1942 Montour #4 Mine Pictures

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Post by Pauliewog » Sat. Nov. 04, 2017 10:53 pm

A peek from the past into a Pennsylvania Bituminous mine

http://mashable.com/2017/05/07/pennsylvania-coal- ... xYSLcPUaqq

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Post by franco b » Sat. Nov. 04, 2017 11:20 pm

Great pictures, but only one shows a miners face full of coal dust as I expected.

 
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Post by windyhill4.2 » Sun. Nov. 05, 2017 6:56 am

I must have a dirty computer,i saw numerous dirty faces.

Pauliewog,thanks for posting !!


 
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Post by coaledsweat » Sun. Nov. 05, 2017 9:06 am

3 miners in neckties, I'm impressed.

 
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Post by BunkerdCaddis » Sat. Nov. 11, 2017 2:26 pm

coaledsweat wrote:
Sun. Nov. 05, 2017 9:06 am
3 miners in neckties, I'm impressed.
Gotta Dress to Impress... or so I'm told

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