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Mining

Old Coal King: 1940

August 1940. "Carbon County, Pennsylvania. Houses and colliery from a street in Lansford." More specifically, the Old Company's Lehigh Navigation Coal Co. Lansford Colliery. Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

August 1940. "Carbon County, Pennsylvania. Houses and colliery from a street in Lansford." More specifically, the Old Company's Lehigh Navigation Coal Co. Lansford Colliery. Medium format acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

Anthracite Alley: 1940

August 1940. "Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania. Small historic coal mining town in the Lehigh Valley. Houses in East Mauch Chunk." Acetate negative by Jack Delano. View full size.

August 1940. "Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania. Small historic coal mining town in the Lehigh Valley. Houses in East Mauch Chunk." Acetate negative by Jack Delano. View full size.

 

The Big Dig: 1941

August 1941. "Albany iron mine. Hibbing, Minnesota." A Bucyrus-Erie Model 54-B electric shovel. Acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

August 1941. "Albany iron mine. Hibbing, Minnesota." A Bucyrus-Erie Model 54-B electric shovel. Acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

What a Dump: 1941

        Dart truck with Hercules dump body; Bucyrus-Erie 54-B electric shovel.
August 1941. "Loading dump truck with iron ore at the Albany mine, Hibbing, Minnesota.  Use of trucks was initiated in this mine two years ago and railroad tracks removed; trucks were found more economical and can climb the steep grade in much shorter time." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

        Dart truck with Hercules dump body; Bucyrus-Erie 54-B electric shovel.

August 1941. "Loading dump truck with iron ore at the Albany mine, Hibbing, Minnesota. Use of trucks was initiated in this mine two years ago and railroad tracks removed; trucks were found more economical and can climb the steep grade in much shorter time." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

Souvenirs: 1941

August 1941. "Girl who sells pieces of ore and Iron Range souvenirs to tourists. Hibbing, Minnesota." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon. View full size.

August 1941. "Girl who sells pieces of ore and Iron Range souvenirs to tourists. Hibbing, Minnesota." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon. View full size.

 

Bovey Blasters: 1941

August 1941. "Blasting crew in the Danube iron mine. Bovey, Minnesota." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

August 1941. "Blasting crew in the Danube iron mine. Bovey, Minnesota." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

Superior Scales: 1941

August 1941. "At the Great Northern Railroad yards, cars of iron ore passing over the scales are weighed at the rate of three and a half a minute. Superior, Wisconsin." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

August 1941. "At the Great Northern Railroad yards, cars of iron ore passing over the scales are weighed at the rate of three and a half a minute. Superior, Wisconsin." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

The Ore Docks: 1941

August 1941. "Ore docks at Allouez, Wisconsin." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

August 1941. "Ore docks at Allouez, Wisconsin." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

Below Docks: 1941

August 1941. "Underneath the ore docks. Allouez, Wisconsin." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

August 1941. "Underneath the ore docks. Allouez, Wisconsin." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

More Ore: 1941

August 1941. "Iron ore from the Minnesota Range in the Great Northern railyards at Superior, Wisconsin." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon. View full size.

August 1941. "Iron ore from the Minnesota Range in the Great Northern railyards at Superior, Wisconsin." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon. View full size.

 

Albany Mine: 1941

August 1941. "Albany Mine, Hibbing, Minnesota. Iron ore from this mine is brought up by truck." Acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

August 1941. "Albany Mine, Hibbing, Minnesota. Iron ore from this mine is brought up by truck." Acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

Bungalow of Doom: 1941

August 1941. "House in North Hibbing, Minnesota, on the edge of the world's largest open pit iron mine. Houses in this section are being demolished daily as mining operations expand." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon. View full size.

August 1941. "House in North Hibbing, Minnesota, on the edge of the world's largest open pit iron mine. Houses in this section are being demolished daily as mining operations expand." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon. View full size.

 

Fresh Tracks: 1941

August 1941. "Moving railroad track in the Mahoning pit. Hibbing, Minnesota." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

August 1941. "Moving railroad track in the Mahoning pit. Hibbing, Minnesota." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

Rocket Man: 1941

August 1941. "Member of blasting crew at Danube Mine near Bovey, Minnesota." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

August 1941. "Member of blasting crew at Danube Mine near Bovey, Minnesota." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 

Ore of Yore: 1941

August 1941. "Children of old Hibbing, Minnesota, the part of town which is gradually being torn down as mining operations expand, sell pieces of ore and iron range souvenirs to tourists." Acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

August 1941. "Children of old Hibbing, Minnesota, the part of town which is gradually being torn down as mining operations expand, sell pieces of ore and iron range souvenirs to tourists." Acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

 
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