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Miners drill two or more holes into coal to place the explosive charges.

193. Drilling Prior to Setting Explosives

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.
'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.'

194. Miner Prepares to Load Coal After Shooting

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.'
Two miners work with a cutting machine at Pursglove No. 15.

195. Miners Operating a Cutting Machine at Pursglove No. 15

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.
Miner drilling holes for explosives at Jamison No. 9.

196. Drilling Prior to 'Setting' Explosives at Jamison No. 9

IDNO:
003063
Title:
Drilling Prior to 'Setting' Explosives at Jamison No. 9
Description:
Miner drilling holes for explosives at Jamison No. 9.
Two miners working to support the roof in the Itmann Coal Co. mine. <br /><br />

197. Miners at Work in an Itmann Coal Company Mine

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.

A miner is operating a cutting machine at the Price Hill Colliery Co. mine

198. Miner Operating a Cutting Machine, Price Hill Colliery Company

IDNO:
003066
Title:
Miner Operating a Cutting Machine, Price Hill Colliery Company
Description:
A miner is operating a cutting machine at the Price Hill Colliery Co. mine
'A very small cutting machine or a v.m. drilling machine. Probably a cutting machine'

199. Miners Operating a Cutting Machine

IDNO:
003068
Title:
Miners Operating a Cutting Machine
Description:
'A very small cutting machine or a v.m. drilling machine. Probably a cutting machine'
A miner operating an electric shuttle car filled with coal.

200. Electric Shuttle Car

IDNO:
003069
Title:
Electric Shuttle Car
Description:
A miner operating an electric shuttle car filled with coal.
Miners operating mining equipment at Thomas, W. Va. mine.

201. Mining Equipment at Thomas, W. Va.

IDNO:
003070
Title:
Mining Equipment at Thomas, W. Va.
Description:
Miners operating mining equipment at Thomas, W. Va. mine.
Group portrait of miners and horses inside a mine. 'Dr. Parkinson said a copy of this picture appeared in Natural Geographic's Pictorical Study of Appalachia.'

202. Miners and Their Horses

IDNO:
003073
Title:
Miners and Their Horses
Description:
Group portrait of miners and horses inside a mine. 'Dr. Parkinson said a copy of this picture appeared in Natural Geographic's Pictorical Study of Appalachia.'
'Interior mine scene shows men using the lard oil miner's lamp and the use of horses as well as mules. New England Mine.'

203. Interior of New England Mine

IDNO:
003074
Title:
Interior of New England Mine
Description:
'Interior mine scene shows men using the lard oil miner's lamp and the use of horses as well as mules. New England Mine.'
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.

204. Mining Coal

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.