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'This miner has just completed loading a mine oar of coal weighing net about two and one-half tons, and is waiting for a locomotive to come along and take it out and give him another empty oar. An industrious miner will load about six and sometimes eight of these oars in one day. This is a wooden mine car that is now being rapidly replaced by steel mine car equipment. The number of posts shown in this picture indi- again [sic] the immense amount of timber required to conduct operations in a safe manner.'

1. Miner and Loaded Mine Car

IDNO:
004544
Title:
Miner and Loaded Mine Car
Description:
'This miner has just completed loading a mine oar of coal weighing net about two and one-half tons, and is waiting for a locomotive to come along and take it out and give him another empty oar. An industrious miner will load about six and sometimes eight of these oars in one day. This is a wooden mine car that is now being rapidly replaced by steel mine car equipment. The number of posts shown in this picture indi- again [sic] the immense amount of timber required to conduct operations in a safe manner.'
Group of miners attempt to realign the wheels of a coal car with the tracks in the mine. John Williams, Coal Life Project

2. Miners Fixing Mine Car

IDNO:
002966
Title:
Miners Fixing Mine Car
Description:
Group of miners attempt to realign the wheels of a coal car with the tracks in the mine. John Williams, Coal Life Project
'This miner has just completed loading a mine car of weighing net about two and one-half tons, and is waiting for a locomotive to come along and take it out and give him another empty car. An industrious miner will load about six and sometimes eight of these cars in one day. This is a wooden mine car that is now being rapidly replaced by steel mine car equipment. The number of post shown in this picture indicate again the immense amount of timber required to conduct operations in a safe manner.'

3. Loaded Mine Car

IDNO:
002653
Title:
Loaded Mine Car
Description:
'This miner has just completed loading a mine car of weighing net about two and one-half tons, and is waiting for a locomotive to come along and take it out and give him another empty car. An industrious miner will load about six and sometimes eight of these cars in one day. This is a wooden mine car that is now being rapidly replaced by steel mine car equipment. The number of post shown in this picture indicate again the immense amount of timber required to conduct operations in a safe manner.'
Miners shovel coal into carts for hauling out of mine.

4. Miners Shoveling Coal in Carts

IDNO:
003086
Title:
Miners Shoveling Coal in Carts
Description:
Miners shovel coal into carts for hauling out of mine.
Interior of mine shows properly timbered places and spragged car.

5. Miner with Coal Car

IDNO:
003085
Title:
Miner with Coal Car
Description:
Interior of mine shows properly timbered places and spragged car.