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Man driving a horse drawn coal cart. Coal train in background at right.

3133. Miner Driving Horse Drawn Coal Cart at Gilliam, W. Va.

IDNO:
003133
Title:
Miner Driving Horse Drawn Coal Cart at Gilliam, W. Va.
Description:
Man driving a horse drawn coal cart. Coal train in background at right.
Miners place a piece of timber to support the roof of the mine.

3134. Setting a Mine Timber Under the Roof

IDNO:
003134
Title:
Setting a Mine Timber Under the Roof
Description:
Miners place a piece of timber to support the roof of the mine.
Row of houses along a road with somebody walking in the distance.

3135. Row of Houses in Coal Town

IDNO:
003135
Title:
Row of Houses in Coal Town
Description:
Row of houses along a road with somebody walking in the distance.
Two miners drill holes prior to placing charges. 'Holes are bored at proper intervals for shooting.'

3136. Miners Drilling Holes

IDNO:
003136
Title:
Miners Drilling Holes
Date:
1944/08/09
Description:
Two miners drill holes prior to placing charges. 'Holes are bored at proper intervals for shooting.'
'Students of Mining Engineering at WVU being instructed in mine rescue work.' The students are dressed in rescue attire and the Mine Rescue Car is parked behind them.

3137. Students of Mining Engineering at West Virginia University

IDNO:
003137
Title:
Students of Mining Engineering at West Virginia University
Description:
'Students of Mining Engineering at WVU being instructed in mine rescue work.' The students are dressed in rescue attire and the Mine Rescue Car is parked behind them.
Two miners at work. A sign above their heads reads 'No Loafing Allowed'.

3138. No Loafing Allowed

IDNO:
003138
Title:
No Loafing Allowed
Description:
Two miners at work. A sign above their heads reads 'No Loafing Allowed'.
One man drives an electric locomotive that transports the miners out of the mine.

3139. Coal Miners in Carts Exiting Mine

IDNO:
003139
Title:
Coal Miners in Carts Exiting Mine
Description:
One man drives an electric locomotive that transports the miners out of the mine.
'The coal field doctor is paid monthly by the miners to keep the miners and their families well.'

3140. Coal Field Doctor

IDNO:
003140
Title:
Coal Field Doctor
Description:
'The coal field doctor is paid monthly by the miners to keep the miners and their families well.'
Miners take a break from placing timber that helps support the roof.

3141. Placing Timber Supports in a Mine at Mill Creek, W. Va.

IDNO:
003141
Title:
Placing Timber Supports in a Mine at Mill Creek, W. Va.
Description:
Miners take a break from placing timber that helps support the roof.
Miners stand outside of the west portal at Little Bull

3142. West Portal, Little Bull Mine

IDNO:
003142
Title:
West Portal, Little Bull Mine
Description:
Miners stand outside of the west portal at Little Bull

3143. Low Ceiling, Miners Seated in a Shuttle

IDNO:
003143
Title:
Low Ceiling, Miners Seated in a Shuttle

3144. Miner Boring a Hole Prior to Placing a Charge

IDNO:
003144
Title:
Miner Boring a Hole Prior to Placing a Charge