Pennsylvania Geological Survey - Historical Photographs

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  • Subject = Mineral Resources-Coal
  • Contributing Institution = Pennsylvania Geological Survey
  • Location Covered = Southern Anthracite Field

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This collection includes photographs from the Pennsylvania Geological Survey Historical Photographs Collection.
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Anthracite stripping
Anthracite stripping
Mineral Resources-Coal
Anthracite stripping.
Anticline in coal measures
Anticline in coal measures
Mineral Resources-Coal
Anticline in coal measures.
Coal stripping operation
Coal stripping operation
Mineral Resources-Coal
Coal stripping operation.
Crest of anticline
Crest of anticline
Mineral Resources-Coal
Crest of anticline.
Folded strata
Folded strata
Mineral Resources-Coal
Folded strata.
Headworks of coal shaft
Headworks of coal shaft
Mineral Resources-Coal
Headworks of coal shaft.
"Monkey drift"
"Monkey drift"
Mineral Resources-Coal
"Monkey drift."
Rescuing man by use of safety helmets
Rescuing man by use of safety helmets
Mineral Resources-Coal
Rescuing man by use of safety helmets.
Safety first station
Safety first station
Mineral Resources-Coal
Safety first station, training house (at right) filled with poisonous gas in which men are taught to work.
Safety helmet (Mendenhall)
Safety helmet (Mendenhall)
Mineral Resources-Coal
Safety helmet (Mendenhall), training building at left.
Shows slope in foreground, culm heaps in background
Shows slope in foreground, culm heaps in background
Mineral Resources-Coal
Shows slope in foreground, culm heaps in background.
Stripping shovel at work
Stripping shovel at work
Mineral Resources-Coal
Stripping shovel at work.
Valley filled with anthracite silt
Valley filled with anthracite silt
Mineral Resources-Coal
Valley filled with anthracite silt.
Valley filled with culm washings
Valley filled with culm washings
Mineral Resources-Coal
Valley filled with culm washings.