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Two cranes surface mining a gorge. Dump trucks taking away hillside ruble.

4357. Strip Mining Operation, Georgetown No.12 Mine

IDNO:
004364
Title:
Strip Mining Operation, Georgetown No.12 Mine
Date:
undated
Description:
Two cranes surface mining a gorge. Dump trucks taking away hillside ruble.

4358. Mountaineer, the World's Largest Shovel

IDNO:
004365
Title:
Mountaineer, the World's Largest Shovel
From glass lantern slide of stripping coal in Hazleton, Pa.

4359. Strip Mining Operation in Hazleton, Pa.

IDNO:
004366
Title:
Strip Mining Operation in Hazleton, Pa.
Description:
From glass lantern slide of stripping coal in Hazleton, Pa.
From glass lantern slide of stripping coal in Hazleton, Pa.

4360. Strip Mining Operation in Hazleton, Pa.

IDNO:
004367
Title:
Strip Mining Operation in Hazleton, Pa.
Description:
From glass lantern slide of stripping coal in Hazleton, Pa.

4361. Ruins of Fire Creek Blacksmith Shop

IDNO:
004368
Title:
Ruins of Fire Creek Blacksmith Shop
Date:
ca. 1990
Mr. Guinn sitting in the Fire Creek Coal and Coke Co. office

4362. Fire Creek Coal and Coke Company Office

IDNO:
004369
Title:
Fire Creek Coal and Coke Company Office
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Mr. Guinn sitting in the Fire Creek Coal and Coke Co. office
Visitors and workers standing inside of a coal shovel, possibly The Tiger.

4363. Visitors and Workers Posing in a Coal Shovel

IDNO:
004370
Title:
Visitors and Workers Posing in a Coal Shovel
Description:
Visitors and workers standing inside of a coal shovel, possibly The Tiger.
'Close-up view of dipper on 50 cubic-yard shovel at Georgetown No. 12 Mine of Hanna Coal Company, Division of Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company. These electric shovels are used to remove the earth and rock overburden from the coal seam. In a month's time, they will each remove as much as 1,600.000 cubic yards, or some 2,400.000 tons. If this material were to be loaded into open railroad cars, it would fill some 48,000 of them.'

4364. Truck Parked in a 50 Cubic Yard Shovel at Georgetown No. 12 Mine

IDNO:
004371
Title:
Truck Parked in a 50 Cubic Yard Shovel at Georgetown No. 12 Mine
Description:
'Close-up view of dipper on 50 cubic-yard shovel at Georgetown No. 12 Mine of Hanna Coal Company, Division of Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company. These electric shovels are used to remove the earth and rock overburden from the coal seam. In a month's time, they will each remove as much as 1,600.000 cubic yards, or some 2,400.000 tons. If this material were to be loaded into open railroad cars, it would fill some 48,000 of them.'
Marion Shovel Model 28 at work.

4365. Hardesty Strip Mining Operation

IDNO:
004372
Title:
Hardesty Strip Mining Operation
Date:
1925
Description:
Marion Shovel Model 28 at work.
The remains of the Fire Creek Headhouse are partially hidden. Film developed in November 1990.

4366. Ruins of Fire Creek Headhouse

IDNO:
004373
Title:
Ruins of Fire Creek Headhouse
Description:
The remains of the Fire Creek Headhouse are partially hidden. Film developed in November 1990.
Visitors or workers standing in the Fire Creek Coal and Coke Co. store.

4367. Fire Creek Coal and Coke Company Store

IDNO:
004374
Title:
Fire Creek Coal and Coke Company Store
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Visitors or workers standing in the Fire Creek Coal and Coke Co. store.
Man stands atop coal loaded in a railroad gondola as it is loaded at a tipple. W. Va. Industry and Pub. Comm.

4368. Loading Coal into Railroad Gondolas

IDNO:
004375
Title:
Loading Coal into Railroad Gondolas
Description:
Man stands atop coal loaded in a railroad gondola as it is loaded at a tipple. W. Va. Industry and Pub. Comm.