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Consolidated elevators in foreground; Docks #1, Pgh Coal Co. 'abandoned'; Docks #7 'used section'; Docks #7 'abandoned section'; Consolidated Elevators; Cleveland Cliffs Coal Docks; Capitol Elevators; North Western Fuel Co. Coal Docks #4 'Consolidated Coal Co.'; Occident Elevators; Planey Elevators; Long strip of land is Minnesota and Wisconsin Points separating the harbor from Lake Superior. Photographed in fall 1942.

1. Pittsburgh Coal Co. of Wisconsin, Docks #7, Duluth Minnesota

IDNO:
001867
Title:
Pittsburgh Coal Co. of Wisconsin, Docks #7, Duluth Minnesota
Date:
1942
Description:
Consolidated elevators in foreground; Docks #1, Pgh Coal Co. 'abandoned'; Docks #7 'used section'; Docks #7 'abandoned section'; Consolidated Elevators; Cleveland Cliffs Coal Docks; Capitol Elevators; North Western Fuel Co. Coal Docks #4 'Consolidated Coal Co.'; Occident Elevators; Planey Elevators; Long strip of land is Minnesota and Wisconsin Points separating the harbor from Lake Superior. Photographed in fall 1942.
3 fold picture of the White Fuel Co., Boston.

2. White Fuel Company, Boston

IDNO:
001854
Title:
White Fuel Company, Boston
Description:
3 fold picture of the White Fuel Co., Boston.
Humphrey Dock with coal barges in the water.

3. Humphrey Preparation Plant and Dock, Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company

IDNO:
001850
Title:
Humphrey Preparation Plant and Dock, Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company
Description:
Humphrey Dock with coal barges in the water.

4. Humphrey Preparation Plant and Dock, Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company

IDNO:
001849
Title:
Humphrey Preparation Plant and Dock, Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company
Humphrey Preparation Plant and Dock situated next to the river and railraod tracks.

5. Humphrey Preparation Plant and Dock, Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company

IDNO:
001848
Title:
Humphrey Preparation Plant and Dock, Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company
Description:
Humphrey Preparation Plant and Dock situated next to the river and railraod tracks.
S.S. Pocohontas in the river outside of a town in Italy. Ship has PSCo on the smokestack. Eric H. Muller, 12 Keene Street, East Lynn. Mass.

6. S.S. Pocohontas in Italy

IDNO:
001847
Title:
S.S. Pocohontas in Italy
Description:
S.S. Pocohontas in the river outside of a town in Italy. Ship has PSCo on the smokestack. Eric H. Muller, 12 Keene Street, East Lynn. Mass.

7. Coal Loading Facility Along River; Steamboat Traveling in Background

IDNO:
001846
Title:
Coal Loading Facility Along River; Steamboat Traveling in Background
Text on back of photograph reads, 'Pictured is the new Pennsylvania Railroad pier at South Amboy, NJ. This pier is conveniently located to serve the entire New York Harbor territory, with facilities to accomodate a large number of boats. Two McMyler car dumpers, equipped with Seal-tite dedusters, with a combined capacity of 40,000 tons per 24-hour day are used. Sufficient depth of water is maintained to accomodate vessels drawing not in excess of 20 feet of water. Thawing plant facilities with an 86-car capacity are also provided for extremely cold weather. Ample and conveniently located supporting track facilities are available to make possible rapid movement of loaded cars to the dumpers. Dimensions and gross weight of cars which can be handled over the No. 1 dumper are: Maximum length over couplers, 45 feet; maximum height, 11 feet, four inches; minimum height, six feet, six inches; maximum width, 10 feet, five inches; and maximum gross weight, 225,000 pounds. Size of No. 2 machine is : maximum length over couplers, 49 feet, maximum height, 12 feet; minimum height, six feet, six inches; maximum width, 10 feet, six inches; and maximum gross weight, 225,000 pounds. The mailing address of this new pier is: Agent, Pennsylvania Railroad, South Amboy Coal Piers, South Amboy, N.J. Telephone numbers are South Amboy 1-1959 and Pennsylvania 6-6000, extension 3015 and 3016. F.E. Siepert, Extracted from Sawards's Journal, June 28, 1952 issue.'<br />

8. Pennsylvania Railroad Pier, South Amboy, New Jersey

IDNO:
001845
Title:
Pennsylvania Railroad Pier, South Amboy, New Jersey
Description:
Text on back of photograph reads, 'Pictured is the new Pennsylvania Railroad pier at South Amboy, NJ. This pier is conveniently located to serve the entire New York Harbor territory, with facilities to accomodate a large number of boats. Two McMyler car dumpers, equipped with Seal-tite dedusters, with a combined capacity of 40,000 tons per 24-hour day are used. Sufficient depth of water is maintained to accomodate vessels drawing not in excess of 20 feet of water. Thawing plant facilities with an 86-car capacity are also provided for extremely cold weather. Ample and conveniently located supporting track facilities are available to make possible rapid movement of loaded cars to the dumpers. Dimensions and gross weight of cars which can be handled over the No. 1 dumper are: Maximum length over couplers, 45 feet; maximum height, 11 feet, four inches; minimum height, six feet, six inches; maximum width, 10 feet, five inches; and maximum gross weight, 225,000 pounds. Size of No. 2 machine is : maximum length over couplers, 49 feet, maximum height, 12 feet; minimum height, six feet, six inches; maximum width, 10 feet, six inches; and maximum gross weight, 225,000 pounds. The mailing address of this new pier is: Agent, Pennsylvania Railroad, South Amboy Coal Piers, South Amboy, N.J. Telephone numbers are South Amboy 1-1959 and Pennsylvania 6-6000, extension 3015 and 3016. F.E. Siepert, Extracted from Sawards's Journal, June 28, 1952 issue.'

9. Coal Facility at Humphrey Dock

IDNO:
001844
Title:
Coal Facility at Humphrey Dock

10. Piles of Coal at Windsor Dock, Empire Hanna Coal Company; Detroit Edison Plant in Background

IDNO:
001843
Title:
Piles of Coal at Windsor Dock, Empire Hanna Coal Company; Detroit Edison Plant in Background
Date:
1945

11. Steamboat Coal City Passes Coal Barges on an Unidentified River

IDNO:
001842
Title:
Steamboat Coal City Passes Coal Barges on an Unidentified River
Date:
ca. 1950
Two men stand in a mine ambulance equipped to haul injured to the outside.

12. Underground Ambulance for Transporting Injured to the Outside, Hanna Coal Co., Dunglen No. 11 Mine

IDNO:
001841
Title:
Underground Ambulance for Transporting Injured to the Outside, Hanna Coal Co., Dunglen No. 11 Mine
Description:
Two men stand in a mine ambulance equipped to haul injured to the outside.