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

Identifier:

003024

Title:

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

Creator:

Hamilton Wright Organization, Inc.

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.'

Acquisition Source:

Consolidation Coal Company

Acquisition Method:

Gift

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView