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Two miners work on a seam, one with a pick, the other with a shovel.

3013. Miners at Work in Mine Interior

Twelve ton electric motor was used for hauling coal from the mines to the tipple. Merchants' Coal and Coke Co.'s at Tunnelton, Preston Co., W. Va.

3014. Twelve Ton Electric Motor for Hauling Coal, Merchants' Coal and Coke Company, Tunnelton, Preston County, W. Va.

Six miners pose by a electrical cutting machine in a mine in Preston County.

3015. Miners with Electrical Coal Cutting Machine, Preston County, W. Va.

Two miners work on filling up a coal tram car. John Williams, Coal Life Project.

3016. Miners at Work

A miner works on a piece of machinery on the interior of the mine. John Williams, Coal Life Project.

3017. Miner Working on Machinery

Miner working with a loading machine. 'Compliments of Joy Manufacturing Co.'

3018. Loading Machine in Action

Two miners work with a mining machine. 'Compliments of Jeffrey Manufacturing Co.' John Williams, Coal Life Project.

3019. Mining Operating a Cutting Machine

3020. Miner Operating Cuttting Machine

Miner riding on tram with one car spraying something onto the land around the tram. Kanawha County Geological Survey.

3021. Winifrede Coal Seam, Kanawha County, W. Va.

'Shinnston, West Virginia (Jan. 1945, Joe Akers, 32 year old bituminous coal miner and 400,000 fellow miners in America's bituminous coal industry are the worlds most prosperous coal miners.' Picture shows: Joe gets his mine lamp. Its 2:45 and in 15 minutes Joe will be riding into the mine to start the day's work. These lamps, electrically operated, are turned back to the lamphouse at the end of each working day, when they are recharged by the lamphouse man. From Hamilton Wright Org. For Bituminous Coal Industry. Photo Gratis.'

3022. Miner Joe Akers Gets His Lamp, Shinnston, W. Va.

Miner using machine to cut coal.

3023. Cutting Coal

Miners ride out of the mine in Boswell safety cars.

3024. Boswell Safety Car, Thomas, W. Va.