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'An Electric Locomotive: Good dependable motive power is just as necessary in a coal mine as on a railroad. This picture shows on of White Oak's ten ton electric locomotives used to haul loads and distrubute empties in our mines. A crew consists of a motorman and brakeman, or trip rider, who pull loads from the working places to convenient sidings where they are picked up by main line locomotives, who haul to the tipple or shaft bottom. A large producing mine uses fifteen and twenty locomotives and five hundred mine cars in maintaining production.'

661. Miner Operating an Electric Locomotive

IDNO:
002996
Title:
Miner Operating an Electric Locomotive
Description:
'An Electric Locomotive: Good dependable motive power is just as necessary in a coal mine as on a railroad. This picture shows on of White Oak's ten ton electric locomotives used to haul loads and distrubute empties in our mines. A crew consists of a motorman and brakeman, or trip rider, who pull loads from the working places to convenient sidings where they are picked up by main line locomotives, who haul to the tipple or shaft bottom. A large producing mine uses fifteen and twenty locomotives and five hundred mine cars in maintaining production.'
Miners and horses at Acme Mine on Cabin Creek posed for a group portrait.

662. Miners and Horses of Acme Mine on Cabin Creek

IDNO:
002998
Title:
Miners and Horses of Acme Mine on Cabin Creek
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Miners and horses at Acme Mine on Cabin Creek posed for a group portrait.
Lewis Hine, photographer took this picture of a young driver in Brown Mine, Brown, W. Va.

663. Young Driver in Mine, Brown Mine, Brown, W. Va.

IDNO:
002999
Title:
Young Driver in Mine, Brown Mine, Brown, W. Va.
Description:
Lewis Hine, photographer took this picture of a young driver in Brown Mine, Brown, W. Va.
Hutchinson Mine is located in Marion County.

664. Horse Drawn Coal Car and Miner in Hutchinson Mine, Hutchinson, W. Va.

IDNO:
003000
Title:
Horse Drawn Coal Car and Miner in Hutchinson Mine, Hutchinson, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Hutchinson Mine is located in Marion County.
Miner works with coke ovens while a loading machine fills railroad cars.

665. Miners Working at Coke Ovens

IDNO:
003012
Title:
Miners Working at Coke Ovens
Description:
Miner works with coke ovens while a loading machine fills railroad cars.
Unknown miner sitting down outside of the mine. 'Please credit Farm Security Administration for Photo.

666. Miner Taking a Break

IDNO:
003013
Title:
Miner Taking a Break
Description:
Unknown miner sitting down outside of the mine. 'Please credit Farm Security Administration for Photo.
Miner driving a shuttle car. 'Shuttle car, fully loaded, rumbles around a curve on its way to the loading terminal where it will unload into mine cars. Such mechanized equipment has a unit cost of about $20,000. Mine No. 32, Consolidation Coal Co., Owings, W. Va.'

667. Shuttle Car at Mine No. 32, Consolidation Coal Company, at Owings, W. Va.

IDNO:
003034
Title:
Shuttle Car at Mine No. 32, Consolidation Coal Company, at Owings, W. Va.
Date:
1950/10
Description:
Miner driving a shuttle car. 'Shuttle car, fully loaded, rumbles around a curve on its way to the loading terminal where it will unload into mine cars. Such mechanized equipment has a unit cost of about $20,000. Mine No. 32, Consolidation Coal Co., Owings, W. Va.'
Miner unloading coal into car while it is being sprayed to retard dust.

668. Wetting Coal to Retard Coal Dust

IDNO:
003038
Title:
Wetting Coal to Retard Coal Dust
Description:
Miner unloading coal into car while it is being sprayed to retard dust.
Miner setting charges at Jamison No. 9.

669. Setting Explosives at Jamison No. 9

IDNO:
003040
Title:
Setting Explosives at Jamison No. 9
Description:
Miner setting charges at Jamison No. 9.
'Coarse Lumpy Coal: 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 she that no impurities become mixed with the coal.'

670. Miner Loading Coarse Lumpy Coal

IDNO:
003041
Title:
Miner Loading Coarse Lumpy Coal
Description:
'Coarse Lumpy Coal: 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 she that no impurities become mixed with the coal.'
Miners ride in a locomotive at Jamison No. 9.

671. Jamison No. 9 Mine Locomotive

IDNO:
003045
Title:
Jamison No. 9 Mine Locomotive
Description:
Miners ride in a locomotive at Jamison No. 9.
Jeffrey 290 cutting trench for 2200 volt line at Jamison No. 9. Stonega Coke and Coal.

672. Jeffrey 290 cutting trench for 2200 volt line at Jamison No. 9

IDNO:
003046
Title:
Jeffrey 290 cutting trench for 2200 volt line at Jamison No. 9
Description:
Jeffrey 290 cutting trench for 2200 volt line at Jamison No. 9. Stonega Coke and Coal.