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'All white oak mines work the same seam of coal, viz: Sewall. THe face of one of the working places or rooms is shown in this picture. The coal averages about 48 to 50 inches in thickness. This working place is now ready to be cut by the undercutting machine, so it can be shot down be the miner and loaded into cars for transportation to the tipple. The white line on the roof in this picture is the center line of the room set by the engineers to guide the men operating the mining machine in driving the room straight.'

133. Sewall Coal Seam Worked by the New River Coal Company

IDNO:
002639
Title:
Sewall Coal Seam Worked by the New River Coal Company
Description:
'All white oak mines work the same seam of coal, viz: Sewall. THe face of one of the working places or rooms is shown in this picture. The coal averages about 48 to 50 inches in thickness. This working place is now ready to be cut by the undercutting machine, so it can be shot down be the miner and loaded into cars for transportation to the tipple. The white line on the roof in this picture is the center line of the room set by the engineers to guide the men operating the mining machine in driving the room straight.'
Large chunks of coal piled below the seam.

134. Shot Down Coal at Jamison Coal Mine No. 9

IDNO:
002640
Title:
Shot Down Coal at Jamison Coal Mine No. 9
Description:
Large chunks of coal piled below the seam.
Notice the preparatory cut and the 3 charge-holes near floor of the mine.

135. Coal Nearly Ready to be Shot Down

IDNO:
002641
Title:
Coal Nearly Ready to be Shot Down
Description:
Notice the preparatory cut and the 3 charge-holes near floor of the mine.
Print possibly overexposed.

136. Area worked by Coal Cutters

IDNO:
002644
Title:
Area worked by Coal Cutters
Description:
Print possibly overexposed.
Looking down a mine shaft.

137. Interior of New England Coal Mine

IDNO:
002645
Title:
Interior of New England Coal Mine
Description:
Looking down a mine shaft.

138. Area Worked by Coal Cutters

IDNO:
002646
Title:
Area Worked by Coal Cutters
Miner works on pile of shot down coal.

139. Shot Down Coal at Jamison Coal Mine No. 9

IDNO:
002647
Title:
Shot Down Coal at Jamison Coal Mine No. 9
Description:
Miner works on pile of shot down coal.
J.P. McGee, Acting Research Director, and Jack Smith, in Charge of the Gas Turbine Development Project discuss proper positioning of the turbine rotor in its casing.

140. Proper Positioning of the Turbine Rotor in Its Casing

IDNO:
002648
Title:
Proper Positioning of the Turbine Rotor in Its Casing
Date:
1960-1970
Description:
J.P. McGee, Acting Research Director, and Jack Smith, in Charge of the Gas Turbine Development Project discuss proper positioning of the turbine rotor in its casing.

141. Coal on Belt at Jamison Coal Mine No. 9

IDNO:
002652
Title:
Coal on Belt at Jamison Coal Mine No. 9
'This miner has just completed loading a mine car of weighing net about two and one-half tons, and is waiting for a locomotive to come along and take it out and give him another empty car. An industrious miner will load about six and sometimes eight of these cars in one day. This is a wooden mine car that is now being rapidly replaced by steel mine car equipment. The number of post shown in this picture indicate again the immense amount of timber required to conduct operations in a safe manner.'

142. Loaded Mine Car

IDNO:
002653
Title:
Loaded Mine Car
Description:
'This miner has just completed loading a mine car of weighing net about two and one-half tons, and is waiting for a locomotive to come along and take it out and give him another empty car. An industrious miner will load about six and sometimes eight of these cars in one day. This is a wooden mine car that is now being rapidly replaced by steel mine car equipment. The number of post shown in this picture indicate again the immense amount of timber required to conduct operations in a safe manner.'

143. Miner Testing for Gas at Consol. No. 32 Mine

IDNO:
002654
Title:
Miner Testing for Gas at Consol. No. 32 Mine
Date:
1957
'Note the wooden mine car. It is of the Barnestown shaft which was the first shaft, of 100 feet in depth, in the valley.'

144. Miners at Work

IDNO:
002656
Title:
Miners at Work
Description:
'Note the wooden mine car. It is of the Barnestown shaft which was the first shaft, of 100 feet in depth, in the valley.'