On the front: "Electrical Shovel (used in stripping coal) Harrison County near Cadiz, Ohio."On the back: " Size of the shovel: Dipper holds 16 cubic yards; boom 97 feet 6 inches long; dipper handle 64 feet; overall height (at Gantry) 90 feet; Shipping weight 3,250,000 pounds."

Electric Shovel, Harrison County, Ohio

Identifier:: 036066
Collection Number:: A&M 3645
Title:: Electric Shovel, Harrison County, Ohio
Description:: On the front: "Electrical Shovel (used in stripping coal) Harrison County near Cadiz, Ohio."On the back: " Size of the shovel: Dipper holds 16 cubic yards; boom 97 feet 6 inches long; dipper handle 64 feet; overall height (at Gantry) 90 feet; Shipping weight 3,250,000 pounds."
Subjects:: Power shovels--Ohio--Cadiz., Coal Mines and Mining., Coal mines and mining--Ohio--Cadiz., Strip mining--Ohio--Cadiz.
Acquisition Source:: Telander, Rory J., University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center
Acquisition Method:: Acquired
Medium:: print
Projects:: West Virginia History OnView