Mining Equipment and Machinery
This is a photograph of a 3-D model of a substrata under the Susquehanna River. The model was made by N. Grier Parke, who was the mining engineer for the Lehigh Valley Coal Company. The photograph was taken by Ralph E. Dewitt.
This is a photograph of an Aldrich Pump and an operator. The Aldrich Pump was built by the Aldrich Pump Company in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
This is another photograph of an Aldrich Pump and operator. The Aldrich Pump was used for de-watering mines.
This is a photograph of a saw sharpener at the Number 9 Colliery.
Although the photograph is a bit faded, this image shows a fan that has been rigged up over a blacksmith's fire.
This photograph depicts a miner's tool sharpening forge in the number 4 colliery. The photograph is dated June 1925.
This photograph shows a wood turning lathe made of scrap materials. This photograph is also dated June 1925.