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This photograph shows a mule pulling a mine car. The miner in the photograph is unknown. There is some interesting information written on the back of the photograph. Mules were usually used in teams of two, the "lead" and "britchin." Cars of this…

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This image is a stereograph that shows a mine subsidence in Wyoming Valley. A mine subsidence is essentially ground movement, which starts at the mine level, that directly damages surrounding houses or commercial buildings. This image shows a…

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This is a photograph of John L. Lewis, Thomas McKinley, and Father Curran.

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The photograph shows an underground electrical control panel in an unidentified mine. The electrical panel was used to recharge electrical locomotives.

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This is a photograph of electric locomotives, also called "lokies," in an unidentified mine tunnel. In the photograph, the covers are removed from the battery compartments.

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This photograph shows a different view of a mine tunnel and an electrical panel.

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This photograph, located in the Bishop Memorial Library, depicts the inside of a mine shaft. Although the coal mine itself is unidentified, the photographer is Joseph Husty, Jr., and came from his collection of photographs.

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This image is a photograph of an illustration of the Nanticoke Mine Calamity. This illustration was portrayed in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper in January of 1886.

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This photograph is of an illustration that was used in Zbiek's History. This image is known to portray the Scourge of Plymouth. There are miner's families in the house and a relief worker in the doorway.

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This is a photograph of a notice that was displayed in the Glen Alden Coal Mine. The notice appears to be in several languages, and it advises everyone that if they are injured to report that immediately to the foreman.
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