Pennsylvania Geological Survey - Historical Photographs

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This collection includes photographs from the Pennsylvania Geological Survey Historical Photographs Collection.
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Albion Quarry
Albion Quarry
Nonmetallic Mineral Resources
Albion Quarry, Pen Argyl.
Albion Quarry
Albion Quarry
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Albion Quarry, Pen Argyl.
Albion Quarry (note bedding)
Albion Quarry (note bedding)
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Albion Quarry (note bedding), Pen Argyl.
Blasted material near top of quarry
Blasted material near top of quarry
Nonmetallic Mineral Resources
Blasted material near top of quarry. Williams Talc Quarry, Easton.
Cement plant
Cement plant
Nonmetallic Mineral Resources
Cement plant, Atlas Portland Cement Company.
Channeling machine, slate quarry
Channeling machine, slate quarry
Nonmetallic Mineral Resources
Channeling machine, slate quarry. Bangor, Pa., Quarry operations. North Bangor Slate Company's quarry, Bangor, Pa. Shows channeling machine making a cut on higher level.
Characteristic cross-lamination of "hard slate"
Characteristic cross-lamination of "hard slate"
Nonmetallic Mineral Resources
Characteristic cross-lamination of "hard slate." Quarry near Belfast.
Colonial Slate Company quarry
Colonial Slate Company quarry
Nonmetallic Mineral Resources
Colonial Slate Company quarry of Colonial Slate Company exposed to show bottom of quarry 250 feet deep, Pen Argyl., Entered by members of the part from Lehigh Valley Mineral Industries Conference. Slate being cut by wire. Faces of previous cuts show in bottom of quarry.
Colonial Slate Company, showing east wall of quarry
Colonial Slate Company, showing east wall of quarry
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Colonial Slate Company, showing east wall of quarry, Pen Argyl.
Colonial Slate Company's quarry
Colonial Slate Company's quarry
Nonmetallic Mineral Resources
Colonial Slate Company's quarry. Quarry showing overburden necessary to be removed. Pen Argyl.
East face of Colonial Slate Company
East face of Colonial Slate Company
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East face of Colonial Slate Company showing structure of beds, Pen Argyl.
Erwin paint plant
Erwin paint plant
Nonmetallic Mineral Resources
Erwin paint plant, Bethlehem.
General view at surface overlooking quarries of Colonial Slate Company
General view at surface overlooking quarries of Colonial Slate Company
Nonmetallic Mineral Resources
General view at surface overlooking quarries of Colonial Slate Company, Pen Argyl.
General view, from south, of Williams Talc Quarry
General view, from south, of Williams Talc Quarry
Nonmetallic Mineral Resources
General view, from south, of Williams Talc Quarry, Easton.
General view of cement limestone quarry
General view of cement limestone quarry
Nonmetallic Mineral Resources
General view of cement limestone quarry near Northampton, Northampton County.
General view, Williams Talc Quarry (note figures)
General view, Williams Talc Quarry (note figures)
Nonmetallic Mineral Resources
General view, Williams Talc Quarry (note figures), Easton.
Head works at Parsons Quarry
Head works at Parsons Quarry
Nonmetallic Mineral Resources
Head works at Parsons Quarry, Pen Argyl.
Hoisting slate
Hoisting slate
Nonmetallic Mineral Resources
Hoisting slate. Bangor, Pa., Dark streaks on channel cut wall are wet. Slate being quarried in benches.
Jackson Bangor No. 5 Quarry
Jackson Bangor No. 5 Quarry
Nonmetallic Mineral Resources
Jackson Bangor No. 5 Quarry, south of Pen Argyl., Channelling machine
Jackson Bangor No 5. Quarry
Jackson Bangor No 5. Quarry
Nonmetallic Mineral Resources
Jackson Bangor No 5. Quarry, south of Pen Argyl., Apparatus for cutting slate by wire (1,400' long, 1,000 lbs. tension cutting under figures). Wire passes from power house on bank above, over pulley at top, over pulley near bottom of feed arm (with feed screw) through body of slate (84') to similar apparatus beyond.