Mine Collection

Botallack Long Exposure
A long exposure of the abandoned tin mines at Botallack, Cornwall in the west of Cornwall, England, UK

Botallack Copper Mine, Cornwall - 1833 woodcut
Woodcut illustration from The Saturday Magazine, Volume 87, November 9th, 1833

Hoisting Wheel: Goldmining In California
(Original Caption) 1850-California- "The Hoisting Wheel of the Daley Claim, " goldmining in Columbia, Tuolumme County, California. Photograph from stereopticom

Law Courts in Western Mining District
(Original Caption) Original Caption - Law Courts: An improvised court in a Western Mining District with Judge Brown presiding. Woodcut, 1855

Henry T. P. Comstock Discovers Silver
Henry T. P. Comstock discovering silver

California Speculators
(Original Caption) Original Caption - Speculators: California stock broker in front of the Astor House. Woodcut, 1865

Hotel in California
(Original Caption) Original Caption - Mining Life: A hotel in California during the Gold Rush period. Sheep corral lodgings, 4 bits in advance. Woodcut, 1866

Miners in Consolidated Virginia Silver Mine
Image of silver mine scene in Virginia City, Nevada

Woodcut Of Emigrants Climbing Mountain
(Original Caption) 1879-The newly discovered mines in the Rocky Mountains- Emigrants climbing the perilous and difficult Corduroy Road over the mountains, 13

Crowd Gathered at Mining Site
(Original Caption) Crowds gathered at the Bultfontein Diamond Mine in South Africa, circa 1888

Gold Miners Weighing Gold
(Original Caption) Alaska- Gold mining weighing winter clear-up of gold. Undated photograph

Actresses on Way to Klondike Gold Mine
A man carries an actress across an Alaskan river while others must ford it to get to a gold mine. (Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Boys Working In Coal Mine
(Original Caption) Coal mining: Young boys working in Pennsylvania coal mine before the introduction of the child labor laws. Photograph ca. 1895 shows them standing with horses at mine entrances

Workers In Gold Mine
(Original Caption) Transvall-Johannesburg, South Africa: Workers in a gold mine 800 feet deep, virtual slaves at work. Undated photograph

Coastal Diamond Mine
(Original Caption) This trench on the Atlantic coast of southwest Africa is part of a diamond mining operation

Air View Of A Diamond Mine
(Original Caption) South Africa: An air view photo of the Kimberly Mine taken in 1875. From the Kimberly Diamond Centenary

Street Of A Diamond Market
(Original Caption) South Africa: Diamond Market. Kimberley

Washing Gear, Floor In Diamond Mine
(Original Caption) South Africa: Kimberley Diamond Mine: Washing gear and floors. Undated photograph

Early African Diamond Surface Mines
(Original Caption) Photograph of early African diamond surface mines. Undated photograph. De Beers

Men In Mountains Drinking; Engraving
(Original Caption) A peripatetic barroom, near the Leadville Mines, Colorado. Undated engraving

Haralson Mining Company Stock Certificate
(Original Caption) Stock certificate for four shares of Haralson Mining Company stock. Signed on March 24th, 1904

Chinese Gold Mining in California Engraving
ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Chinese gold mining in California. Undated engraving

Fremont Mill And Vein
(Original Caption) Undated Engraving of Fremont Mill and Vein, Mariposa, California

Prospector Examines A Speciman
(Original Caption) Hopeful look. Prospector examining speciman. Undated woodcut. BPA2# 2218

Lithograph with United Mine Workers of America Emblem
(Original Caption) Emblem from a United Mine Workers of America colored lithograph poster, 1890. BPA2# 3103

Congo Goldmine Exploration
(Original Caption) Congo: Exploration of Congo region by Belgian industrialists. Dredge takes sampling. Gold mine near Kilo, ca. 1900

Idaho Falls, Gold Dredge
(Original Caption) Original Caption - Gold mining: Idaho Falls, Gold Dredge. Photographed ca. 1905

Boy Working at a Mine
(Original Caption) Mine "Tipple Boy", West Virginia coal mine. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1908. BPA 2 #3116

Armed Men at Edgewood Mine Strike
(Original Caption) 12/1912-Edgewood, NJ: Armed men stand atop railroad cars, during the Edgewood mine strike

Armed Miners Grouped by White Tents
(Original Caption) 4/1914-Trinidad, CO- United Mine Workers military headquarters. Photo shows some of the armed miners involved in the coal strike war of the Ludlow mines. Filed 5/5/1914

Militiamen and Machine Gun
Colorado State Militia machine gunners and hired strike breakers overlook the tent camp of the miners and their families at Ludlow, Colorado

Burning Camp During Mine Striker's War
(Original Caption) 4/1914- Trinidad, CO- The Coal Strikers War of April 1914

Miner'S Children In Pose For Picture
(Original Caption) 12/7/1920-Lick Creek, WV-View of African American children in a tent colony of miners

Canary Used for Detecting Gas In Mines
This specially designed canary cage is useful to miners who need to detect the buildup of deadly methane and carbon monoxide gasses in mines

Miners Report to Work After Strike
(Original Caption) 2/18/1926-Pennsylvania-Here are miners reporting to the Fire Boss at the bottom of the shaft of the old Bellevue Mine, one of the oldest anthracite mines in Pennsulvania

Two Mine Workers with Canteen Dishes
(Original Caption) 12/7/1927-New York, NY-Photo shows, left to right, Anthony Minerich and Vincent Kemenovich, deliverers and toilers in the coal mines of Pennsylvania

Couple Prospecting
(Original Caption) 01/31/34- Coloma, CA- Mr. and Mrs. Griswold: Gold Claim Solves Their Financial Problems. Coloma, Calif......In the same locality where eighty-six years ago, James W

Miners Strike at Coal Mine
(Original Caption) 10/10/1937-Coaldale

Strikeing Miners Eat Sandwiches and Drink Coffee
(Original Caption) 10/11/1937-Coaldale, PA- Striking miners of the Lehigh Navigation Coal Company, here, who have self-imprisoned themselves 1300 feet underground in the company's No

Governor Visits Coal Miners in Mine
(Original Caption) 10/11/1937-Coaldale, Pennsylvania-Governor George H

Miners Going Underground At Totz Mine
(Original Caption) 5/18/1939-Harlan, Kentucky- No followers of John L

German Boat Launching Torpedo
A German torpedo boat launches a torpedo towards another warship in the Baltic Sea

Miners Come Off Last Shift Before Strike
(Original Caption) 4/1/1941-Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-As John L

Executive Order Controlling Coal Mines
(Original Caption) 5/2/1943-Washington, DC- Sent to mine owners all over the nation was this letter, "Order for Taking Possession" to be posted in a prominent place in the mines

Striking Miners
Miners in front of gas station talking over the walkout. Winton, PA

Engineers Clearing Mine Field
(Original Caption) 10/5/1943-England- One thousand men of a Negro engineering regiment of the Eighth Army Air Corps go through the maneuvers of clearing a mine field

This Coal Scene Changed as Miners are Ordered Back
Empty coal cars and a deserted mine form a background for striking miners as they discuss the strike at the Waddell Coal Company in Winton, Pennsylvania

This Coal Scene Changed as Miners are Ordered Back
Empty coal cars and a deserted mine form a background for striking miners as they discuss the strike at the Waddell Coal Company in Winton, Pennsylvania

Coal Miners File Out Of Mine
(Original Caption) 8/31/44-Bishop, WV- Bituminous coal miners inspired by overseas victories of their sons & brothers

Miners Fishing During a Strike
(Original Caption) 5/16/1946-Harmarville, PA- Miner Charles Simmers and Ward Hall try a little fishing at Deer Creek near the Wheeling Steel Corporation Harmar mine (background) at Harmarville, PA

Mine Wrecks British Trucks
(Original Caption) 11/05/1946-Jerusalem: MINE WRECKS BRITISH TRUCK

Miners Exiting Their Workplace for Strike
(Original Caption) West Frankfort, Illinois: Miners Walk Off The Job. Miners at the New Orient Mine, said to be the largest shaft mine in the world, walk off the job Nov. 19th

Shallow Industrial Tanks
(Original Caption) 1947-South Africa- View of the tanks in which a water suspension of pulverized ore settles during the cyanide reduction process

South African Natives at Conveyor Belt
(Original Caption) 1947-South Africa- Natives separate waste rock as ore is carried on moving belts into the reduction plants

Workers in Living Quarters at Gold Mine
(Original Caption) 1/1948-South Africa- Natives who work in the Sallies Gold Mine on the East Rand near Johannesburg wait to go on shift

Men Working Inside Gold Mine
(Original Caption) 1/1948-South Africa- African Negroes at work in the Sallies Mine on the East Rand near Johannesburg

Workers with Railroad Carts Inside Goldmine
(Original Caption) 1/1948-South Africa- Tools and timber stand ready in carts to be sent to any part of the mine where they are needed

South African's Process Gold Ore
(Original Caption) 1/48- South Africa- - Natives in the warehouse with gold bearing rock at the Sallies Mine on the East Rand near Johannesburg

A Miner Reacts to a Newspaper Headline
(Original Caption) 4/19/1948-Coverdale, PA-Valentine Dolenc, 65-year-old miner, indicates his opinion of the court ruling on the case of John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers Union

Group Portrait Of Young Mine Workers
(Original Caption) Portrait of a typical group of breaker boys in a Pennsylvania mining town. These boys pick the slate and other impurities from the coal as it passes through the chutes and screens

Coal Train Leaving Coal Mine; Donkeys
(Original Caption) Scranton, PA- Photo of a coal train leaving the mine. Photo shows miner leading a donkey that is hitched up to mining cars full of coal

Young Mine Helpers
(Original Caption) Ca. 1900-West Virginia-Close up of a group of young boys who work as mine helpers. They are warmly dressed, bundled up in wool coats and caps. Photographed by Lewis Hine

Action Series Of Mine Going Off
(Original Caption) A new anti-personnel mine, weighing only 4 1/2 ounces yet packing the wallop of its nine-pound World War II predecessor

Surface Mining Late 19Th Century
(Original Caption) Surface mining, late 19th century (sandstone). Not complete abscence of excavation equipment

Workers Stand Outside Of Mine
(Original Caption) Pioneer Company's Battery, Moodies. De Kaap. Undated photograph

Copper Mine Inside Of Canyon
(Original Caption) Bingham Canyon, UT: Bingham Canyon Copper Mine. Photo looks as though it was taken from inside the mine. Undated

Men Working In A Mine
(Original Caption) Men working in a Missouri lead mine. Photograph ca. 1890

Men W/Hats On Trams Of Ore From Mine
(Original Caption) San Luis Potosi (Province) in the San Pedro Hill Gold Mine of the San Pedro Mine Company. An ore shaft with two trams of fresh ore coming out. Undated

Open Pit Iron Mine
(Original Caption) MN-An open pit iron mine on Minnesota's famed Mesabi iron range. Undated photograph

General View Of Hull-Rust-Mahoning Mine
(Original Caption) General view of mining operations in the Hull-Rust-Mahoning iron ore mine - the World's largest at Hibbing, Minnesota

Gold Mining In Nome, Ak
(Original Caption) Nome, AK- Gold Mining, Beach and Hills, Photographed by De Clamis (?). Miners dig and pan in an open ditch while horses haul wagons. Undated Photograph

Miners Loosening Rocks W/Picks
(Original Caption) Anthracite coal mining near Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Photo shows miners at the Maple Hill Colliery loosening the top of a vein after a blast. Undated photograph

Painting Entitled California News
(Original Caption) William Sidney Mount: (1807-1869) California News. Painting

Men Washing For Diamonds
(Original Caption) Engraving depicting men washing for diamonds at the new diamond fields in South Africa, 1870. Undated illustration

Lake Superior Copper Mine; Illustration
(Original Caption) "A copper mine of the Lake Superior region." Undated illustration

Woodcut Of 16Th Century Power Plant
(Original Caption) Woodcut depicting the power plant of a sixteenth century copper mine. Two men operate a horizontal treadmill, which provides power for the mine's hoisting services

Miner Walks W/Tools Over Shoulder;Illus
(Original Caption) "Miner Prospectant." Miner is shown walking with his tools over his shoulder. Undated illustration

Men Inside Cabin @ Mine; Illus
(Original Caption) California Cabin at the Mines. Undated illustration

Mining On A Surface Cut In Al; Illus
(Original Caption) Redding, AL - A surface cut at the Morris Iron Mine at Redding near Birmingham, Alabama. Undated

Workers On 1880'S Diamond Field (Illus.)
(Original Caption) Woodcut depicting a scene on a South African diamond field of the 1880's. Undated illustration

Crowds Surrounding Diamond Mine
(Original Caption) Illustration entitled "THE DIAMOND DIGGINGS, SOUTH AFRICA, " depicting crowds surrounding a diamond mine. Engraving, 1872

Chinese Man Walking To The Gold Mines
(Original Caption) Illustration depicting a Chinese man walking to the California gold mines. Undated engraving

Illustration Town of Potosi in Mountains
(Original Caption) 2/6/1581: An illustration entitled, "The Discovery and Conquest of the Provinces of Peru, and the Navigation in the South Sea along that Coast

Illustration of a California Gold Miner
(Original Caption) Illustration depicting a miner during the California Gold Rush. He is shown in a mountain landscape, holding a pick, shovel, and pan. Undated woodcut

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