaineer Coal Co., Division of Consolidation Coal Co.'

145. Miners Working with Loading Machine

Miner placing boards down near coal seam at Cavalier Mine No. 206.

146. Miner Placing Boards on the Floor of Cavalier Mine No. 206

A miner working with machinery on the exterior of a mine.

147. Miner Working with Machinery Outside of Mine

Miner operating the Railroad car loading control panel.

148. Railroad Car Loading Control Panel

Miners and filled coal cars at the Scale House, Crane Creek Mine.

149. Scale House at Crane Creek

A miner watches as coal is loaded into mine cars from a shuttle car.

150. Shuttle Car Discharges its Load into Mine Cars

Miner operating a loading machine outside of a mine.

151. Loading Machine at MacAlpin Coal Company

Miner standing over a mechanical loader at the Winifrede Seam, Sycamore Coal Co. Cinderella Mine, Mingo Co., W. Va.

152. Mechanical Loader at Cinderella Mine, Mingo Co., W. Va.

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

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

Miner works with coke ovens while a loading machine fills railroad cars.

154. Miners Working at Coke Ovens

Unknown miner sitting down outside of the mine. 'Please credit Farm Security Administration for Photo.

155. Miner Taking a Break

Miner using a very small cutting machine.

156. Small Cutting Machine

Two miners work on a seam, one with a pick, the other with a shovel.

157. Miners at Work in Mine Interior

Two miners work on filling up a coal tram car. John Williams, Coal Life Project.

158. Miners at Work

A miner works on a piece of machinery on the interior of the mine. John Williams, Coal Life Project.

159. Miner Working on Machinery

Two miners work with a mining machine. 'Compliments of Jeffrey Manufacturing Co.' John Williams, Coal Life Project.

160. Mining Operating a Cutting Machine

161. Miner Operating Cuttting Machine

Miner riding on tram with one car spraying something onto the land around the tram. Kanawha County Geological Survey.

162. Winifrede Coal Seam, Kanawha County, W. Va.

Miner using machine to cut coal.

163. Cutting Coal

Miners use large drill to place charges in holes deep in the coal. 'William Vandivert, Not to be reproduced without written liscense.'

164. Drilling Prior to Placing the Charge

Miner works at unloading a shuttle car into an elevator.

165. Shuttle Car Unloading into an Elevator

Two miners standing next to drilling machine.

166. Miners Operating a Drilling Machine at Consolidation Coal Mine No. 32

Miner works with cutting machine at Jamison No. 9 mine.

167. Cutting Machine at Jamison No. 9

Miners using a cutting machine at Mine 32, Consolidation Coal Co.

168. Track Mounted Cutting Machine at Consolidation Coal Mine No. 32.

A modern coal cutting machine in operation at Bishop Mine.

169. Modern Coal Cutting Machine in Operation at Bishop Mine

Miner speaking in microphone at control board at Jamison No. 9.

170. Control Board at Jamison No. 9

Miner waiting for shuttle car to be loaded.

171. Shuttle Car Being Loaded

Miner unloading coal into car while it is being sprayed to retard dust.

172. Wetting Coal to Retard Coal Dust

Miner at control board at Jamison No. 9.

173. Control Board at Jamison No. 9

Miner setting charges at Jamison No. 9.

174. Setting Explosives at Jamison No. 9

'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.'

175. Miner Loading Coarse Lumpy Coal

Two miners drill before placing charges.

176. Drilling Prior to Setting Explosives

Two miners work with a Joy roof bolt drill at Jamison No. 9.

177. Joy Roof Bolt Drill at Jamison No. 9

Miner works at the control panel at Jamison No. 9.

178. Control Panel at Jamison No. 9

Miners ride in a locomotive at Jamison No. 9.

179. Jamison No. 9 Mine Locomotive

Jeffrey 290 cutting trench for 2200 volt line at Jamison No. 9.  Stonega Coke and Coal.

180. Jeffrey 290 cutting trench for 2200 volt line at Jamison No. 9

Miner using a 11 BU loading machine at Jamison No. 9. Stonega Coke and Coal.

181. Miner Operating a Loading Machine at Jamison No. 9

A Joy 10 RU preparing to cut US Royal Cable at Jamison No. 9.  Stonega Coke and Coal.

182. Joy 10 RU Preparing to Cut US Royal Cable at Jamison No. 9

'All White Oak mines are electrically equipped and of course this mining machine is operated by electricity. The machine is mounted and transported on a specially designed truck and moves under its own power from one working place to another. It is taken from the truck by the machine operator and his helper and moved to the place of the coal and placed in cutting position as you see in this picture. The machine consists of an endless chain with bits inserted, which act as cutters. The machine cuts a kerf or hole along the bottom of the coal about 4 feet and extending back six feet under the coal. The fine coal made by this machine is what is commonly known as bug dust. Cutting machines are operated at night and each machine is capable of cutting twenty places on each shift. These machines are operated on tonnage basis and these operators earn high wages.'

183. Miner Operating a Cutting Machine

Miner running a continuous mining machine.

184. Continuous Mining Machine

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

185. Rock Dusting at Consol. Mine No. 207

An 11BU loading machine and a Joy Shuttle car at Jamison No. 9.  Stonega Coke and Coal.

186. Loading Machine and Shuttle Car at Jamison No. 9

Miner with drilling machine at Jamison No. 9.

187. Drilling Machine at Jamison No. 9

'Shuttle Cars: Here are pictured loaded and empty shuttle cars sometimes called buggies. Note the noveyor on the bottom of the empty car for unloading the coal at a central loading station, into the mine cars. This equipment is propelled by huge batteries or electric cable and of course requires no track. Track-mounted mechanical loaders load directly into the mine car.'

188. Miners Operating Shuttle Cars

'Machine, helper and crew. 350 tons a day, per 8 hour shift.'

189. Continuous Mining Machine, Helper and Crew

Two dogs harnessed to coal carts. About 1890, Ohio Coal Mine. This photograph is the property of Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co.

190. Dogs in Harness, Ohio Coal Mine

191. Miners Operating a Cutting Machine

Miner drilling a hole for explosives at the Bishop Mine, Pocahontas Fuel Co.

192. Drilling Prior to Placing Explosives at Bishop Mine, Pocahontas Fuel Company