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IDNO:
001750
Title:
Miners Moving a Dynamite Box
IDNO:
001781
Title:
Testing for Gas in a Pittsburgh Seam Coal Mine
Description:
A man stands in the mining shaft holding an instrument to test the gas levels in the mine.
IDNO:
001788
Title:
Coal Miners on their Way to the Mines by Vincent Van Gogh
Description:
This sketch shows men, a women and children walking to work. John Williams/ Coal Life Project. Rijksmuseumkrller-Mller, Otterlo(G.) Copyright Holland.
IDNO:
001793
Title:
Coal Miners by Van Gogh
Description:
A painting by Van Gogh that shows slumped over workers walking along with sacks hanging from their heads. Two children stand in the background. John Williams, Coal Life Project. Rijksmuseumkrller-Mller, Otterlo(G.) Copyright Holland.
IDNO:
001802
Title:
Miner Driving Mathies Mine Electric Locomotive
IDNO:
001806
Title:
Miners on an Electric Locomotive
Description:
Two miners riding a electric locomotive outside of a mine during the winter.
IDNO:
001807
Title:
Coal Carts Entering and Leaving a Fayette County Mine
Description:
Miner walking next to coal carts outside of mine.
IDNO:
001826
Title:
Miner and Loaded Mine Cars
Description:
This trip of loaded cars contain mine run coal, ready to be dumped, that 'White Oak' is proud to put its trade mark on as a stamp of approval. It has received every care in mining, shooting and transportation that can possibly be given any coal up to the point where it is ready to be sized and loaded into railroad cars. This coal, due to careful shooting, is not friable but firm and will handle in railroad cars through to destination with minimum of degradation.
IDNO:
001831
Title:
Miners and Mine Locomotive at Price Hill Colliery Company
Description:
A mine locomotive of the Price Hill Colliery Co.
IDNO:
001834
Title:
Electric Locomotive Hauls Miners and Filled Coal Carts
Description:
An electric locomotive carrying coal and miners outside of the mine.
IDNO:
001835
Title:
Miners on an Electric Locomotive
Description:
Two men riding on a electric locomotive.
IDNO:
001839
Title:
Miners Hauling Coal with an Old Mine Locomotive
Description:
Miners standing next to coal carts and a locomotive. John Williams/Coal Life Project.
IDNO:
001840
Title:
Coal Miners and Coal Carts Outside of Mine Entrance
Description:
Miners posing for a picture outside of an unknown mine. John Williams/Coal Life Project.
IDNO:
001917
Title:
Blaney, Julius, a Former Student, Operates a Coal Cart
Description:
Julius Blaney driving a coal cart with people in a coal mine.
IDNO:
001926
Title:
Miners' Workshop, Safety and Accident Prevention
Description:
Miners Workshop-Safety and Accident Prevention. Members of local unions from mining counties take this short refresher course to prepare to take the State Mine Examination.
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:
002076
Title:
Coal Miners with Shovels Standing Next to Piles of Coal
Date:
1913/05/29
IDNO:
002110
Title:
Miners in a Coal Company Store
Description:
Man buying things from a unknown company store.
IDNO:
002112
Title:
Miner Roof Bolting
Date:
1957/04/18
Description:
Two men with equipment putting up bolts to support the mine roof.
IDNO:
002138
Title:
Miners Operating a Cutting Machine
Description:
Two miners digging coal in mine.
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:
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:
002150
Title:
Typical Consol Locker Room
Description:
Miners gathered in a typical Consol locker room with a modern bath house adjacent to it.
IDNO:
002152
Title:
Miner Operating a Coal Loading Machine
IDNO:
002154
Title:
Miners Taking Samples of Coal
Description:
Two miners take samples of coal.
IDNO:
002156
Title:
Making a Cut in Coal Face Prior to 'Shooting Down' Coal
IDNO:
002158
Title:
Miner Marking a Coal Seam
IDNO:
002163
Title:
Miners Operating a Loading Machine in Jamison No. 9 Mine
IDNO:
002165
Title:
Miners Operating a Cutting Machine
Description:
Two men working with a rubber tire mounted cutting machine.
IDNO:
002177
Title:
Miner Operates a Coal Cutting Machine Prior to Blasting
IDNO:
002178
Title:
Miners Operating a Cutting Machine
IDNO:
002179
Title:
Miners Operating a Cutting Machine in Pursglove No. 15 Mine
Description:
Two miners cut coal at Pursglove No. 15
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:
002184
Title:
Miner Operating an Electric Shuttle Car
Description:
A miner operates an electric shuttle car in the mine.
IDNO:
002188
Title:
Miner's Showers, Hanna Coal Company
Description:
Coal miner's shower room.
IDNO:
002190
Title:
Loaded Coal Shuttle Car
Description:
A miner moves a fully loaded shuttle car down the mine shaft.
IDNO:
002193
Title:
Shuttle Car Discharging Coal
Description:
A miner empties his shuttle car.
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:
002195
Title:
Track Mounted Cutting Machine
Description:
Two miners operate a track mounted coal cutting machine.
IDNO:
002197
Title:
Breast Type Coal Cutting Machine, Consol Mine No. 26, Watson, W. Va.
Description:
Two miners operate the breast type coal cutting machine.
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:
002200
Title:
Loading Machine in Action at Mine No. 32
Date:
1947/07
Description:
Two men operating a loading machine.
IDNO:
002202
Title:
Joy Manufacturing Company Continuous Mining Machine
IDNO:
002204
Title:
Miner Cutting Coal in Consol Mine in Kentucky
Description:
Man cutting coal in Consol. Coal Co. Mine in Kentucky. Note the roof supports using jacks.
IDNO:
002206
Title:
Cutting Coal with Cavalier
Description:
Two men cutting coal in the parting.
IDNO:
002207
Title:
Cutting Coal Preparatory to Shooting It Down for Loading
IDNO:
002208
Title:
Coal Miner at Work
Description:
A miner operating a coal cutting machine.
IDNO:
002209
Title:
Miner Operating a Small, Track Mounted, Cutting Machine
Description:
Miner on a small, track mounted, cutting machine.