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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