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West Mine, West Frankfort, Illinois. Now abandoned. This mine has been down about a year (see 26940-D)

West Mine, West Frankfort, Illinois. Now abandoned. This mine has been...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Miners on their way underground, 7 a.m. Old Ben number eight. West Frankfort, Illinois. See 26940-D

Miners on their way underground, 7 a.m. Old Ben number eight. West Fra...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Drillers. Old Ben number eight. West Frankfort, Illinois (see 26980-D)

Drillers. Old Ben number eight. West Frankfort, Illinois (see 26980-D)

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Gopher hole showing tipple and screen, Williamson County, Illinois

Gopher hole showing tipple and screen, Williamson County, Illinois

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Bank that failed, West Frankfort, Illinois

Bank that failed, West Frankfort, Illinois

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Mechanical loader. One of these machines will do the work of fifteen hand loaders. Old Ben number eight. West Frankfort, Illinois. See 26980-D

Mechanical loader. One of these machines will do the work of fifteen h...

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West Mine, West Frankfort, Illinois. Now abandoned. This mine has been down about a year. General caption: Many of the miners displaced by machinery in the larger mines are left stranded after mines are abandoned; have opened shallow primitive workings on the coal seam where it occurs close to the surface. The output of these shallow mines, known locally as gopher holes, is processed by a crude method and sold to truckers at about half the price of deep-vein coal. Many of the gopher holes have no storage in the tipple, and the miners underground are idle when no truck is waiting at the chute to load coal. Wages of gopher hole miners run from seventy-five cents to five dollars per day, and many miners earn less than WPA (Works Progress Administration) workers. Some of the larger gopher holes, such as Blue Ribbon Number 2 at Spillertown, Williamson County, are better equipped, pay better wages, and produce as high as 40,000 tons a year

West Mine, West Frankfort, Illinois. Now abandoned. This mine has been...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Gopher hole with primitive screening arrangement, Williamson County, Illinois (see 26940-D)

Gopher hole with primitive screening arrangement, Williamson County, I...

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Mechanical cutting machine that increases coal production. Old Ben number eight mine. West Frankfort, Illinois (see 26980-D)

Mechanical cutting machine that increases coal production. Old Ben num...

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Miner breaking coal off the face. Old Ben number eight. West Frankfort, Illinois (see 26980-D)

Miner breaking coal off the face. Old Ben number eight. West Frankfort...

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Underground at Old Ben number eight mine. These men are on a "man-trip" which goes three and half miles to the face of the coal. General caption: Most of the giant coal producers in Franklin Couny have completely mechanized underground operations. Old Ben number eight, because of shortage of working capital, has not been able to install loading machines to handle the entire output of the mine. Accordingly, the mine still uses the now obsolete pit car loader, and even employs a few hand loaders alongside modern, highly efficient automatic loading machines

Underground at Old Ben number eight mine. These men are on a "man-trip...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Loading a truck with run of the mine coal at gopher hole, Williamson County, Illinois

Loading a truck with run of the mine coal at gopher hole, Williamson C...

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A black and white photo of a city street, Main street, West Frankfort, Illinois

A black and white photo of a city street, Main street, West Frankfort,...

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Hand loading into a pit car. Old Ben number eight. West Frankfort, Illinois. See 26980-D

Hand loading into a pit car. Old Ben number eight. West Frankfort, Ill...

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Shoring up the roof of the mine. Old Ben number eight. West Frankfort, Illinois (see 26980-D)

Shoring up the roof of the mine. Old Ben number eight. West Frankfort,...

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West Mine, West Frankfort, Illinois. Now abandoned. This mine has been down about a year. See 26940-D

West Mine, West Frankfort, Illinois. Now abandoned. This mine has been...

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Safety inspector. This man uses a special lamp to test for gas throughout the mine. Old Ben number eight, West Frankfort, Illinois (see 26980-D)

Safety inspector. This man uses a special lamp to test for gas through...

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Primitive gopher hole with minimum equipment, Williamson County, Illinois

Primitive gopher hole with minimum equipment, Williamson County, Illin...

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Shoveling coal into a conveyer loader, Old Ben number eight. West Frankfort, Illinois (see 26980-D)

Shoveling coal into a conveyer loader, Old Ben number eight. West Fran...

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West Mine, West Frankfort, Illinois. Now abandoned. This mine has been down about a year. See 26940-D

West Mine, West Frankfort, Illinois. Now abandoned. This mine has been...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Old Ben No. 8 Mine, West Frankfort, Illinois (see 26940-D)

Old Ben No. 8 Mine, West Frankfort, Illinois (see 26940-D)

Number at end of title refers to LC-USF34-026940-D. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More ... More

Miners drawing drinking water at Old Ben No. 8 mine, West Frankfort, Illinois

Miners drawing drinking water at Old Ben No. 8 mine, West Frankfort, I...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Laying track underground. Old Ben number eight mine. West Frankfort, Illinois

Laying track underground. Old Ben number eight mine. West Frankfort, I...

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Old Ben No. 8 mine, West Frankfort, Illinois (see 26940)

Old Ben No. 8 mine, West Frankfort, Illinois (see 26940)

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Loading a truck at gopher hole, Williamson County, Illinois

Loading a truck at gopher hole, Williamson County, Illinois

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A black and white photo of a woman walking down a sidewalk, Main street, West Frankfort, Illinois

A black and white photo of a woman walking down a sidewalk, Main stree...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

A black and white photo of a dirt road, Side street. West Frankfort, Illinois

A black and white photo of a dirt road, Side street. West Frankfort, I...

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A black and white photo of a state bank, possibly related to: Bank that failed, West Frankfort, Illinois

A black and white photo of a state bank, possibly related to: Bank tha...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Negative has a hole punch made by FSA st... More

A black and white photo of a city street, Main street, West Frankfort, Illinois

A black and white photo of a city street, Main street, West Frankfort,...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

A black and white photo of an old church, Church. West Frankfort, Illinois

A black and white photo of an old church, Church. West Frankfort, Illi...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Loading a truck at gopher hole, Williamson County, Illinois

Loading a truck at gopher hole, Williamson County, Illinois

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One of the more elaborate gopher holes, equipped with a screen shaker, Williamson Co., Illinois (see 26940-D)

One of the more elaborate gopher holes, equipped with a screen shaker,...

Number at end of title refers to LC-USF34-026940-D. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More ... More

Safety engineer with rock dust traps to prevent spread of mine explosions. Old Ben number eight. West Frankfort, Illinois

Safety engineer with rock dust traps to prevent spread of mine explosi...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

A couple of people walking down a sidewalk, Main street, West Frankfort, Illinois

A couple of people walking down a sidewalk, Main street, West Frankfor...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

In pitcar loading, a man is required to shovel coal into the conveyer. Old Ben number eight. West Frankfort, Illinois (see 26980-D)

In pitcar loading, a man is required to shovel coal into the conveyer....

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West Mine, West Frankfort, Illinois. Now abandoned. This mine has been down about a year. See 26940-D

West Mine, West Frankfort, Illinois. Now abandoned. This mine has been...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

One of the more elaborate gopher holes, equipped with a screen shaker, Williamson County, Illinois

One of the more elaborate gopher holes, equipped with a screen shaker,...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Funeral service, West Frankfort, Illinois

Funeral service, West Frankfort, Illinois

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Iron rails used to support the roof of the mine. Old Ben number eight. West Frankfort, Illinois

Iron rails used to support the roof of the mine. Old Ben number eight....

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Drillers. Old Ben number eight. West Frankfort, Illinois (see 26980-D)

Drillers. Old Ben number eight. West Frankfort, Illinois (see 26980-D)

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

West Mine, West Frankfort, Illinois. Now abandoned. Franklin County, Illinois. This mine has been down about a year (see 26940-D)

West Mine, West Frankfort, Illinois. Now abandoned. Franklin County, I...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Hand loader. Before the introduction of machinery this method was used. Old Ben number eight mine. West Frankfort, Illinois. See 26980-D

Hand loader. Before the introduction of machinery this method was used...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

A black and white photo of a man walking past a state bank, possibly related to: Bank that failed, West Frankfort, Illinois

A black and white photo of a man walking past a state bank, possibly r...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

Trapper, a man who controls the movements of the coal car. Old Ben number eight. West Frankfort, Illinois. See 26980-D

Trapper, a man who controls the movements of the coal car. Old Ben num...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Storefront, West Frankfort, Illinois. Window of advertising: "We must help raise cash!"

Storefront, West Frankfort, Illinois. Window of advertising: "We must ...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Under-cutting machine. Old Ben number eight. West Frankfort, Illinois (see 26980-D)

Under-cutting machine. Old Ben number eight. West Frankfort, Illinois ...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Laying track in coal mine. Old Ben number eight mine. West Frankfort, Illinois

Laying track in coal mine. Old Ben number eight mine. West Frankfort, ...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Primitive gopher hole with minimum of equipment. Williamson County, Illinois (see 26940-D)

Primitive gopher hole with minimum of equipment. Williamson County, Il...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Pit car loader, one of the early types of mechanical loaders. Old Ben number eight. West Frankfort, Illnois (see 26980-D)

Pit car loader, one of the early types of mechanical loaders. Old Ben ...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More