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Rescue box with lid open to see contents inside.

1. Miner's Rescue Box

IDNO:
002800
Title:
Miner's Rescue Box
Date:
undated
Description:
Rescue box with lid open to see contents inside.
Group portrait of miners in rescue gear at the Mine Rescue Training Station at Kilsyth, W. Va.

2. Miners at the Mine Rescue Training Station, Kilsyth, W. Va.

IDNO:
001918
Title:
Miners at the Mine Rescue Training Station, Kilsyth, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Group portrait of miners in rescue gear at the Mine Rescue Training Station at Kilsyth, W. Va.
Miner sitting in between posts that hold the roof of the mine up. 'Safety First is stressed in every possible way at White Oak mines. Note the posts to protect this man at his labor. He is waiting for another mine car so he can clean up his working place and make it ready for the mining machine crew who will cut it during the night, ready for him to work tomorrow.'

3. Safety Posts

IDNO:
002808
Title:
Safety Posts
Date:
undated
Description:
Miner sitting in between posts that hold the roof of the mine up. 'Safety First is stressed in every possible way at White Oak mines. Note the posts to protect this man at his labor. He is waiting for another mine car so he can clean up his working place and make it ready for the mining machine crew who will cut it during the night, ready for him to work tomorrow.'
Safety float of the New River Coal and Coke Co. on the Fourth of July. Floats with safety themes highlighted many parades in Fayette and Raleigh Counties.

4. New River Coal Company Safety Float at Mt. Hope, W. Va.

IDNO:
002810
Title:
New River Coal Company Safety Float at Mt. Hope, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Safety float of the New River Coal and Coke Co. on the Fourth of July. Floats with safety themes highlighted many parades in Fayette and Raleigh Counties.

5. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

IDNO:
002780
Title:
Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1920
Men in white uniform work on a practice victim.

6. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

IDNO:
002787
Title:
Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1920
Description:
Men in white uniform work on a practice victim.

7. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

IDNO:
002782
Title:
Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1920

8. Miners in Safety Cars for Transportation into the Mine, Winding Gulf Collieries

IDNO:
002084
Title:
Miners in Safety Cars for Transportation into the Mine, Winding Gulf Collieries
Date:
ca. 1950/07/15
Let's Work Safe written on the safety cars.

9. Safety Cars for Transporting Miners into Mine, Winding Gulf Collieries

IDNO:
002081
Title:
Safety Cars for Transporting Miners into Mine, Winding Gulf Collieries
Date:
ca. 1950/07/15
Description:
Let's Work Safe written on the safety cars.

10. Miners and Officials by Safety Cars for Transporting Miners into Mines, Winding Gulf Collieries

IDNO:
002082
Title:
Miners and Officials by Safety Cars for Transporting Miners into Mines, Winding Gulf Collieries
Date:
ca. 1950/07/15
Crowds gather to watch miners participate in Safety Day exercises.

11. Safety Day Is Important

IDNO:
002768
Title:
Safety Day Is Important
Date:
ca. 1920-1940
Description:
Crowds gather to watch miners participate in Safety Day exercises.
Cars line the hillside above the stadium where Safety Day exercises are held.

12. Safety Day Is Important

IDNO:
002769
Title:
Safety Day Is Important
Date:
ca. 1920-1940
Description:
Cars line the hillside above the stadium where Safety Day exercises are held.

13. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

IDNO:
002783
Title:
Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920

14. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

IDNO:
002778
Title:
Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920

15. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

IDNO:
002786
Title:
Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Men rehearsing mine safety procedures.

16. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

IDNO:
002702
Title:
Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Men rehearsing mine safety procedures.

17. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

IDNO:
002775
Title:
Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920

18. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

IDNO:
002789
Title:
Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Group of men rehearsing mine safety procedures as crowds watch.

19. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

IDNO:
002805
Title:
Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Group of men rehearsing mine safety procedures as crowds watch.
Man speaks into a microphone on a platform. Other men standing on platform.

20. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

IDNO:
002773
Title:
Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Man speaks into a microphone on a platform. Other men standing on platform.
Group of men rehearsing mine safety procedures as crowds watch near parking area.

21. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

IDNO:
002795
Title:
Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Group of men rehearsing mine safety procedures as crowds watch near parking area.

22. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

IDNO:
002774
Title:
Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Men watch as teams participate in safety and rescue training exercises.

23. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

IDNO:
002784
Title:
Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Men watch as teams participate in safety and rescue training exercises.
Men in white uniforms watch mine safety exercises.

24. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

IDNO:
002785
Title:
Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Men in white uniforms watch mine safety exercises.

25. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

IDNO:
002779
Title:
Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Group of men rehearsing mine safety procedures as crowds watch.

26. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

IDNO:
002793
Title:
Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Group of men rehearsing mine safety procedures as crowds watch.

27. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

IDNO:
002790
Title:
Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920

28. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

IDNO:
002791
Title:
Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Group of men rehearsing mine safety procedures as crowds watch.

29. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

IDNO:
002796
Title:
Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Group of men rehearsing mine safety procedures as crowds watch.

30. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

IDNO:
002776
Title:
Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Group of men rehearsing mine safety procedures.

31. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

IDNO:
002799
Title:
Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Group of men rehearsing mine safety procedures.
Group of men rehearsing mine safety procedures on a practice victim.

32. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

IDNO:
002801
Title:
Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Group of men rehearsing mine safety procedures on a practice victim.
Group of men rehearsing mine safety procedures as crowds watch.

33. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

IDNO:
002794
Title:
Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Group of men rehearsing mine safety procedures as crowds watch.

34. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

IDNO:
002781
Title:
Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Crowds watch groups of men rehearsing mine safety procedures.

35. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

IDNO:
002798
Title:
Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Crowds watch groups of men rehearsing mine safety procedures.

36. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

IDNO:
002777
Title:
Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920

37. Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.

IDNO:
002788
Title:
Mine Safety Training at Thomas, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920

38. Students in Mine Safety Gear in Front of Mechanical Hall II, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019320
Title:
Students in Mine Safety Gear in Front of Mechanical Hall II, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1912-1913
Group of miners in a safety class.

39. Miners in Safety Class

IDNO:
002809
Title:
Miners in Safety Class
Date:
1965
Description:
Group of miners in a safety class.
Early Mining Extension class being taught by U.G. Carter in Logan County, 1938-1940.

40. Mining Class, Logan County

IDNO:
001925
Title:
Mining Class, Logan County
Date:
1938-1940
Description:
Early Mining Extension class being taught by U.G. Carter in Logan County, 1938-1940.
The first mining class being taught by U.G. Carter in Logan County, 1938.

41. First Mining Class, Instructor U. G. Carter, Logan County

IDNO:
001923
Title:
First Mining Class, Instructor U. G. Carter, Logan County
Date:
1938
Description:
The first mining class being taught by U.G. Carter in Logan County, 1938.
Members of the First Aid group are lined up with their hard hat lights shining at midnight on August 24, 1934.

42. New River and Winding Gulf Mining Institute First Aid Meet at R.M.G. Ball Park, Beckley, Raleigh County, W. Va.

IDNO:
017232
Title:
New River and Winding Gulf Mining Institute First Aid Meet at R.M.G. Ball Park, Beckley, Raleigh County, W. Va.
Date:
1934/08/24
Description:
Members of the First Aid group are lined up with their hard hat lights shining at midnight on August 24, 1934.
Men practicing first aid techniques at Beall High School in Frostburg.

43. First Aid Meeting at Beall High School, Frostburg, Md.

IDNO:
002807
Title:
First Aid Meeting at Beall High School, Frostburg, Md.
Date:
1930/06
Description:
Men practicing first aid techniques at Beall High School in Frostburg.

44. MacDonald Girls First Aid Team at the Tenth Annual First Aid Meet at Scarbro, W. Va.

IDNO:
002770
Title:
MacDonald Girls First Aid Team at the Tenth Annual First Aid Meet at Scarbro, W. Va.
Date:
1929
Safety First Sign on metal framing at coal mine facilities in Thomas, W. Va.

45. Safety First Consideration Sign at Thomas, W. Va.

IDNO:
002792
Title:
Safety First Consideration Sign at Thomas, W. Va.
Date:
1920/12/08
Description:
Safety First Sign on metal framing at coal mine facilities in Thomas, W. Va.
Group portrait of men, some in rescue attire, standing in front of the mine rescue car.

46. Mine Rescue Car

IDNO:
002817
Title:
Mine Rescue Car
Date:
1920/06
Description:
Group portrait of men, some in rescue attire, standing in front of the mine rescue car.
From left to right: Jake Sibloski, Walter Miller, Louis Roncaglione, Andrew Vargo and Fred Lamb.

47. Scarbro Team which Won the International First Aid Contest at Denver, Colorado in 1920

IDNO:
002767
Title:
Scarbro Team which Won the International First Aid Contest at Denver, Colorado in 1920
Date:
1920
Description:
From left to right: Jake Sibloski, Walter Miller, Louis Roncaglione, Andrew Vargo and Fred Lamb.
Group portrait of an inspection party on horses at Consolidation Mine No. 214.

48. Inspection Party at Consolidation Mine No. 214

IDNO:
002825
Title:
Inspection Party at Consolidation Mine No. 214
Date:
1916/06/16
Description:
Group portrait of an inspection party on horses at Consolidation Mine No. 214.