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Miner stands on pile of coal ready to be loaded and sent out of mine.

109. Coal Shot Down and Ready for Loading

IDNO:
002948
Title:
Coal Shot Down and Ready for Loading
Description:
Miner stands on pile of coal ready to be loaded and sent out of mine.
Miner placing boards in Cavalier Mine No. 206.

110. Miner Placing Boards on the Floor of Cavalier Mine No. 206

IDNO:
002951
Title:
Miner Placing Boards on the Floor of Cavalier Mine No. 206
Description:
Miner placing boards in Cavalier Mine No. 206.
'West Virginia has produced 20 percent of all the coal mined in the United States since 1800, a survey shows. The survey, by the Bituminous Coal Institute, also showed that during the 20 years from 1930 through 1949, West Virginia led all states in soft coal production. Picture courtesy of the W. Va. Dept. of Labor.'

111. Miner Checking for Gas

IDNO:
002952
Title:
Miner Checking for Gas
Description:
'West Virginia has produced 20 percent of all the coal mined in the United States since 1800, a survey shows. The survey, by the Bituminous Coal Institute, also showed that during the 20 years from 1930 through 1949, West Virginia led all states in soft coal production. Picture courtesy of the W. Va. Dept. of Labor.'
Miner tests for gas in mine.

112. Testing for Gas

IDNO:
002954
Title:
Testing for Gas
Description:
Miner tests for gas in mine.
Miner tests for gas in mine.

113. Testing for Gas

IDNO:
002955
Title:
Testing for Gas
Description:
Miner tests for gas in mine.
Miner tests for gas in mine.

114. Testing for Gas

IDNO:
002956
Title:
Testing for Gas
Description:
Miner tests for gas in mine.

115. Miners Testing for Gas in a Coal MIne

IDNO:
002958
Title:
Miners Testing for Gas in a Coal MIne

116. Miner Riding on Filled Coal Car

IDNO:
002959
Title:
Miner Riding on Filled Coal Car
Two miners test for gas in mine. Hamilton Wright Organization Inc. 80 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City, 'Newspaper Feature News' This photograph released to you GRATIS for editorial use only. Do not use for advertising purpose without written permission.

117. Testing for Gas

IDNO:
002960
Title:
Testing for Gas
Description:
Two miners test for gas in mine. Hamilton Wright Organization Inc. 80 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City, 'Newspaper Feature News' This photograph released to you GRATIS for editorial use only. Do not use for advertising purpose without written permission.
Man tests for gas at the Jamison No. 9 Mine.

118. Testing for Gas at Jamison No. 9 Mine

IDNO:
002961
Title:
Testing for Gas at Jamison No. 9 Mine
Description:
Man tests for gas at the Jamison No. 9 Mine.
Two miners pose for a picture beside railroad tracks.

119. Miners by the Railroad Tracks at an Unknown Location

IDNO:
002962
Title:
Miners by the Railroad Tracks at an Unknown Location
Description:
Two miners pose for a picture beside railroad tracks.
'Safety first is stressed in every possible way in White Oak mines. Note the posts set to protect this man at his labor. He is waiting for another mine car so he can clean up his work place and make it ready for the mining machine crew who will cut it during the night ready for him to work tomorrow.'

120. Miner Waiting for Mine Car

IDNO:
002963
Title:
Miner Waiting for Mine Car
Description:
'Safety first is stressed in every possible way in White Oak mines. Note the posts set to protect this man at his labor. He is waiting for another mine car so he can clean up his work place and make it ready for the mining machine crew who will cut it during the night ready for him to work tomorrow.'