Mule Pulling a Mine Car
Title
Mule Pulling a Mine Car
Subject
Mining, Pennsylvania
Description
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 size held 3 tons of coal or 5 tons of rock at one time.
Creator
A.D. Scholz, Jr.
Source
Luzerne County Historical Society
Date
1900
Identifier
L94.11.030
Files
Collection
Citation
A.D. Scholz, Jr., “Mule Pulling a Mine Car,” Luzerne County Historical Society, accessed April 25, 2024, https://luzernehistory.omeka.net/items/show/181.
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