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Miners posing for a picture outside of an unknown mine. John Williams/Coal Life Project.

37. Coal Miners and Coal Carts Outside of Mine Entrance

IDNO:
001840
Title:
Coal Miners and Coal Carts Outside of Mine Entrance
Description:
Miners posing for a picture outside of an unknown mine. John Williams/Coal Life Project.
Consol Display at Horne's Dept. Store, Pittsburgh, PA. Display is a minature of coal workers and machines in the mine.

38. Consol Display at Horne's Department Store, Pittsburgh, Pa.

IDNO:
001912
Title:
Consol Display at Horne's Department Store, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Date:
1959
Description:
Consol Display at Horne's Dept. Store, Pittsburgh, PA. Display is a minature of coal workers and machines in the mine.

39. Loaded Coal Cars Leaving the Mine at Rosemont or Flemington, W. Va.

IDNO:
030224
Title:
Loaded Coal Cars Leaving the Mine at Rosemont or Flemington, W. Va.
A view of miners on carts.

40. Miners at Work

IDNO:
033511
Title:
Miners at Work
Description:
A view of miners on carts.
View overlooking the facilities in Cameo, W. Va. C. & O. Railway cars sit around and beneath the building, likely ready to transport coal.

41. Federal Consolidated Coal Company Zephyr Mine Facilities

IDNO:
052034
Title:
Federal Consolidated Coal Company Zephyr Mine Facilities
Date:
1954/12/24
Description:
View overlooking the facilities in Cameo, W. Va. C. & O. Railway cars sit around and beneath the building, likely ready to transport coal.
A coal miner stands beside the snow covered tracks where a C. & O. Railway car sits, filled with coal. The mine is in Cameo, Boone County, W. Va.

42. Transporting Coal from Federal Consolidated Coal Company Zephyr Mine

IDNO:
052037
Title:
Transporting Coal from Federal Consolidated Coal Company Zephyr Mine
Date:
1954/12/24
Description:
A coal miner stands beside the snow covered tracks where a C. & O. Railway car sits, filled with coal. The mine is in Cameo, Boone County, W. Va.
Miners light up cigarettes and sit on rail cars. Subjects unidentified.

43. Miners Taking a Break after a Hard Day's Work Likely Somewhere in West Virginia

IDNO:
052041
Title:
Miners Taking a Break after a Hard Day's Work Likely Somewhere in West Virginia
Date:
undated
Description:
Miners light up cigarettes and sit on rail cars. Subjects unidentified.
An unidentified coal miner leads the coal cart across the rails.

44. Cable Reel Locomotive Transporting Coal at Lady Dunn Mine

IDNO:
052043
Title:
Cable Reel Locomotive Transporting Coal at Lady Dunn Mine
Date:
undated
Description:
An unidentified coal miner leads the coal cart across the rails.
"Empty coal cars and boarded-up and abandoned houses symbolize the idleness that has come upon this community following a decrease in coal production in the area. Other parts of the country are also affected by high unemployment. President Kennedy's Executive Order Number 1, calling for stepped-up distribution of abundant agricultural commodities, will aid areas of pressing need such as this." USDA Office of Information.

45. Abandoned Coal Town, Ethel, W. Va.

IDNO:
053368
Title:
Abandoned Coal Town, Ethel, W. Va.
Date:
1961/07/03
Description:
"Empty coal cars and boarded-up and abandoned houses symbolize the idleness that has come upon this community following a decrease in coal production in the area. Other parts of the country are also affected by high unemployment. President Kennedy's Executive Order Number 1, calling for stepped-up distribution of abundant agricultural commodities, will aid areas of pressing need such as this." USDA Office of Information.