Gilberton, Pennsylvania. A Chance coal separator in operation in the Saint Nicholas breaker. The cone vat, filled with sand and water and kept in solution by agitation, causes the coal to float above the rock, allowing the rock to be taken from the bottom of the cone. Bits of timber and other debris float on top and are skimmed off
Summary
Public domain photograph of Pennsylvania in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Date
01/01/1938
Contributors
Dick, Sheldon, photographer
Location
Gilberton, 40.79953, -76.21244
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html