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[Men in a coal(?) mine: 7 men in an old working mine shaft] – Antique Print

[Men in a coal(?) mine: 7 men in an old working mine shaft], c1906. — historic photograph
[Men in a coal(?) mine: 7 men in an old working mine shaft], c1906.. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Seven men stand inside an old working shaft, each holding a lamp, in a view that puts the dim interior and the miners' gear at the center. The record dates the picture to about 1906 and credits C.W.J. Harris with its copyright, though the coal-mine identification is marked as unverified. Around the turn of the century, American coal operations relied on open-flame oil and carbide lamps, which made cap lamps and light a daily concern for underground crews. Photographs like this one were often made to document working conditions, company operations or the people who worked them.

Created / publishedc1906.
Medium1 photographic print.
SubjectsPhoto copyrighted by C.W.J. Harris. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions. Caption card tracings: Lamps; Mines--Coal.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,042 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-143479

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