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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:
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:
034208
Title:
Miner with a Shuttle Car
Date:
1934-1940
IDNO:
035702
Title:
Ferdinand C. Menk Posed with a Mine Worker
Date:
1940/04
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:
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:
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:
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:
003001
Title:
Miners Working with Loading Machine
Date:
1959/04/07
Description:
Miners at work. 'Mountaineer Coal Co., Division of Consolidation Coal Co.'
IDNO:
003057
Title:
Dogs in Harness, Ohio Coal Mine
Date:
ca. 1890
Description:
Two dogs harnessed to coal carts. About 1890, Ohio Coal Mine. This photograph is the property of Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co.
IDNO:
004499
Title:
Miners Outside New River Coal Company No. 1 Mine at Prudence, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1906-1920
Description:
Miners sit and stand outside of the New River Coal Company Prudence No. 1 Mine located 4 miles from Thurmond, Fayette County, W. Va. '1906 or after.'
IDNO:
003061
Title:
Miner Prepares to Load Coal After Shooting
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
'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.'
IDNO:
003008
Title:
Loading Machine at MacAlpin Coal Company
Date:
ca. 1920-1930
Description:
Miner operating a loading machine outside of a mine.
IDNO:
002564
Title:
Man Trip to the Working Face
Date:
ca. 1939
Description:
Miners in cars about to go down to the pit. Photograph courtesy of the Farm Security Administration.
IDNO:
003060
Title:
Drilling Prior to Setting Explosives
Date:
ca. 1940-1950
Description:
Miners drill two or more holes into coal to place the explosive charges.
IDNO:
004565
Title:
Miner Walking on Tracks Between Coal Cars
Date:
ca. 1950-1960
