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1396210156.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1396531211.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1925009741Fairmont West Virginia: Fairmont Printing Co. 1925. Full title from front wrapper reads: Agreement. Memorandum agreement between the Consolidation Coal Company and its employees in West Virginia Division. The local organization of employees at each operation take the name and number of the mine and is know as "space in text Miners' Association No. space." Original green printed wrappers. 40 pp. Unrecorded on OCLC/WorldCat. First Edition. Soft Bound. Fine. Fairmont Printing Co.
1943213381943. Anthracite coal mining photographs circa 1930s to 1950s document the daily labor conditions environmental hazards and union activity within Pennsylvania's coal industry and provide direct visual evidence of industrial work in one of the most significant energy sectors in the United States. Created during a period when anthracite coal production remained central to regional economies and national energy supply these images record both above ground and subterranean labor processes as well as the collective organization of workers responding to unsafe conditions and economic pressures. The archive supports research into labor history industrial practices occupational health and union movements in mid twentieth century America.<br /> <br /> Eleven silver gelatin photographs ranging approximately from 4 x 6 inches to 8 x 10 inches some with typed captions attached depicting mining activity and related scenes in Pennsylvania's anthracite region. Images include miners traversing severe winter conditions while guiding donkeys hauling coal carts through heavy snow; workers shoveling coal in enclosed dimly lit environments with airborne dust visible in the light captioned "Coal shoveling brigade or how I spent my summer vacation"; and inspection scenes in which workers examine coal samples prior to distribution. Additional photographs show large scale coal piles dwarfing individual laborers emphasizing production scale. One press photograph dated January 15 1943 documents a mass meeting in Hazleton Pennsylvania where union leader Andrew Yevchak addresses striking miners with caption noting that 17000 workers were ordered to return to work following the gathering.<br /> <br /> Produced during a period marked by ongoing labor disputes mechanization and heightened awareness of occupational hazards such as coal dust inhalation these photographs capture both the physical demands of mining and the organizational structures that shaped worker response. The inclusion of the 1943 Hazleton meeting situates the archive within broader wartime labor tensions when coal production was critical to the war effort and strikes carried national implications. Together the images provide a grounded record of industrial labor environmental exposure and collective action within the anthracite coal industry preserving visual documentation of work that was both economically essential and physically hazardous. Minor edge wear and light creasing to a few prints with strong image clarity overall; condition very good. unknown
0365270598.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1886H16432Harrisburg: Meyers 1886. Hardcover. Very Good. Large 8vo blue cloth very good both front and rear inner hinges were cracked and have been neatly mended. 259 & 308 pp mainly on anthracite and bituminous coal mining industry with many lithograph plates some tinted and appear to be heliotype or albertype photographs and many folding charts maps and plates. Uncommon. Early discussion of Henry Clay Frick's coal mining and coke operations. Meyers hardcover
1019295686.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
55903Harrisburg: Lane S. Hart 1881. . Black cloth spine designed and lettered in gilt. Marbled page edges. Engraved pictorial title page and six folding maps and plates. Upper front cover a bit marked some wear and a white mark on the spine a clean very good copy in general. Small name stamp on end paper and title page. The final 180 pages and the folding plates all relate to coal mining in Pennsylvania. Plates illustrate coke ovens a coal washing machine and a columnar section from a shaft; the others are detailed maps of coal mines. <br/><br/> Harrisburg: Lane S. Hart, 1881. hardcover
1953ZB418164Cheyenne: 1953. 58 pp very good in original paper wrappers. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Cheyenne: unknown
1950ZB418163Cheyenne: 1950. 60 pp library markings soft corner bend good in original paper wrappers. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Cheyenne: unknown
1948ZB418165Cheyenne: 1948. 53 pp library markings else very good in original paper wrappers. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Cheyenne: unknown
1920224531920. Appalachian Coal Mining Operations; Photo Archive of Five Original Gelatin Silver Photographs ca. 1910s-1920s. Five gelatin silver prints measuring betweenand 8" x 9" to 5" x 7" Striking vernacular archive documenting early 20th-century industrial coal mining practices through four large-format photographs capturing both above- and below-ground operations.<br /> <br /> One image depicts a smelter or foundry worker tending molten material in a heavy industrial setting possibly related to coke production-a critical process in transforming coal into fuel for steelmaking. The worker wears a protective leather apron gloves and a helmet with face shield using a long paddle to manipulate the material. Industrial piping and steel platforms surround the workspace and a massive crucible or furnace stands nearby. Another photograph captures a dramatic underground mining scene. Two Black miners in heavy coats and headlamps drill upward into the cavern ceiling using a compressed-air jackleg drill. The low uneven rock walls exposed support timbers and scattered equipment emphasize the confined and hazardous conditions of subsurface labor. Coal dust visibly clings to their garments hinting at prolonged exposure to harsh particulate-laden environments common in deep mining shafts. One image centers on a large cylindrical steel structure-likely a pressure chamber or industrial boiler associated with coal-fired power or steam generation. The riveted iron shell and complex pipe fittings suggest this is part of an early steam engine or autoclave. Tools such as a coal shovel and rake lean nearby alongside a coal scuttle reinforcing the manual labor involved in operating and maintaining this machinery. Another photograph presents an expansive view of a coal rail yard in winter. A lone worker walks atop a line of boxcars amid snow-covered tracks while coal smoke rises from the buildings along the rail lines. <br /> <br /> The archive offer a vivid and textural record of early 20th-century coal mining labor and its related technologies. At this time coal mining was one of the deadliest occupations in the United States; between 1900 and 1930 tens of thousands of miners died in accidents or from occupational illnesses such as black lung disease. Light edge wear and surface handling; one image with silvering and faint creases. Well-preserved examples of early 20th-century industrial photography documenting coal mining infrastructure labor and technology during a critical era of American energy and industrial history. Minor edge wear and light creasing; one image with mild silvering; overall very good. unknown
1891607056"W.W. Hubbard" in black fountain pen ink on blue printed Island Coal Company Miners and Shippers of the Celebrated Island City Coal letterhead Indianapolis Indiana August 6 1891. 8 1/2" x 11"; 1 page; very good fresh; 1891. Letterhead is printed in blue. W.W. Hubbard wa the company treasurer. Proposal for selling coat to the Hospital for the Insane in Kalamazoo Michigan. Together with the original holograph mailing envelope printed in red postmarked Indianapolis Ind. August 7 1891 with 2 cent red George Washington stamp with bulls eye cancellation with backstamped "Carrier" postal cancellation advertising cover. Envelope is printed in red. Also included in an advertising flyer "Red Letter Testimonials" extolling their coal products; 1 page. Three separate items.
0260398047.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
22259Printed by 'William Thomas Argraffydd Caerfyrddin.' No date late Vicvtorian. The title is 'Hanes alarus am 26 o golliers a gollasant eu bywydau yn pwll glo Bedwellty gerllaw Tredegar Dydd Gwener Mehefin 16 1865.' This may be translated as 'The woeful tale of 26 colliers who lost their lives in the Bedwellty coal mine near Tredegar Friday 16 June 1865. 4pp 16mo 15.5 x 9 cm. Paginated 1-4. Bifolium. Printer's slug at foot of last page. Disbound. A frail survival: aged and worn. Beneath the title and covering the rest of the first page is a list of 25 of the deceased their ages and dependents headed 'ENWAU Y PERSONAU.' The first entry in the list is 'Thomas Meredith 50 oed priod ac un plentyn'; and the fourth 'Lewis Lewis 40 gweddw a phump o blant'. The poem in sixteen four-line stanzas covers pp.2-4 and is headed 'HANES ALARUS.' No copy in the National Library of Wales. The only copy of this item located either on OCLC WorldCat or on COPAC is at Swansea University where it is bound with other pamphlets by Carmarthen printers. Printed by 'William Thomas, Argraffydd, Caerfyrddin.' No date [late Vicvtorian]. unknown
191513004Kanawha County WV 1915. 52 leaves with fifty-eight full-page professionally-produced sepia-toned photographs each with printed marginal captions and six informational plates most backed on linen. Oblong octavo 5 x 8 inches. Contemporary brown cloth. Front cover lacking spine and rear cover chipped and worn. Internally clean. Good condition. A fascinating annotated photograph album produced by the Lackawanna Coal and Lumber Company a prominent early-20th-century mining and lumber company highlighting its officers and the variety of its operations in West Virginia. The album begins with portraits of four of the company's mustachioed owners -- W.L. Connell J.K. Griffith Thomas J. Foster and William Griffith. The preponderance of the album focuses on the company's activities in various locations showing their Power House Coal Yard company store and more at Mucklow; large barge shipments on the Kanawha River; exterior scenes and shots inside the mine at Upper Town; the Power House and Tipple at Greenbrier; various scenes at Paint Creek including the Power House Tipple interior mine scenes including "Miners Working in Paint Creek Mine Using Electrically Driven Undercutter" their mule barn and Hickory Camp Power House; scenes around their Nuckolls Greencastle and Grosstown properties; scenes inside their Foster Mine; and much more.<br /> <br /> Other photographs picture the various trees the company turns into lumber some scenes around the company's Crescent Property lumber yard and a couple of their new sawmill. The album concludes with a half dozen informational plates akin to modern-day Power Point slides providing financial information on coal land values coal consumption coal production and details on anthracite and bituminous productivity. The album presents like a type of promotional brochure couching the Lackawanna Coal and Lumber Company as a vital and dynamic enterprise with numerous opportunities for potential investors. We could locate nothing like it in OCLC; the Hagley Museum holds a 1914 album of fifty photographs comprising an inspection trip to the Lackawanna Coal and Lumber Company and Highland Lumber Company which would be an excellent companion piece to the present album. unknown
a54632Washington 1948-1963. 6 volumes. 8vo. about 150pp. per volume photo illustrations original printed wraps.Steel Institute bookplates blindstamps neat pockets labels on front. Good or VG. 6 volumes: paperback
1951ZB494806Bituminous Coal Institute 1951. 204 pp. paperback light wear to covers else text clean & binding tight. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Bituminous Coal Institute paperback
1827451361827. NORTH AMERICAN COAL COMPANY. A Brief Sketch of the Property Belonging to the North American Coal Company with Some General Remarks on the Subject of Coal and Coal Mines. N.Y.: Printed by Willam sic Davis Jun. 1827. 14pp. 2 folding maps. Orig. blank wraps. Sewn as issued. Some chipping and soiling to untrimmed edges wrapper split along spine. Overall very good. American Imprints 1827 No. 30069. The North American Coal Company mined property in near Pottsville in Schuykill County about 100 miles northwest of Philadelphia. The maps show the property the locations of mines and existing and proposed canals. unknown
0265937361.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
0266937349.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
19922080502106502116So Hiroshi 1992. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 So Hiroshi paperback
1396743308.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
20192081502111900302China Coal Industry 2019. Soft Cover. Fine. Size: Hardcover China Coal Industry paperback
ria9780309110228_inpHardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; States that it is important that the United States extract its coal resources efficiently safely and in an environmentally responsible manner. This book focuses on the research and development needs and priorities in the areas of coal hardcover
