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An interior view of a typical mine prior to introduction of modern mechanical machines and loaders. Coal miners used picks and shovels to remove the "black gold" from beneath the West Virginia hills.

1. Early West Virginia Coal Mine

IDNO:
030104
Title:
Early West Virginia Coal Mine
Description:
An interior view of a typical mine prior to introduction of modern mechanical machines and loaders. Coal miners used picks and shovels to remove the "black gold" from beneath the West Virginia hills.

2. Coal Miner at Work in Rosedale Coal Company

IDNO:
034206
Title:
Coal Miner at Work in Rosedale Coal Company
Date:
1934-1940

3. Coal Miners at Work in Rosedale Coal Company

IDNO:
034207
Title:
Coal Miners at Work in Rosedale Coal Company
Date:
1934-1940

4. Coal Miners in the Mine at Rosedale Coal Company

IDNO:
034220
Title:
Coal Miners in the Mine at Rosedale Coal Company
Date:
1934-1940
"This is a shaker conveyor minus the duckbill, with a 90 degree turn at the face of a 55 foot room. The loaders are seen shoveling coal into the shaker."

5. Hand Loading Shaker Conveyor, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035648
Title:
Hand Loading Shaker Conveyor, Island Creek Coal Company
Description:
"This is a shaker conveyor minus the duckbill, with a 90 degree turn at the face of a 55 foot room. The loaders are seen shoveling coal into the shaker."
"Six ton motor and mine cars loaded with man trip for second shift."

6. Mine Workers Posed with Cars, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035649
Title:
Mine Workers Posed with Cars, Island Creek Coal Company
Description:
"Six ton motor and mine cars loaded with man trip for second shift."

7. Substation, Bath and Lamp Houses, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035650
Title:
Substation, Bath and Lamp Houses, Island Creek Coal Company
"Looking west on tramroad showing mine cars loaded with coal, head house, conveyor line, railroad tipple, river tipple and Kanawha River."

8. View of Tramroad Looking West, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035651
Title:
View of Tramroad Looking West, Island Creek Coal Company
Description:
"Looking west on tramroad showing mine cars loaded with coal, head house, conveyor line, railroad tipple, river tipple and Kanawha River."

9. Conveyor Line to River Tipple, Coal Barges and Kanawha River, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035652
Title:
Conveyor Line to River Tipple, Coal Barges and Kanawha River, Island Creek Coal Company
"Loading booms, lowered to level of track. The coal drops between the rails to a hopper below from which point a conveyor carries the coal to the river tipple and barges."

10. Loading Booms, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035653
Title:
Loading Booms, Island Creek Coal Company
Description:
"Loading booms, lowered to level of track. The coal drops between the rails to a hopper below from which point a conveyor carries the coal to the river tipple and barges."
Old cars parked in front of a store front.

11. Store, Commissary, Office and Doctor's Office, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035656
Title:
Store, Commissary, Office and Doctor's Office, Island Creek Coal Company
Description:
Old cars parked in front of a store front.

12. Coal Cars beside Railroad Tracks, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035657
Title:
Coal Cars beside Railroad Tracks, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1956/08

13. Coal Conveyor, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035658
Title:
Coal Conveyor, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1956/08

14. View from Coal Barge, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035659
Title:
View from Coal Barge, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1956/08

15. Coal Barges, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035660
Title:
Coal Barges, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1956/08

16. Coal Conveyor, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035661
Title:
Coal Conveyor, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1956/08

17. Coal Conveyor, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035662
Title:
Coal Conveyor, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1956/08

18. Coal Car beside Railroad Tracks, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035664
Title:
Coal Car beside Railroad Tracks, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1956/08

19. Coal Conveyor, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035667
Title:
Coal Conveyor, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1956/08

20. Coal Conveyor, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035669
Title:
Coal Conveyor, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1956/08

21. Some of the Houses, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035675
Title:
Some of the Houses, Island Creek Coal Company

22. No. 5 Picking Table, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035676
Title:
No. 5 Picking Table, Island Creek Coal Company

23. Cars Feeding Into Tipple, No. 3 Mine, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035677
Title:
Cars Feeding Into Tipple, No. 3 Mine, Island Creek Coal Company
Mine workers are posed next to the dumping car.

24. Dumping Mine Car No. 4, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035678
Title:
Dumping Mine Car No. 4, Island Creek Coal Company
Description:
Mine workers are posed next to the dumping car.

25. No. 6 Loading Lump Coal from Boom, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035679
Title:
No. 6 Loading Lump Coal from Boom, Island Creek Coal Company

26. No. 8 Train of 'Run of Mine', Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035680
Title:
No. 8 Train of 'Run of Mine', Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
undated
Mine workers are posed next to the loading boom.

27. No. 7 Loading Boom, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035681
Title:
No. 7 Loading Boom, Island Creek Coal Company
Description:
Mine workers are posed next to the loading boom.

28. No. 2 Tipple, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035683
Title:
No. 2 Tipple, Island Creek Coal Company
Section one of three. Please see 035685 (section two) and 035686 (section three).

29. Panoramic View of Tipple No. 2 and Surrounding Houses, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035684
Title:
Panoramic View of Tipple No. 2 and Surrounding Houses, Island Creek Coal Company
Description:
Section one of three. Please see 035685 (section two) and 035686 (section three).
Section two of three. Please see 035684 (section one) and 035686 (section three).

30. Panoramic View of Tipple No. 2 and Surrounding Houses, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035685
Title:
Panoramic View of Tipple No. 2 and Surrounding Houses, Island Creek Coal Company
Description:
Section two of three. Please see 035684 (section one) and 035686 (section three).
Section three of three. Please see 035684 (section one) and 035685 (section two).

31. Panoramic View of Tipple No. 2 and Surrounding Houses, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035686
Title:
Panoramic View of Tipple No. 2 and Surrounding Houses, Island Creek Coal Company
Description:
Section three of three. Please see 035684 (section one) and 035685 (section two).

32. No. 22 Planner, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035687
Title:
No. 22 Planner, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1953/06/26
Male workers are standing around examining machinery in this portrait.

33. No. 22 Planner, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035688
Title:
No. 22 Planner, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1953/06/26
Description:
Male workers are standing around examining machinery in this portrait.

34. No. 24 Preparation Plant, Fine Coal Cleaning Plant, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035689
Title:
No. 24 Preparation Plant, Fine Coal Cleaning Plant, Island Creek Coal Company
On the front: "Built by Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation."On the back: "125'x 26'x6' 6" 40 barges. Woods Brothers Construction Company, Lincoln, Nebraska."

35. View of a Barge

IDNO:
035692
Title:
View of a Barge
Description:
On the front: "Built by Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation."On the back: "125'x 26'x6' 6" 40 barges. Woods Brothers Construction Company, Lincoln, Nebraska."

36. View of Construction, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035693
Title:
View of Construction, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1947/01/10

37. Tipple

IDNO:
035698
Title:
Tipple

38. Mine Machinery

IDNO:
035699
Title:
Mine Machinery

39. Tipple and Train with Coal Cars, The Standard Pocahontas Coal Company

IDNO:
035700
Title:
Tipple and Train with Coal Cars, The Standard Pocahontas Coal Company

40. View of Tipple and Coal Cars, The Standard Pocahontas Coal Company

IDNO:
035701
Title:
View of Tipple and Coal Cars, The Standard Pocahontas Coal Company

41. View of Mine No. 24, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035708
Title:
View of Mine No. 24, Island Creek Coal Company

42. View Looking Down on Mine No. 24, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035709
Title:
View Looking Down on Mine No. 24, Island Creek Coal Company

43. Mine Machinery, Mine No. 24, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035710
Title:
Mine Machinery, Mine No. 24, Island Creek Coal Company

44. View of Mine No. 24, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035713
Title:
View of Mine No. 24, Island Creek Coal Company

45. View of Mine No. 6, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035714
Title:
View of Mine No. 6, Island Creek Coal Company

46. View of Mine, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035715
Title:
View of Mine, Island Creek Coal Company

47. Coal Conveyor, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035716
Title:
Coal Conveyor, Island Creek Coal Company

48. View of Mine No. 25, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035717
Title:
View of Mine No. 25, Island Creek Coal Company

49. View of Mine No. 25, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035718
Title:
View of Mine No. 25, Island Creek Coal Company

50. Mine No. 25, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035719
Title:
Mine No. 25, Island Creek Coal Company

51. Back View of Mine No. 25, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035720
Title:
Back View of Mine No. 25, Island Creek Coal Company

52. Mine Machinery, Mine No. 25, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035721
Title:
Mine Machinery, Mine No. 25, Island Creek Coal Company

53. Back View of Mine No. 25, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035722
Title:
Back View of Mine No. 25, Island Creek Coal Company

54. Coal Conveyors, Mine No. 25, Island Creek Coal Creek

IDNO:
035723
Title:
Coal Conveyors, Mine No. 25, Island Creek Coal Creek

55. Mine Interior, Mine No. 25, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035724
Title:
Mine Interior, Mine No. 25, Island Creek Coal Company

56. Mine Interior, Mine No. 25, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035725
Title:
Mine Interior, Mine No. 25, Island Creek Coal Company

57. View of Mine No. 26, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035726
Title:
View of Mine No. 26, Island Creek Coal Company

58. View of Mine No. 26, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035727
Title:
View of Mine No. 26, Island Creek Coal Company

59. View of Mine No. 26, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035728
Title:
View of Mine No. 26, Island Creek Coal Company

60. Mine Interior, Mine No. 26, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035729
Title:
Mine Interior, Mine No. 26, Island Creek Coal Company

61. Mine Interior, Mine No. 26, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035730
Title:
Mine Interior, Mine No. 26, Island Creek Coal Company

62. Back View of Mine No. 26, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035731
Title:
Back View of Mine No. 26, Island Creek Coal Company

63. View of Mine No. 26, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035732
Title:
View of Mine No. 26, Island Creek Coal Company

64. View of a Mine, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035733
Title:
View of a Mine, Island Creek Coal Company

65. View of a Mine, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035734
Title:
View of a Mine, Island Creek Coal Company

66. Tipple No. 20, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035735
Title:
Tipple No. 20, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1953/06/15

67. Tipple No. 20, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035736
Title:
Tipple No. 20, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1953/06/15

68. Tipple, Mine No. 27, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035737
Title:
Tipple, Mine No. 27, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1950/02/08

69. Tipple No. 20, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035738
Title:
Tipple No. 20, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1953/06/15

70. Down Stream View Showing New Piers in Foreground and Furnace Foundations in Rear, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035761
Title:
Down Stream View Showing New Piers in Foreground and Furnace Foundations in Rear, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1955/06/25

71. Down Stream View of Furnace Foundation Piers and Walls, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035762
Title:
Down Stream View of Furnace Foundation Piers and Walls, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1955/06/11

72. Down Stream View Showing New Piers for Plant Building with Furnace Foundation in Rear, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035763
Title:
Down Stream View Showing New Piers for Plant Building with Furnace Foundation in Rear, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1955/06/11

73. Down Stream View of New Piers and Retainer Wall, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035765
Title:
Down Stream View of New Piers and Retainer Wall, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1955/06/04

74. View of Completed Piers as Related to Preparation Plant, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035766
Title:
View of Completed Piers as Related to Preparation Plant, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1955/06/04

75. View of Excavation for Footers, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035767
Title:
View of Excavation for Footers, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1955/06/04

76. Replacing Hopper Sides, Barge No. 32, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035785
Title:
Replacing Hopper Sides, Barge No. 32, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1955/06/23

77. Flooring Barge No. 34, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035786
Title:
Flooring Barge No. 34, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1955/06/23

78. Kennedy Type Barge No. 80 Ready for New Wood Floor and Barge No. 33 with New Inside Hopper Plates, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035787
Title:
Kennedy Type Barge No. 80 Ready for New Wood Floor and Barge No. 33 with New Inside Hopper Plates, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1955/06/01

79. Replacing Hopper Plates, Barge No. 33, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035788
Title:
Replacing Hopper Plates, Barge No. 33, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1955/05/14

80. Machinery, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035789
Title:
Machinery, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1956/03/16

81. View of Coal Barges, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035790
Title:
View of Coal Barges, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1956/03/16

82. View of Coal Barges, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035791
Title:
View of Coal Barges, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1956/03/16

83. View of Coal Barges, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035792
Title:
View of Coal Barges, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1956/03/16

84. View of Coal Barges, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035793
Title:
View of Coal Barges, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1956/03/16

85. View of Coal Barges, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035794
Title:
View of Coal Barges, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1956/03/16

86. View of Coal Barges and Coal Conveyor, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035795
Title:
View of Coal Barges and Coal Conveyor, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1956/03/16

87. View of Coal Barges, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035796
Title:
View of Coal Barges, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1956/03/16

88. View of Coal Barge and Coal Conveyor, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035797
Title:
View of Coal Barge and Coal Conveyor, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1956/03/16

89. View of Coal Barge and Coal Conveyor, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035798
Title:
View of Coal Barge and Coal Conveyor, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1956/03/16

90. View of Coal Barges and Coal Conveyor, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035799
Title:
View of Coal Barges and Coal Conveyor, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1956/03/16

91. Sam P. Suit Barge, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035800
Title:
Sam P. Suit Barge, Island Creek Coal Company

92. Tipple, No. 27, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035801
Title:
Tipple, No. 27, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1949/04/15

93. Tipple, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035802
Title:
Tipple, Island Creek Coal Company

94. Tipple No. 27, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035810
Title:
Tipple No. 27, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1949/04/15

95. Coal Car on Tracks, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035811
Title:
Coal Car on Tracks, Island Creek Coal Company

96. View of Construction, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035812
Title:
View of Construction, Island Creek Coal Company