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'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.'

73. 50 Cubic Yard Shovel at Georgetown No. 12 Mine

IDNO:
004340
Title:
50 Cubic Yard Shovel at Georgetown No. 12 Mine
Description:
'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.'
'The nature of Hanna Coal's surface mining operations is illustrated here. Among the company's seven strip shovels for removing the overburden and uncovering the 52-inch vein of coal, are four giants weighing in the neighborhood of 1,800 tons each, equipped with booms up to 120 feet long, and with scoops having a capacity up to 50 cubic yards. Each of these large shovels can move enough stone and earth per year to cover a football field more than a mile high.'

74. Hanna Coal Company Shovels at Work

IDNO:
004357
Title:
Hanna Coal Company Shovels at Work
Description:
'The nature of Hanna Coal's surface mining operations is illustrated here. Among the company's seven strip shovels for removing the overburden and uncovering the 52-inch vein of coal, are four giants weighing in the neighborhood of 1,800 tons each, equipped with booms up to 120 feet long, and with scoops having a capacity up to 50 cubic yards. Each of these large shovels can move enough stone and earth per year to cover a football field more than a mile high.'
'The nature of Hanna Coal's surface mining operations is illustrated here. Among the company's seven strip shovels for removing the overburden and uncovering the 52-inch vein of coal, are four giants weighing in the neighborhood of 1,800 tons each, equipped with booms up to 120 feet long, and with scoops having a capacity up to 50 cubic yards. Each of these large shovels can move enough stone and earth per year to cover a football field more than a mile high.'

75. Hanna Coal Company Shovels at Work

IDNO:
004358
Title:
Hanna Coal Company Shovels at Work
Description:
'The nature of Hanna Coal's surface mining operations is illustrated here. Among the company's seven strip shovels for removing the overburden and uncovering the 52-inch vein of coal, are four giants weighing in the neighborhood of 1,800 tons each, equipped with booms up to 120 feet long, and with scoops having a capacity up to 50 cubic yards. Each of these large shovels can move enough stone and earth per year to cover a football field more than a mile high.'
Marion Shovel Model 28 during strip mining. Donkey is pulling a cart.

76. Marevsky Strip Mining Operation

IDNO:
004360
Title:
Marevsky Strip Mining Operation
Date:
ca. 1925
Description:
Marion Shovel Model 28 during strip mining. Donkey is pulling a cart.
Marion Power Shovel Company shovel, The Mountaineer, working on a surface mine.

77. Mountaineer, the World's Largest Shovel

IDNO:
004361
Title:
Mountaineer, the World's Largest Shovel
Description:
Marion Power Shovel Company shovel, The Mountaineer, working on a surface mine.
Hanna Coal Co. Shovels: 'looks like 'The Mountaineer' on the right and probably 'The Tiger' on 'The Green Hornet' on the left.'

78. Hanna Coal Company Shovels at Work

IDNO:
004362
Title:
Hanna Coal Company Shovels at Work
Description:
Hanna Coal Co. Shovels: 'looks like 'The Mountaineer' on the right and probably 'The Tiger' on 'The Green Hornet' on the left.'
Shovel strip mining a hillside.

79. Shovel at Work on a Surface Mine

IDNO:
004363
Title:
Shovel at Work on a Surface Mine
Description:
Shovel strip mining a hillside.
Two cranes surface mining a gorge. Dump trucks taking away hillside ruble.

80. 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.

81. Mountaineer, the World's Largest Shovel

IDNO:
004365
Title:
Mountaineer, the World's Largest Shovel
Visitors and workers standing inside of a coal shovel, possibly The Tiger.

82. 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.'

83. 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.

84. Hardesty Strip Mining Operation

IDNO:
004372
Title:
Hardesty Strip Mining Operation
Date:
1925
Description:
Marion Shovel Model 28 at work.