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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.

49. 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.
"No Time for School in 1911- Shown is a typical group of youngsters, aged nine to fourteen, at the end of a ten-hour shift in a W. Va coal mine in 1911. A day's wages averaged 50-75 cents. Known as 'breaker boys,' these children worked six days a week breaking up large chunks of coal, picking out slate and other impurities, and greasing coal cars. The A.F. of L. fought for passage of effective child labor laws to prohibit such exploitation of youthful workers in many mines, mills and factories."

50. No Time for School in 1911- Child Miners Group before Child Labor Laws

IDNO:
030160
Title:
No Time for School in 1911- Child Miners Group before Child Labor Laws
Date:
1911
Description:
"No Time for School in 1911- Shown is a typical group of youngsters, aged nine to fourteen, at the end of a ten-hour shift in a W. Va coal mine in 1911. A day's wages averaged 50-75 cents. Known as 'breaker boys,' these children worked six days a week breaking up large chunks of coal, picking out slate and other impurities, and greasing coal cars. The A.F. of L. fought for passage of effective child labor laws to prohibit such exploitation of youthful workers in many mines, mills and factories."

51. Loaded Coal Cars Leaving the Mine at Rosemont or Flemington, W. Va.

IDNO:
030224
Title:
Loaded Coal Cars Leaving the Mine at Rosemont or Flemington, W. Va.
Likely near Hepzibah, W. Va.

52. Reppert Coal Company, Eagle Mine

IDNO:
030225
Title:
Reppert Coal Company, Eagle Mine
Description:
Likely near Hepzibah, W. Va.

53. Loaded Coal Cars Leaving the Mine at Rosemont or Flemington, W. Va.

IDNO:
030228
Title:
Loaded Coal Cars Leaving the Mine at Rosemont or Flemington, W. Va.
Likely Rosemont or Flemington, W. Va.

54. Coal Tipple

IDNO:
030230
Title:
Coal Tipple
Description:
Likely Rosemont or Flemington, W. Va.

55. Coal Miners at Work

IDNO:
034205
Title:
Coal Miners at Work
Date:
1934-1940

56. Coal Miner at Work in Rosedale Coal Company

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

57. Coal Miners at Work in Rosedale Coal Company

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

58. Coal Miners at Work in Rosedale Coal Company

IDNO:
034209
Title:
Coal Miners at Work in Rosedale Coal Company
Date:
1934-1940

59. Coal Miners at Work in Rosedale Coal Company

IDNO:
034210
Title:
Coal Miners at Work in Rosedale Coal Company
Date:
1934-1940

60. Coal Miners at Work in Rosedale Coal Company

IDNO:
034211
Title:
Coal Miners at Work in Rosedale Coal Company
Date:
1934-1940

61. 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."

62. 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."

63. 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."

64. 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."

65. 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."

66. 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."

67. 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.

68. 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.

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

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

70. Coal Conveyor, Island Creek Coal Company

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

71. View from Coal Barge, Island Creek Coal Company

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

72. Coal Barges, Island Creek Coal Company

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

73. Coal Conveyor, Island Creek Coal Company

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

74. Coal Conveyor, Island Creek Coal Company

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

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

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

76. Coal Conveyor, Island Creek Coal Company

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

77. Coal Conveyor, Island Creek Coal Company

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

78. Some of the Houses, Island Creek Coal Company

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

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

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

80. 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.

81. 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.

82. 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

83. 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.

84. 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.

85. No. 1 Power Plant, Island Creek Coal Comapny

IDNO:
035682
Title:
No. 1 Power Plant, Island Creek Coal Comapny

86. 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).

87. 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).

88. 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).

89. 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).

90. 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.

91. 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.

92. 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
Men are sitting on the front of a coal car. Both men are wearing hats and smoking pipes. The man on the right is identified as Mr. H. Groos.

93. Men Posed on a Coal Car, Island Creek Coal Company

IDNO:
035691
Title:
Men Posed on a Coal Car, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1916
Description:
Men are sitting on the front of a coal car. Both men are wearing hats and smoking pipes. The man on the right is identified as Mr. H. Groos.
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."

94. 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."

95. View of Construction, Island Creek Coal Company

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

96. Mine Workers Posed in Front of Equipment

IDNO:
035695
Title:
Mine Workers Posed in Front of Equipment