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'This is an end view of one of our new steel mine cars on a cage at one of the White Oak Shaft mines, and the signal has just been given to hoist it to the surface, 450 feet up! These electric equipped hoists can hoist a car every twenty seconds and dump it! The cars are placed on the cages and automatically by creeper chains and car stops. One man operates the signals and car stops and chains.'

Steel Mine Car

Identifier:
003329
Title:
Steel Mine Car
Description:
'This is an end view of one of our new steel mine cars on a cage at one of the White Oak Shaft mines, and the signal has just been given to hoist it to the surface, 450 feet up! These electric equipped hoists can hoist a car every twenty seconds and dump it! The cars are placed on the cages and automatically by creeper chains and car stops. One man operates the signals and car stops and chains.'
Acquisition Source:
New River Coal Company through J.M. Wade
Acquisition Method:
Loan
Medium:
print
Projects:
West Virginia History OnView