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Vance, a 15 years old trapper boy, whose job it was to open and closed the door, allowing mine trains to enter and exit. Vance earned $1.60 a week.

61. Coal Mine Trapper Boy, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:
047037
Title:
Coal Mine Trapper Boy, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
1908
Description:
Vance, a 15 years old trapper boy, whose job it was to open and closed the door, allowing mine trains to enter and exit. Vance earned $1.60 a week.

62. Support Beams Inside of Killarney Mine, Owned By Lillybrook Coal Co., Killarney, W. Va.

IDNO:
047046
Title:
Support Beams Inside of Killarney Mine, Owned By Lillybrook Coal Co., Killarney, W. Va.
Date:
Undated

63. Oxen Pull Coal Cart Down Track Through Very Low Ceiling Section of Unidentified Mine

IDNO:
047068
Title:
Oxen Pull Coal Cart Down Track Through Very Low Ceiling Section of Unidentified Mine
Date:
Undated

64. Miners Pose for Photograph in Tunnel of Truax Traer Coal Company Owned Mine on Kayford Mountain, Kanawha Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
047557
Title:
Miners Pose for Photograph in Tunnel of Truax Traer Coal Company Owned Mine on Kayford Mountain, Kanawha Co., W. Va.
Date:
1946/04/11

65. Coal Miners in Tunnel Near Entrance to Truax Traer Coal Company Owned Mine on Kayford Mountain, Kanawha Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
047558
Title:
Coal Miners in Tunnel Near Entrance to Truax Traer Coal Company Owned Mine on Kayford Mountain, Kanawha Co., W. Va.
Date:
1946/04/11
Coal miners push a large machine on tracks in an unknown mine likely in West Virginia.

66. Miners Push a Mining Machine Along Tracks in an Unknown Mine

IDNO:
050464
Title:
Miners Push a Mining Machine Along Tracks in an Unknown Mine
Date:
undated
Description:
Coal miners push a large machine on tracks in an unknown mine likely in West Virginia.
Four unidentified men shovel coal.

67. Miners Working at a Coal Mine Likely Somewhere in West Virginia

IDNO:
052040
Title:
Miners Working at a Coal Mine Likely Somewhere in West Virginia
Date:
undated
Description:
Four unidentified men shovel coal.
Two oxen are hooked to a cart carrying coal inside of a mine.

68. Oxen Hauling Coal at Crumpler Mine, McDowell County, W. Va.

IDNO:
052160
Title:
Oxen Hauling Coal at Crumpler Mine, McDowell County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Two oxen are hooked to a cart carrying coal inside of a mine.
Three unidentified coal miners are pictured inside a mine with shovels and an oil lamp.

69. Coal Mining likely in Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:
052304
Title:
Coal Mining likely in Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1920
Description:
Three unidentified coal miners are pictured inside a mine with shovels and an oil lamp.