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Miner working with a loading machine. 'Compliments of Joy Manufacturing Co.'

3013. Loading Machine in Action

IDNO:
003020
Title:
Loading Machine in Action
Description:
Miner working with a loading machine. 'Compliments of Joy Manufacturing Co.'
Two miners work with a mining machine. 'Compliments of Jeffrey Manufacturing Co.' John Williams, Coal Life Project.

3014. Mining Operating a Cutting Machine

IDNO:
003021
Title:
Mining Operating a Cutting Machine
Description:
Two miners work with a mining machine. 'Compliments of Jeffrey Manufacturing Co.' John Williams, Coal Life Project.

3015. Miner Operating Cuttting Machine

IDNO:
003022
Title:
Miner Operating Cuttting Machine
Miner riding on tram with one car spraying something onto the land around the tram. Kanawha County Geological Survey.

3016. Winifrede Coal Seam, Kanawha County, W. Va.

IDNO:
003023
Title:
Winifrede Coal Seam, Kanawha County, W. Va.
Date:
1914/06
Description:
Miner riding on tram with one car spraying something onto the land around the tram. Kanawha County Geological Survey.
'Shinnston, West Virginia (Jan. 1945, Joe Akers, 32 year old bituminous coal miner and 400,000 fellow miners in America's bituminous coal industry are the worlds most prosperous coal miners.' Picture shows: Joe gets his mine lamp. Its 2:45 and in 15 minutes Joe will be riding into the mine to start the day's work. These lamps, electrically operated, are turned back to the lamphouse at the end of each working day, when they are recharged by the lamphouse man. From Hamilton Wright Org. For Bituminous Coal Industry. Photo Gratis.'

3017. Miner Joe Akers Gets His Lamp, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:
003024
Title:
Miner Joe Akers Gets His Lamp, Shinnston, W. Va.
Description:
'Shinnston, West Virginia (Jan. 1945, Joe Akers, 32 year old bituminous coal miner and 400,000 fellow miners in America's bituminous coal industry are the worlds most prosperous coal miners.' Picture shows: Joe gets his mine lamp. Its 2:45 and in 15 minutes Joe will be riding into the mine to start the day's work. These lamps, electrically operated, are turned back to the lamphouse at the end of each working day, when they are recharged by the lamphouse man. From Hamilton Wright Org. For Bituminous Coal Industry. Photo Gratis.'
Miner using machine to cut coal.

3018. Cutting Coal

IDNO:
003025
Title:
Cutting Coal
Description:
Miner using machine to cut coal.
Miners ride out of the mine in Boswell safety cars.

3019. Boswell Safety Car, Thomas, W. Va.

IDNO:
003026
Title:
Boswell Safety Car, Thomas, W. Va.
Description:
Miners ride out of the mine in Boswell safety cars.
Continuous mining machine on arrival at Brock No. 4 Mine before taken inside mine.

3020. Continuous Mining Machine at Brock No. 4 Mine

IDNO:
003027
Title:
Continuous Mining Machine at Brock No. 4 Mine
Description:
Continuous mining machine on arrival at Brock No. 4 Mine before taken inside mine.
Miners use large drill to place charges in holes deep in the coal. 'William Vandivert, Not to be reproduced without written liscense.'

3021. Drilling Prior to Placing the Charge

IDNO:
003028
Title:
Drilling Prior to Placing the Charge
Description:
Miners use large drill to place charges in holes deep in the coal. 'William Vandivert, Not to be reproduced without written liscense.'
Miners work with a cutting machine prior to 'shooting down' coal at Pursglove No. 15.

3022. Cutting Machine Prior to Shooting Down Coal at Pursglove No. 15

IDNO:
003029
Title:
Cutting Machine Prior to Shooting Down Coal at Pursglove No. 15
Description:
Miners work with a cutting machine prior to 'shooting down' coal at Pursglove No. 15.
Miner works at unloading a shuttle car into an elevator.

3023. Shuttle Car Unloading into an Elevator

IDNO:
003030
Title:
Shuttle Car Unloading into an Elevator
Description:
Miner works at unloading a shuttle car into an elevator.
Two miners standing next to drilling machine.

3024. Miners Operating a Drilling Machine at Consolidation Coal Mine No. 32

IDNO:
003031
Title:
Miners Operating a Drilling Machine at Consolidation Coal Mine No. 32
Date:
1947/01/22
Description:
Two miners standing next to drilling machine.