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Miners drill two or more holes into coal to place the explosive charges.

193. Drilling Prior to Setting Explosives

'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 see that no impurities become mixed with the coal.'

194. Miner Prepares to Load Coal After Shooting

Two miners work with a cutting machine at Pursglove No. 15.

195. Miners Operating a Cutting Machine at Pursglove No. 15

Miner drilling holes for explosives at Jamison No. 9.

196. Drilling Prior to 'Setting' Explosives at Jamison No. 9

Two miners working to support the roof in the Itmann Coal Co. mine. <br /><br />

197. Miners at Work in an Itmann Coal Company Mine

A miner is operating a cutting machine at the Price Hill Colliery Co. mine

198. Miner Operating a Cutting Machine, Price Hill Colliery Company

'A very small cutting machine or a v.m. drilling machine. Probably a cutting machine'

199. Miners Operating a Cutting Machine

A miner operating an electric shuttle car filled with coal.

200. Electric Shuttle Car

Miners operating mining equipment at Thomas, W. Va. mine.

201. Mining Equipment at Thomas, W. Va.

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.'

202. Miners and Their Horses

'Interior mine scene shows men using the lard oil miner's lamp and the use of horses as well as mules. New England Mine.'

203. Interior of New England Mine

Three miners hard at work as coal comes down a conveyor.  Copyright Photo by William Vandivert, 21 East Tenth Street, New York 3, N. Y.

204. Mining Coal

'Charge being placed in the hole; notice preparatory cut in the center.'

205. Miner Placing a Charge

206. Miner Testing for Gas

Two miners at work drilling into a wall of coal. John Williams, Coal Life Project.

207. Miners at Work

A miner at work placing a charge.

208. Miner Placing a Charge

Coal miner walks with his son outside of store.

209. Miner Walking with Son

Miner entering the entrance to the mine.  Cars loaded with miners in the background.

210. Coal Miner Entering Tunnel

Interior of mine shows properly timbered places and spragged car.

211. Miner with Coal Car

Miners shovel coal into carts for hauling out of mine.

212. Miners Shoveling Coal in Carts

Two miners using a machine to cut across the face of a wall in a mine.

213. Cutting Across the Face

Miner with a large machine in the Pocahontas Mine.

214. Pocahontas Mine

215. Miners Operating a Loading Machine

216. Coal Loading Machine in and Unidentified Mine

Miners take a break and sit on a fence.

217. Miners Resting on Fence

'Jones Coloder Pocahontas'

218. Loading Machine

Man properly carrying prop and setting safety timber.

219. Miner Setting Safety Timber

A miner shovels coal into cart for removal from mine.

220. Miner Loading Cart with Shovel

Miner Drilling a hole in mine.

221. Miner Boring a Hole Prior to Placing a Charge

Miner carrying a large piece of wood.

222. African-American Miner Hauling a Roof Support Nail

A miner shovels coal into a car for removal from the mine.

223. Miner Shoveling Coal

Miner working on a wall in a coal mine with a pick axe.

224. Miner with Pick Axe

Miners place a piece of timber to support the roof of the mine.

225. Setting a Mine Timber Under the Roof

Two miners drill holes prior to placing charges. 'Holes are bored at proper intervals for shooting.'

226. Miners Drilling Holes

Two miners at work. A sign above their heads reads 'No Loafing Allowed'.

227. No Loafing Allowed

One man drives an electric locomotive that transports the miners out of the mine.

228. Coal Miners in Carts Exiting Mine

Miners stand outside of the west portal at Little Bull

229. West Portal, Little Bull Mine

230. Low Ceiling, Miners Seated in a Shuttle

231. Miner Boring a Hole Prior to Placing a Charge

Miners stand in a line along a street.

232. Coal Miners Lined Up on Street

Miners at work after installing mercury vapor lights over picking table at McComas, W. Va., American Coal Co.

233. Miners at Picking Table After Installion of Mercury Vapor Lights Overhead, American Coal Company, McComas, W. Va.

Miners stand beside a patent oven.

234. Patent Oven

A man drives a locomotive hauling miners out of the Algoma mine.

235. Miners Exiting Mine

Men haul logs from tram cars.

236. Hauling Logs

Two miners operate a cutting machine. 'Credit must be given to Willaim Vandivert, 21 East Tenth St., New York 3, N.Y., Not to be reproduced without written liscense.'

237. Cutting Machine in Operation

A photo of three men walking to the mines.

238. Miners On Their Way to Work

Group portrait of miners, where five of them are on horses.  John Williams, Coal Life Project

239. Mine Crew with their Horse Drawn Carts and Lunch Pails in front of a West Virginia Mine

First overhead bridge. Z.W. Lafon, 711 N. Kana St. Z.W. Lafon last man on right, section foreman and assistant road master.

240. Miners in front of First Overhead Bridge at Mine Entrance