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Man buying things from a unknown company store.

2101. Miners in a Coal Company Store

IDNO:
002110
Title:
Miners in a Coal Company Store
Description:
Man buying things from a unknown company store.
A continuous mining machine operating in a four foot seam.

2102. Continuous Mining Machine in Operation in a Four Foot Seam

IDNO:
002111
Title:
Continuous Mining Machine in Operation in a Four Foot Seam
Description:
A continuous mining machine operating in a four foot seam.
Two men with equipment putting up bolts to support the mine roof.

2103. Miner Roof Bolting

IDNO:
002112
Title:
Miner Roof Bolting
Date:
1957/04/18
Description:
Two men with equipment putting up bolts to support the mine roof.
After open-cut mining has been completed in a given area, the land affected is graded and planted in forage crops. Seeding done to date has consisted of a mixture of legumes and grasses with alfalfa predominateing, but also included were sweet clover, birdsfoot trefoil, brome grass and orchard grass. Other mixtures which have been used include alfalfa and brome grass, and birdsfoot trefoil with blue grass. A few years after seeding, these fields will supposrt a good stand of forage crops. White faced Hereford cattle are then turned out for grazing. Experience has shown that the cattle often gain wieght faster in these fields than in adjoining fields unaffected by open cut mining. It is also interesting to note that when the cattle are given their choice of a grazing spot, they invariably choose the restored fields. The open-cut mining operations contribute greatly to the enrichment of this soil. This is because in the process of open-cut mining a vein of water-soluble limestone is broken up and mixed in with the soil. This photograph shows white faced Herefords grazing in a field which has been affected by open-cut mining and later graded and planted. Hanna Coal Company, Division of Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company.

2104. Cattle Grazing on Reclaimed Fields Which Have Been Affected by Open-Cut Mining

IDNO:
002113
Title:
Cattle Grazing on Reclaimed Fields Which Have Been Affected by Open-Cut Mining
Description:
After open-cut mining has been completed in a given area, the land affected is graded and planted in forage crops. Seeding done to date has consisted of a mixture of legumes and grasses with alfalfa predominateing, but also included were sweet clover, birdsfoot trefoil, brome grass and orchard grass. Other mixtures which have been used include alfalfa and brome grass, and birdsfoot trefoil with blue grass. A few years after seeding, these fields will supposrt a good stand of forage crops. White faced Hereford cattle are then turned out for grazing. Experience has shown that the cattle often gain wieght faster in these fields than in adjoining fields unaffected by open cut mining. It is also interesting to note that when the cattle are given their choice of a grazing spot, they invariably choose the restored fields. The open-cut mining operations contribute greatly to the enrichment of this soil. This is because in the process of open-cut mining a vein of water-soluble limestone is broken up and mixed in with the soil. This photograph shows white faced Herefords grazing in a field which has been affected by open-cut mining and later graded and planted. Hanna Coal Company, Division of Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company.

2105. Iron Ore on a Conveyor Going Into the Smelter at Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
002114
Title:
Iron Ore on a Conveyor Going Into the Smelter at Wheeling, W. Va.
A large scoop with two cars fitting between its jaws.

2106. Two Cars Fit into the Scoop of the 'Mountaineer'

IDNO:
002115
Title:
Two Cars Fit into the Scoop of the 'Mountaineer'
Description:
A large scoop with two cars fitting between its jaws.
A large scoop with two cars fitting between its jaws.

2107. Two Cars Fit into the Scoop of the 'Mountaineer'

IDNO:
002116
Title:
Two Cars Fit into the Scoop of the 'Mountaineer'
Description:
A large scoop with two cars fitting between its jaws.

2108. Towboats and Coal Barges on an Appalachian River

IDNO:
002117
Title:
Towboats and Coal Barges on an Appalachian River
Lewis is seated at the table on the right.

2109. Consolidation Coal Company Officials Dine With John L. Lewis at the Fairmont Field Club

IDNO:
002118
Title:
Consolidation Coal Company Officials Dine With John L. Lewis at the Fairmont Field Club
Date:
1948/11/15
Description:
Lewis is seated at the table on the right.

2110. Ireland Mine Portal Area Supply Yard

IDNO:
002119
Title:
Ireland Mine Portal Area Supply Yard
Date:
1958/06/01
A car parked next to the Mountaineer crawler to demonstrate size. Hanna Coal Company, Division of Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company.

2111. Mountaineer, a 60 Cubic Yard Shovel with a Car Size Crawler

IDNO:
002120
Title:
Mountaineer, a 60 Cubic Yard Shovel with a Car Size Crawler
Description:
A car parked next to the Mountaineer crawler to demonstrate size. Hanna Coal Company, Division of Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company.
Continuous miner in action.

2112. Lee Norse CM28E Continuous Miner

IDNO:
002121
Title:
Lee Norse CM28E Continuous Miner
Description:
Continuous miner in action.