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Unloading Coal

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Description: A man unloads coal from a boat by walking a wheelbarrow across wooden platforms raised on scaffolds. In the background a man stands with an empty wheelbarr...
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Roth Coal Silos and Trucks

Date: 10 12 1937
Description: Seven coal delivery trucks and six drivers parked in front of eight different coal silos (Kathleen, Enos, St. David, Orient, Waukeegan, United, Pocahontas ...
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Lehigh Coal and Iron Company

Date: 1890
Description: Elevated view of the coke ovens at the Lehigh Coal and Iron Company. A group of men are posing in the foreground.
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Men Outside of Barclay & Son Wholesale Store

Date: 1910
Description: Two men standing on the sidewalk outside of the Barclay & Son Wholesale and Retail store. Another man is sitting in what is possibly an International H-21 ...
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Loading Hard Coal

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Description: Two horses hitched up to a Milwaukee Western Fuel Company cart stopped at a station, with a man standing on the wagon filling the cart with hard coal for h...
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Unloading a Coal Barge

Date: 06 11 1894
Description: Several men unload coal from barges with shovels. A row of buildings is in the background.
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Truck Transporting Bags of Coke Fuel

Date: 03 21 1925
Description: Bags of coke fuel are piled on the bed of an International Model 63 truck owned by Tony Laquitana.
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Northwest Side Coal Company Truck

Date: 06 01 1937
Description: Elevated view of a man filling a bucket with coal from a dispenser on the back of an International truck owned by Northwest Side Coal Company. The text on ...
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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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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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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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Fleet of Delivery Coal Trucks

Date: 07 19 1926
Description: View across street towards men sitting in the driver's seats of four delivery trucks parked at an angle in front of the Linehan & Molo building.
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Coal Delivery Truck

Date: 12 12 1927
Description: View across street towards a man sitting in the driver's seat of a coal delivery truck. The sign painted on the truck reads: "Westchester Coal Co."
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Coal Delivery Trucks

Date: 08 03 1928
Description: View across street towards three men with coal delivery trucks parked in front of storefronts. Two of the men are standing near the driver's side door, and...
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Coal Delivery Truck

Date: 05 26 1929
Description: View across road towards a man sitting in the driver's seat of a truck parked in front of a building with a sign that reads: "New City Coal Co." A group of...
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Men Moving Barrows Filled with Coal

Date: 02 09 1906
Description: Men moving barrows filled with coal outdoors at McCormick Works.
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Warming Work

Date: 1974
Description: Two railroad workers are pulling on a chain next to a railroad car carrying coal.

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