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Mine Striker with Family in Front of Tent(Original Caption) 12/8/1920-Red Jacket, WV-A miner poses with his wife and four children in front of their tent at the striker's camp
Iron Miner5th June 1948: A miner pauses in a tunnel before starting a shift in Britains most modern iron ore mine, at Irthlinborough in Northamptonshire
Coal MinerA miner pushing a coal truck, 1878. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Under TilmanstoneA miner working underground in Tilmanstone Colliery, in Kent. Photograph taken using Sashalite lighting equipment
Miners Changing Shift in the 1, 600 Foot LevelAcross the Continent - The Frank Leslie Transcontinental Excursion, the party visiting the galleries of the consolidated Virginia Silver Mine, at Virginia City, Nevada
Miners Sorting Diamonds from GravelSouth Africa-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Workers sorting the gravel for diamonds at Kimberly mine. Undated photo
Miners at Working in South AfricaSouth Africa-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Workers tipping ground 1200 feet level in Kimberly mine. Undated photo
James W. Marshall(Original Caption) 1848-Portrait of James W. Marshall (1810-1885), discoverer of gold in California, 1848. Daguerreotype in the United States National Museum
Henry T. P. Comstock Discovers SilverHenry T. P. Comstock discovering silver
George Northrop Posing as Gold Miner(Original Caption) George W. Northrup from Minnesota posing with the tools of a gold miner, even down to the bag of gold. Daguerrotype photo, ca. 1860. BPA2# 2208
Gold Mining In California by Currier & IvesGold mining in California. Currier & Ives Print, 1871. Hand colored lithograph
Miners in Consolidated Virginia Silver MineImage of silver mine scene in Virginia City, Nevada
Miners Outside Gold Mine(Original Caption) Miners posing at the Republic Gold Mining Company in De Kaap, South Africa. Photo circa 1888
Miners Panning for Gold(Original Caption) Rockerville, SD: "We have it rich!" Washing and panning gold at Rockerville, Dakota. Old timers Spriggs Lamb, and Dillon at work. Photograph and copyright by Crabill, 1899
Miner Panning For Gold(Original Caption) CA: A prospector pans for gold in Northern California. Hand tinted photograph, circa 1890
Prospector Panning for Gold in California(Original Caption) Original Caption - Goldminer panning in Northern California. Photograph taken in 1890
Yukon Gold MineMiners use sluices to mine gold on "Gold Hill" near Dawson in the Yukon Territories | Location: Near Dawson, Canada
Hydraulic Mining During the Klondike Gold Rush(Original Caption) Klondike gold rush. Hydraulic mining. Undated photo
Klondike Miners Washing Out Gold 1897(Original Caption) Klondike miners washing out gold. Photo 1897
Gold Miners Weighing Gold(Original Caption) Alaska- Gold mining weighing winter clear-up of gold. Undated photograph
Men Digging in Streets During Gold Rush(Original Caption) Alaska gold rush of 1898 -- first hour's work. Undated photo shows men digging in the streets of a small Alaska town
Group Of Pick And Shovel MinersMiners came to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush
Miners Pan and Dig for Gold in AlaskaMiners came to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush
Miners Work Underground(Original Caption) Klondike Goldrush. Miners working underground. Gold Hill Y.T. Undated photograph. BPA#2 2209
Prospectors Find Diamond In British Guya(Original Caption) - Black Prospectors find a Diamond in their Gold Pan. British Guiana
Miner In Tuolumne County(Original Caption) Original Caption - Miner with cradle in Tuolumne County. Photograph is enlargement of old stereoptic view. Title, "Placer Mining in Columbia, Tuolumne County
Workers Panning at a Long Tom Operation(Original Caption) Famous gold run: Big (Long) Tom operation, Alaska. A Long Tom is a trough used for the separation of gold from soil. Undated
Two Prospectors Outside Of Their Shack(Original Caption) Shirt Tail Creek, CA - Two apparent prospectors standing outside of their shack. Prospector on the right is older with a long flowing beard and cane
Gold Miner Standing on AqueductA gold miner stands on an aqueduct while placer mining at Brown's Flat in Tuolumne County, California, during the California Gold Rush
Off To California, Gold Fever(Original Caption) Original Caption - Off to California. Lithograph ridiculing the gold rush fever of 1849 with men rushing off to the West Coast leaving their families behind. Lithograph by Manning
Miner Is Accosted(Original Caption) Original Caption - Scenes from the California Gold Rush. Larger than life miner carrying pack while smaller figures with knives accost him. Undated engraving
Haralson Mining Company Stock Certificate(Original Caption) Stock certificate for four shares of Haralson Mining Company stock. Signed on March 24th, 1904
Miners Panning In River(Original Caption) Auriferorus placers of the Tipuani Valley in Bolivia. Undated woodcut, after a drawing in watercolor by Deherrvpon. Undated engraving
Chinese Gold Mining in California EngravingORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Chinese gold mining in California. Undated engraving
Chinese Gold Mining in California EngravingEngraving entitled "Chinese Gold Mining in California, " depicting Chinese American men panning for gold in a California riverbed. Undated engraving
Prospector Examines A Speciman(Original Caption) Hopeful look. Prospector examining speciman. Undated woodcut. BPA2# 2218
Drawing of Chinese Immigrant Gold Miners in California(Original Caption) California gold miners; Chinese immigrants panning for gold. Wash drawing, mid 19th Century
Lithograph with United Mine Workers of America Emblem(Original Caption) Emblem from a United Mine Workers of America colored lithograph poster, 1890. BPA2# 3103
Alaska Gold Miners With Gold Pans(Original Caption) 1901-St. Kincaid, Alaska: Alaska gold rush. Photograph taken ca. 1901 at St. Kincaid. First clean up at Adam Hill. BPA2# 2213
Children in U.S. Coal Mine(Original Caption) Child labor in U.S. coal mine. Photo, ca. 1903
Labor Leader John Mitchell(Original Caption) 1903-John Mitchell (1870-1919), labor leader who organized coal miner's strike in 1902. Photograph, 1903. Copyright 1903 by J. E. Purdy, Boston
Klondike Goldrush Miners(Original Caption) Klondike Goldrush: Thawer and Shaft, No. 1 Homestake claim Imnachuk River 18 feet to bedrock, 34.00 pan. Sept. 1903. Four miners around shaft with boiler and windlass
Miner Shoveling Rocks At Gold Mine(Original Caption) 1904-Nome, AK: Gold Rush Rocking out $10 a day on Front Street
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
Coffins Pass in Front of Catholic Church(Original Caption) 4/1914- Trinidad, CO: Mourners watch as coffins of victims of the Ludlow coal miner's strike war pass by in front of the Catholic Church at Ludlow. Filed 5/5/1914
Coal Miners Standing on Platform(Original Caption) 4/1914- Trinidad, CO- A large group of coal miners on strike watching soldiers (not pictured) at the Ludlow Tent Colony
Chavez's Hole at Ludlow Tent ColonyThis hole was dug under one of the tents as a shelter from the Colorado State Militia machine guns
Strikers in United Miners of America Office(Original Caption) 4/1914-Trinidad, CO- During the coal miner's strike, a large group of strikers pose for a photo inside the United Miner's of America office in Trinidad. Photo filed 5/4/1914
Coal Miners Children at U.M.A. School(Original Caption) 4/1914- Trinidad, CO: Children of coal miners in a United Miners of America school
Italian Family in Tent Colony Before War(Original Caption) 4/1914- Trinidad, CO: The Ludlow mines coal strike war of 1914. Armando Pilizzari, leader of the Italians
Men Amongst Ruins of Forbes Tent Colony(Original Caption) 4/1914-Trinidad, Colorado: Men and boys, some eating, stand around the snow-covered ruins of the Forbes Tent Colony which was destroyed by U.S. Militia in the Coal Strikers War
Volunteers Help Feed Striking Miners(Original Caption) 4/1914- Trinidad, CO: Volunteer cooks and waiter from sister states help feed the strikers during the coal miner's strike at Ludlow tent camp
J.W. Brown, National Miners Organizer(Original Caption) 4/25/1914- Trinidad, CO: J.W. Brown, national organizer arriving at Trinidad, on horseback in advance of five-hundred armed coal miners
Alex Berkman Speaking at Rally(Original Caption) 5/1/1914-I.W.W. meeting in sympathy with the Laidlaw, Colorado strikers. Alex Berkman is shown speaking
Miner Greets 5Th Cavalryman on Train(Original Caption) 5/4/1914- Trinidad
Militiamen and Machine GunColorado 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
Coal Strike in West VirginiaRed Jacket, West Virginia, Coal miners wives holding children
Coal Strike in West VirginiaFour members of the posting guard at Williamstown
Coal Strike in West VirginiaRed Jacket, West Virginia. Miner and wife with 5 children outside of tent
Coal Strike in West VirginiaScene in West Virginia during a coal strike
Sid Hatfield of Matewan, West Virginia, now under indictment for his part in shooting
People and Tents in Striking Miners Camp(Original Caption) 12/6/1920- Red Jacket, WV- Scene in the tent city at Red Jacket, West Virginia. Photo shows adults and children
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
Coal Strike in West VirginiaRed Jacket, West Virginia. View of tent colony of striking miners
Coal Strike in West VirginiaPosting guard during miners strike
Coal Strike in West VirginiaPosting guard at Williamstown, West Virginia during a coal strike
Congress Of Miners; Lenin Attending(Original Caption) Moscow, Russia: Vladimir I. Lenin was among the delegates to the Second All-Russian Congress of Miners in Moscow in 1921
Troops Patrol Mine District South Africa(Original Caption) 3/17/1922-Johnnesburg
Miners Crushing SaltMiners crushing rock salt in a salt mine 1, 000 feet under ground
Miners Working in Salt MineMiners processing rock salt in a salt mine 1, 000 feet under ground
Canary Used for Detecting Gas In MinesThis specially designed canary cage is useful to miners who need to detect the buildup of deadly methane and carbon monoxide gasses in mines
Bill Haywood(Original Caption) Portrait of Bill Haywood in Moscow. Photo filed in 1924
Mine Workers Leaders Full Length(Original Caption) Anthracite miner's leaders who are meeting to decide whether to strike or not (left to right): Chris J. Golden, Phil Murray; John L. Lewis; John T. Dempsey; and Thomas Kennedy
Miners Children Reading NewspaperA crowd of boys, sons of miners, gather next to an open-pit mine to read a newspaper
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
Goldminers Playing Game of Cards(Original Caption) 3/15/1927-Weepah, NV- Numerous camps have been pitched around Weepah, in the hills forty miles west of Tonopah, Nevada
Welsh Miners Pose with Banner on March(Original Caption) 11/29/1927-London, England- Coal diggers with travelling kitchen used during the march. They were led by A.J. Cook
Bullet-Riddled Cop Car(Original Caption) 5/9/1931-Evarts, KY- The automobile in which two Deputy Sheriffs of Harlan were slain on May 5th, during a pitched battle with a crowd of about 125 miners
Striking Miners Hold Sign & Us Flag(Original Caption) 8/4/31-Ward, W
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Shakes Hands with Miner10/19/1932- Wheeling, WV- ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt shakes hands with a poor mine worker during his Presidential campaign trip to West Virginia
Miner Shakes Hands with Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt
Rescue Workers Taking Coffee Break(Original Caption) Twelve Dead Taken from Illinois Mine Pit. Twelve bodies had been recovered form the Moweaqua cooperative mine at Moweaqua, Ill
Prospector Panning for GoldProspector pans for gold during a revival of gold mining in the west