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Beverly Coal Truck

Date: 04 28 1939
Description: Men loading large chunks of coal onto the bed of an International D5-40 truck owned by E.I. Clarke Sand and Gravel Company. A storage building is in the ba...
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Co-op Coal Truck

Date: 1939
Description: A man hoists a bucket of coal onto his shoulder from a chute in the back of an International D-300 truck owned by Co-op Coal. The truck is parked along a r...
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Campbell Coal Company Truck

Date: 1939
Description: A man standing on a large pile of coal uses a rake to load coal onto the bed of an International D-30 truck owned by Campbell Coal. The driver's side door ...
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Vallance Company Truck

Date: 04 08 1938
Description: Men use shovels and pitchforks to unload large pieces of coal from the beds of two International D-30 trucks into a small doorway of a building. The trucks...
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Men Loading Coal onto Truck

Date: 1938
Description: Two men load large pieces of coal onto the bed of an International D-30 truck from the open door of a railroad boxcar. There is a storage building in the b...
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Weston Fuel and Supply Company Truck

Date: 02 02 1938
Description: Two men use an International coal dump truck owned by B.L. Ogilvie & Sons Incorporated to transfer fuel from the bed of the truck down a chute to a residen...
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Cataract Ice and Coal Company Trucks

Date: 11 10 1937
Description: Three of Cataract Ice and Coal Company's fleet of six International D-30 trucks are parked along the company's loading dock where men stand. The text on th...
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Ship "Alex B. Uhrig" at Reiss Coal Dock No. 2

Date: 1930
Description: View of the ship "Alex B. Uhrig" in the process of coal unloading on the Reiss Coal Dock No. 2.
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Depot and Train

Date: 1920
Description: View across road of travelers on platform exiting the Lancaster train depot. A man sits on a horse-drawn wagon in front of the depot.
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York Iron Works

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Description: View down hill of York Iron Works. On the left are charcoal kilns, and in the far background is the town.
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Charcoal Kilns

Date: 09 27 1895
Description: Elevated view of men and horses standing atop the platform used to load wood into charcoal kilns, also known as pits. These kilns convert cord wood into ch...
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Two Buggies Parked in front of Storefront

Date: 10 1906
Description: Two buggies are sitting parked in from of "E.P. Phillips Coal Wood & Machinery" store, possibly an International Harvester dealership. The first buggy is p...
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Unloading Coal #933

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Description: Stereograph of two workers placing barrels of coal onto wheelbarrows to unload off a ship. Text at right: "Milwaukee and Vicinity, Photographed by H.H. Ben...
Postcard

Collapse of a Structure

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Description: View across what may be a metal roof towards a crowd of men looking at a collapsed structure of steel girders. The men are dressed in winter coats and hats...
Postcard

Collapse of Large Structure near Coal Pile

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Description: View across railroads tracks towards men walking around and examining a large industrial structure that has collapsed over a coal pile.
Postcard

Collapse of a Structure

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Description: Men and women walking around piles of coal while examining a collapsed structure in a coal yard.
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Railroad Coal Shed

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Description: View across field towards a long building in the distance by an open field. Identified as the railroad coal shed in Millston.
Postcard

Wood Yard and Office, De Pere Co-operative Coal Co.

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view of the wood yard and office. The stone structure on the right is the remnant of the National Furnace Company, an iron ore smelting company. C...
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Michela Coal & Dock Company

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Description: View across water towards ships unloading coal and sulphur. Cranes rise above both ships, and a man is walking near a large pile of coal in the background ...
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Canadian Ship at Michela Coal & Wood Dock

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Description: Elevated view over railroads tracks of Canadian ship with cargo of wood pulp. Sulphide bales are being unloaded and there are several men on the ship. In t...

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