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Coal cars at tipple being loaded with coal.

1. Coal Cars Being Loaded

IDNO:
002020
Title:
Coal Cars Being Loaded
Description:
Coal cars at tipple being loaded with coal.
Caption on back reads, 'White Oak Stove size is surely growing in popularity, and why not? It is an ideal size for laundries, bakeries, hot water heaters and similar uses. It is uniformly sized, free from slack and impurities and can be washed if desired.'

2. White Oak Stove Size Coal in Coal Car

IDNO:
002026
Title:
White Oak Stove Size Coal in Coal Car
Description:
Caption on back reads, 'White Oak Stove size is surely growing in popularity, and why not? It is an ideal size for laundries, bakeries, hot water heaters and similar uses. It is uniformly sized, free from slack and impurities and can be washed if desired.'
Caption on back reads, 'The most popular size smokeless coal marketed today is egg size and White Oak is proud of its egg coal. Neither too large, nor too small; perfectly screened and without a single impurity are reasons for the popularity of this wonderful domestic fuel. Note the even size of this egg coal as it is passing over the loading boom into the railroad car. Treated for dust if desired.'

3. White Oak Coal

IDNO:
002027
Title:
White Oak Coal
Description:
Caption on back reads, 'The most popular size smokeless coal marketed today is egg size and White Oak is proud of its egg coal. Neither too large, nor too small; perfectly screened and without a single impurity are reasons for the popularity of this wonderful domestic fuel. Note the even size of this egg coal as it is passing over the loading boom into the railroad car. Treated for dust if desired.'
Chesapeake and Ohio and Virginian Coal Cars with a shed in the background.

4. Coal Cars with Shed in the Background at Summerlee Mine

IDNO:
002032
Title:
Coal Cars with Shed in the Background at Summerlee Mine
Description:
Chesapeake and Ohio and Virginian Coal Cars with a shed in the background.
A string of coal cars being loaded.

5. Coal Cars Being Loaded

IDNO:
002033
Title:
Coal Cars Being Loaded
Description:
A string of coal cars being loaded.
The acid test of coal preparation is to lift your boom to clear and direct the critical eye of the camera against your coal to determine whether or not you are loading your coal properly. This is just what the camera man did in this case. No previous warning or preparation, he just stopped at a tipple, asked the inspector to lift the boom and took this picture. Note again the firmness of this coal in the railroad car; not a trace of slack or impurities.

6. Pure Coal at the Preparation Plan

IDNO:
002034
Title:
Pure Coal at the Preparation Plan
Description:
The acid test of coal preparation is to lift your boom to clear and direct the critical eye of the camera against your coal to determine whether or not you are loading your coal properly. This is just what the camera man did in this case. No previous warning or preparation, he just stopped at a tipple, asked the inspector to lift the boom and took this picture. Note again the firmness of this coal in the railroad car; not a trace of slack or impurities.
Caption on back reads, 'When better coal is prepared, White Oak will load and prepare it. We are proud of this picture of a car of "White Oak" Lump coal. This picture was also taken without the knowledge of the White Oak employees who loaded it. If you drive past any of the White Oak Mines on U.S. Highway 19-21, in Fayette County, W. Va., you will see many just like it.'

7. White Oak Coal in a Chesapeake and Ohio Coal Car

IDNO:
002038
Title:
White Oak Coal in a Chesapeake and Ohio Coal Car
Description:
Caption on back reads, 'When better coal is prepared, White Oak will load and prepare it. We are proud of this picture of a car of "White Oak" Lump coal. This picture was also taken without the knowledge of the White Oak employees who loaded it. If you drive past any of the White Oak Mines on U.S. Highway 19-21, in Fayette County, W. Va., you will see many just like it.'

8. Railroad Coal Cars at a Tipple next to a River with Tracks for Coal Carts in the Foreground

IDNO:
002044
Title:
Railroad Coal Cars at a Tipple next to a River with Tracks for Coal Carts in the Foreground
Caption on back reads, 'The one grade White Oak is mighty proud of its Domestic Mine Run. Here you see twenty-two cars of this grade at our Cranberry No. 3 Mine. This Mine Run is very coarse; free from impurities; has a bright shiny appearance and we ship a million tons of it every year. Just think of it, 20,000 cars of this fine fuel shipped to satisfied customers each year. We also want you to notice the background of the picture, showing the neat homes occupied by the men who mine 'White Oak' coal. Notice also how neat the surroundings are. Houses are kept neatly painted; yards fenced; grounds kept clean and everything possible done to provide a nice place for employees to live.'

9. Coal Cars and Homes at Cranberry No. 3 Mine

IDNO:
002047
Title:
Coal Cars and Homes at Cranberry No. 3 Mine
Description:
Caption on back reads, 'The one grade White Oak is mighty proud of its Domestic Mine Run. Here you see twenty-two cars of this grade at our Cranberry No. 3 Mine. This Mine Run is very coarse; free from impurities; has a bright shiny appearance and we ship a million tons of it every year. Just think of it, 20,000 cars of this fine fuel shipped to satisfied customers each year. We also want you to notice the background of the picture, showing the neat homes occupied by the men who mine 'White Oak' coal. Notice also how neat the surroundings are. Houses are kept neatly painted; yards fenced; grounds kept clean and everything possible done to provide a nice place for employees to live.'
'White Oak preparation begins when the machine leaves and the miner is ready to shoot down his coal. The shooting inspector on the left has not only located the hole for the miner to drill, but instructed him as to what angle he must bore his hole to contain the necessary explosive used in dislodging the coal from the seam. The kerf made by the cutting machine is plaining visible in this picture and you will note the cuttings of bug dust have been removed before the coal is shot. The length of the auger used by the miner and the width of the bit which determines the size of the hole bored, is also carefully regulated.'

10. Miners Preparing to Shoot Down White Oak Coal

IDNO:
002997
Title:
Miners Preparing to Shoot Down White Oak Coal
Description:
'White Oak preparation begins when the machine leaves and the miner is ready to shoot down his coal. The shooting inspector on the left has not only located the hole for the miner to drill, but instructed him as to what angle he must bore his hole to contain the necessary explosive used in dislodging the coal from the seam. The kerf made by the cutting machine is plaining visible in this picture and you will note the cuttings of bug dust have been removed before the coal is shot. The length of the auger used by the miner and the width of the bit which determines the size of the hole bored, is also carefully regulated.'
Coal mining cars being loading under a tipple. Coal car in the background going down a track.

11. Coal Mine Tipple

IDNO:
004444
Title:
Coal Mine Tipple
Description:
Coal mining cars being loading under a tipple. Coal car in the background going down a track.

12. Miner Inspecting Coal Cars Exiting the Mine

IDNO:
004549
Title:
Miner Inspecting Coal Cars Exiting the Mine