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Steam Locomotive Pulling Crane at Hawkins Mine

Date: 1945
Description: Steam locomotive moving an overhead crane used to lay rails for International Harvester's Hawkins Mine. One man is standing on the right, and another man i...
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Miners at Work inside Hawkins Mine

Date: 1945
Description: Two miners at work with shovel and hammer inside International Harvester's Hawkins Mine.
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West Kentucky Coal Company Trucks

Date: 09 19 1933
Description: Two new West Kentucky Coal Co. 1.5 ton International trucks in front of piles of Wesco Royal Red Ash coal at the coal yards at 1433 Monroe Street.
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Dodgeville Mine

Date: 1945
Description: A lead and zinc mine near Dodgeville, Wisconsin.
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John L. Lewis

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Description: John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, speaking.
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John L. Lewis

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Description: John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Works of America, speaking at a hearing.
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Hawkins Mine Workers

Date: 1945
Description: Two workers in coveralls and hardhats underground at International Harvester's Hawkins Mine near Hibbing, Minnesota.
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Mine, Mill, and Smelters Union

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Description: Mine, Mill & Smelters Union reading by a lake at Highlander Folk School. Will Thomas, second on the right, smoking a pipe.
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Alabama Ore Workers

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Description: Two ore workers. A pin that reads, "Mine-Mill-CIO" is affixed to the hardhat of the left man.
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Iron Mine

Date: 08 1880
Description: Men working in an iron mine.
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DR-60 Truck

Date: 1938
Description: Two men use a DR-60 truck owned by J. Robert Bazley, Inc. to dump coal taken from Pennsylvania coal strippings into a chute leading to railroad cars. The m...
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Mine Shaft #1 and Miners

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Description: Group portrait of miners posing by #1 shaft just north of "G" Pabst. The man on the far left is Joe Iafolla.
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Mining Company Blacksmiths

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Description: The blacksmiths of the mining company pose in their shop with the tools of their trade. The man on the right holding a sledgehammer is probably Dave Endriz...
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Ashland Mine

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Description: Exterior view of the Ashland Mine. Railroad tracks and piles of lumber are in the foreground, and chimneys spew smoke from buildings in the background.
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Mine and Workers

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Description: Group portrait of workers posing outside a mine, probably in Hurley, Wisconsin. Three young boys stand behind the group among stacks of logs.
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Scene still of Fannie Ward in a mine

Date: 1917
Description: Betty Sherwin, played by Fannie Ward with her rock pick in hand, searches her inherited mine for gold in a scene still for the silent comedy "Betty to the ...
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York Iron Mine

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Description: Elevated view of the York Iron Mine. Railroad tracks are in the foreground.
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York Iron Mine

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Description: Elevated view of the York Iron Mine. A group of men are standing by the main building.
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York Iron Mine

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Description: Elevated view of the York Iron Mine.
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VF-192 Tandem Dump Truck

Date: 1956
Description: International VF-192 tandem dump truck with load of coal. Powered by V8-478 CID gas engine. Painted on the driver's side door: "Black Nugget Coal Mining Co...

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