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IDNO:
002265
Title:
Tunnel to Main Entry at Fire Creek
Date:
1876
Description:
Men outside of the entrance to the mine at Fire Creek.
IDNO:
003258
Title:
Miners in front of First Overhead Bridge at Mine Entrance
Date:
1905
Description:
First overhead bridge. Z.W. Lafon, 711 N. Kana St. Z.W. Lafon last man on right, section foreman and assistant road master.
IDNO:
047037
Title:
Coal Mine Trapper Boy, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
1908
Description:
Vance, a 15 years old trapper boy, whose job it was to open and closed the door, allowing mine trains to enter and exit. Vance earned $1.60 a week.
IDNO:
002076
Title:
Coal Miners with Shovels Standing Next to Piles of Coal
Date:
1913/05/29
IDNO:
003023
Title:
Winifrede Coal Seam, Kanawha County, W. Va.
Date:
1914/06
Description:
Miner riding on tram with one car spraying something onto the land around the tram. Kanawha County Geological Survey.
IDNO:
035960
Title:
Workers Near Mine 18, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1923/01
IDNO:
035966
Title:
Worker Walking Railroad Track Near Mine No. 14, Island Creek Coal Company
Date:
1923/04/01
IDNO:
002829
Title:
Anniversary Picnic at Eagle Mine
Date:
1925
Description:
Group portrait of miners with families at the anniversary picnic at Clark Coal and Coke Eagle Mine.
IDNO:
034208
Title:
Miner with a Shuttle Car
Date:
1934-1940
IDNO:
004631
Title:
Volunteer Workers Constructing a Driveway at the Miner's Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Ill.
Date:
1936/07/24
Description:
Three men construct wooden forms for a driveway in the Miner's Cemetery in Mt. Olive, Ill.
IDNO:
004630
Title:
Volunteer Workers Constructing a Driveway at the Miner's Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Ill.
Date:
1936/07/24
Description:
Three men build wooden forms for a driveway through the Miner's Cemetery in Mt. Olive, Illinois.
IDNO:
004629
Title:
Moving the Fence at the Miner's Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Illinois
Date:
1936/07/26
Description:
Men work on the fence at the Miner's Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Illinois.
IDNO:
004628
Title:
Moving the Fence at the Miner's Cemetery, Mt. Olive, Illinois
Date:
1936/07/26
Description:
Men work on a fence at the Union Miner's Cemetery.
IDNO:
035702
Title:
Ferdinand C. Menk Posed with a Mine Worker
Date:
1940/04
IDNO:
002472
Title:
Survivors of an Explosion in McIntyre, Pa.
Date:
1940/12/31
Description:
Group portratit of 'Five miners who lived to tell the story'
IDNO:
003136
Title:
Miners Drilling Holes
Date:
1944/08/09
Description:
Two miners drill holes prior to placing charges. 'Holes are bored at proper intervals for shooting.'
IDNO:
003031
Title:
Miners Operating a Drilling Machine at Consolidation Coal Mine No. 32
Date:
1947/01/22
Description:
Two miners standing next to drilling machine.
IDNO:
002221
Title:
Miners Operating a Loading Machine
Date:
1947/07
IDNO:
002147
Title:
Miners Placing Charges
Date:
1947/07
Description:
Two men placing charges in an already drilled hole. Notice the preparatory cut on upper right hand side.
IDNO:
003191
Title:
Cutting Machine in Operation
Date:
1947/07
Description:
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.'
IDNO:
002990
Title:
Cutting Machine in Operation at Mine No. 32
Date:
1947/07
Description:
A very large cutting machine being operated by a miner. 'Credit must be given to William Vandivert, Not to be reproduced without written liscense.
IDNO:
003076
Title:
Mining Coal
Date:
1947/07
Description:
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.
IDNO:
002200
Title:
Loading Machine in Action at Mine No. 32
Date:
1947/07
Description:
Two men operating a loading machine.
IDNO:
002073
Title:
Coal Filled Mine Cars and Miners
Date:
1947/10/13
Description:
Coal filled mine cars and miners at the Winding Gulf Collieries. Possibly Winding Gulf No. 4.
IDNO:
002435
Title:
Miners' Locker Room, Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company Inspection Trip
Date:
1948
Description:
Miners locker room during a Consolidation Coal Co. Inspection trip.
IDNO:
002431
Title:
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company Inspection Trip
Date:
1948
Description:
Three miners watch a line of coal officials entering a room during a Consolidation Coal Co. Inspection trip.
IDNO:
002433
Title:
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company Inspection Trip
Date:
1948
Description:
Miners entering a room with other miners sitting on benches lining the walls during a Consolidation Coal Co. Inspection trip.
IDNO:
002428
Title:
Miner Talking with Two Coal Officials, Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company Inspection Trip
Date:
1948
Description:
Miner talking with two coal officials during a Consolidation Coal Co. Inspection trip.
IDNO:
002301
Title:
Coal Official Shaking Hands with Miners During a Consolidation Coal Company Inspection Trip
Date:
1948
Description:
Coal official shaking hands with miners
IDNO:
002427
Title:
Coal Officials and Miners, Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company Inspection Trip
Date:
1948
Description:
Group of miners and coal officials outside of mine building during a Consolidation Coal Co. Inspection trip.
IDNO:
002198
Title:
Miners Leaving Roofed Man-Trip Car At Shift's End, Consolidation Coal Company, Mine No. 32
Date:
1948/08
Description:
Miners leaving roofed man trip car at shifts end.
IDNO:
002181
Title:
Miners Operating a Cutting Machine at Mine No. 32, Consolidation Coal Company, Owings, W. Va.
Date:
1950/10
Description:
Caption on back reads, 'Making a cut in the coal face is this Mastodon of the machine age - an underground cutter. Rubber tired for mobility, and mounting a 9-foot cutting blade armed with whirring steel bits, it can cut a full 360 degree arc. This and similar machines give America's bituminous coal mines almost unlimited capacity for production.'
IDNO:
002867
Title:
Man Trip to Skelton Mine in Winter
Date:
1951/01/15
Description:
Men riding in coal cars along snow covered tracks to the Skelton mine during winter time. Miner's homes and wood piles visible.
IDNO:
002218
Title:
Miners Loading Coal Into a Hand Loaded Loading Machine
Date:
1951/04/23
IDNO:
003065
Title:
Miners at Work in an Itmann Coal Company Mine
Date:
1953/07
Description:
Two miners working to support the roof in the Itmann Coal Co. mine.
IDNO:
003062
Title:
Miners Operating a Cutting Machine at Pursglove No. 15
Date:
1954/01/13
Description:
Two miners work with a cutting machine at Pursglove No. 15.
IDNO:
002968
Title:
Placing Charges, Bishop Mine
Date:
1954/09/20
Description:
Miner in the process of placing charges into the coal seam at Bishop Mine.
IDNO:
002658
Title:
Miner Testing for Gas in Jamison No. 9 Mine
Date:
1954/10/05
IDNO:
003032
Title:
Cutting Machine at Jamison No. 9
Date:
1954/10/05
Description:
Miner works with cutting machine at Jamison No. 9 mine.
IDNO:
002149
Title:
Coal Loading Machine in Operation at Jamison Mine No. 9
Date:
1954/10/05
Description:
Two men working on the loading machine.
IDNO:
002220
Title:
Miner Roof Bolting at Jamison No. 9 Mine
Date:
1954/10/05
Description:
Two men running a roof bolter in Jamison No. 9 mine.
IDNO:
052031
Title:
Miners Given Christmas Hams and Presents from the Federal Consolidated Coal Company
Date:
1954/12/24
Description:
Miners of the Zephyr Mine are gathered around a Christmas tree. The man standing on the right side of the tree with a hat and suit is Rush Meadows, a mining engineer and operator from Charleston, W. Va.
IDNO:
052032
Title:
Miners and their Families Receive Christmas Hams and Presents from the Federal Consolidated Coal Company
Date:
1954/12/24
Description:
Miners of the Zephyr mine and their wives and children are gathered in front of a Christmas tree. Circled in the photograph is Rush Meadows, a mining engineer and operator from Charleston, W. Va.
IDNO:
052033
Title:
Miners Receiving Christmas Hams from Federal Consolidated Coal Company
Date:
1954/12/24
Description:
Miners of the Zephyr mine hold on to their wrapped hams in front of a Christmas tree. Subjects unidentified.
IDNO:
002112
Title:
Miner Roof Bolting
Date:
1957/04/18
Description:
Two men with equipment putting up bolts to support the mine roof.
IDNO:
002194
Title:
Miners Stand by Steel Mine Railway Cars
Date:
1957/04/18
Description:
Two men stand beside rail cars. A cart a motor sits in front of them.
IDNO:
003001
Title:
Miners Working with Loading Machine
Date:
1959/04/07
Description:
Miners at work. 'Mountaineer Coal Co., Division of Consolidation Coal Co.'
IDNO:
003288
Title:
Miners Eating in the Cafeteria
Date:
1960/08/25
