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1. Transporting Lumber for Shoring in a Coal Mine

2. Miner Operating a Coal Cutting Machine

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.'

3. Cutting Machine in Operation

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

4. Miners at Work

5. Miner Testing for Gas

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.

6. Mining Coal

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

7. Interior of New England Mine

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.'

8. Miners and Their Horses

A miner operating an electric shuttle car filled with coal.

9. Electric Shuttle Car

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

10. Miners Operating a Cutting Machine

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

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

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

12. Miners at Work in an Itmann Coal Company Mine

Miner drilling holes for explosives at Jamison No. 9.

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

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

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

'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.'

15. Miner Prepares to Load Coal After Shooting

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

16. Drilling Prior to Setting Explosives

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

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

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

18. Dogs in Harness, Ohio Coal Mine

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

19. Continuous Mining Machine, Helper and Crew

'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.'

20. Miners Operating Shuttle Cars

Miner with drilling machine at Jamison No. 9.

21. Drilling Machine at Jamison No. 9

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

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

Miner running a continuous mining machine.

23. Continuous Mining Machine

'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.'

24. Miner Operating a Cutting Machine

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

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

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

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

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

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

Miners ride in a locomotive at Jamison No. 9.

28. Jamison No. 9 Mine Locomotive

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

29. Control Panel at Jamison No. 9

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

30. Joy Roof Bolt Drill at Jamison No. 9

Two miners drill before placing charges.

31. Drilling Prior to Setting Explosives

'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.'

32. Miner Loading Coarse Lumpy Coal

Miner at control board at Jamison No. 9.

33. Control Board at Jamison No. 9

Miner waiting for shuttle car to be loaded.

34. Shuttle Car Being Loaded

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

35. Control Board at Jamison No. 9

A modern coal cutting machine in operation at Bishop Mine.

36. Modern Coal Cutting Machine in Operation at Bishop Mine

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

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

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

38. Cutting Machine at Jamison No. 9

Miner works at unloading a shuttle car into an elevator.

39. Shuttle Car Unloading into an Elevator

Miner using machine to cut coal.

40. Cutting Coal

41. Miner Operating Cuttting Machine

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

42. Mining Operating a Cutting Machine

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

43. Miner Working on Machinery

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

44. Miners at Work

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

45. Miners at Work in Mine Interior

Miner using a very small cutting machine.

46. Small Cutting Machine

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

47. Miner Taking a Break

Miner operating a loading machine outside of a mine.

48. Loading Machine at MacAlpin Coal Company