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Cars line the hillside above the stadium where Safety Day exercises are held.

37. 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.

38. 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
Group portrait of miners and rescue equipment. This group took first place at competitions St. Louis. From Left to Right: Frank Colline, Edward Graff, Howard Samuels, Andrew Lightfoot, R.P. Nicholls and Fred Lamb.

39. New River Coal and Coke Company's International Mine Rescue Champions

IDNO:
002797
Title:
New River Coal and Coke Company's International Mine Rescue Champions
Date:
1921
Description:
Group portrait of miners and rescue equipment. This group took first place at competitions St. Louis. From Left to Right: Frank Colline, Edward Graff, Howard Samuels, Andrew Lightfoot, R.P. Nicholls and Fred Lamb.
Four pictures showing the proper and wrong ways to scotch and clean under cages.

40. Safety Procedures for Scotching and Cleaning Under Cage

IDNO:
002802
Title:
Safety Procedures for Scotching and Cleaning Under Cage
Description:
Four pictures showing the proper and wrong ways to scotch and clean under cages.
Two pictures of a miner retracking a mine car. Left is the safe way to retrack, right is the unsafe way to retrack.

41. Methods for Retracking Mine Cars

IDNO:
002806
Title:
Methods for Retracking Mine Cars
Description:
Two pictures of a miner retracking a mine car. Left is the safe way to retrack, right is the unsafe way to retrack.
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.'

42. 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.

43. 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.
Bulletin board emphasizing safety themes.

44. Summerlee Safety Bulletin Board

IDNO:
002811
Title:
Summerlee Safety Bulletin Board
Description:
Bulletin board emphasizing safety themes.
Outside view of the Carlisle Mine Rescue Station with a man standing in the doorway.

45. Carlisle Mine Rescue Station

IDNO:
002812
Title:
Carlisle Mine Rescue Station
Description:
Outside view of the Carlisle Mine Rescue Station with a man standing in the doorway.
Directors cup at annual employees first aid meet at Scarbro.

46. New River Company Directors Cup at Annual Employees First Aid Meet at Scarbro, W. Va.

IDNO:
002815
Title:
New River Company Directors Cup at Annual Employees First Aid Meet at Scarbro, W. Va.
Date:
1930
Description:
Directors cup at annual employees first aid meet at Scarbro.
Yard of N.N. Foster at Prudence which won first prize in the Sweepstakes Contest.

47. Prize Winning Yard of N. N. Foster, Prudence

IDNO:
002833
Title:
Prize Winning Yard of N. N. Foster, Prudence
Date:
ca. 1950-1960
Description:
Yard of N.N. Foster at Prudence which won first prize in the Sweepstakes Contest.
Group of people with instruments. 'Many NRC towns had own orchestras.'

48. New River Coal Company Employee Orchestra

IDNO:
002839
Title:
New River Coal Company Employee Orchestra
Date:
ca. 1930-1940
Description:
Group of people with instruments. 'Many NRC towns had own orchestras.'