Search Results
- 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.'
- 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.'
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- IDNO:
- 003001
- Title:
- Miners Working with Loading Machine
- Date:
- 1959/04/07
- Description:
- Miners at work. 'Mountaineer Coal Co., Division of Consolidation Coal Co.'
- IDNO:
- 003002
- Title:
- Miner Placing Boards on the Floor of Cavalier Mine No. 206
- Description:
- Miner placing boards down near coal seam at Cavalier Mine No. 206.
- IDNO:
- 003003
- Title:
- Miner Working with Machinery Outside of Mine
- Description:
- A miner working with machinery on the exterior of a mine.
- IDNO:
- 003004
- Title:
- Railroad Car Loading Control Panel
- Description:
- Miner operating the Railroad car loading control panel.
- IDNO:
- 003005
- Title:
- Scale House at Crane Creek
- Description:
- Miners and filled coal cars at the Scale House, Crane Creek Mine.
- IDNO:
- 003006
- Title:
- Pennsylvania Coal Mine Breaker Boys Posing on a Mule
- Date:
- ca. 1902-1903
- Description:
- Pennsylvania coal miner boys posing on mule. 'This photoprint is issued by the State Historical Society with the understanding that it is for one time use only, if additional written permission is obtained. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied for resale or distribution as a photoprint, used as agency stock, or used in any other enterprise. It may not be transferred into other hands nor to another combination of interests for republication. Refer requests for use back to the Society, citing negative number if shown. Credit to State Historical Society of Wisconsin.'
- IDNO:
- 003007
- Title:
- Shuttle Car Discharges its Load into Mine Cars
- Description:
- A miner watches as coal is loaded into mine cars from a shuttle car.
