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Mining towns in Southern Illinois. January, 1939. Mining towns in Williamson and Franklin Counties
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Description | Photographs show mining towns in Williamson and Franklin Counties. Abandoned mines of the Western, O'Gara, Consolidated, and Franco Coal Companies. Operations in an abandoned mine, known as a "gopher hole," in which unemployed miners have opened primitive workings on the coal seam. Miners' homes, one story wooden structures, shades, tool shed of abandoned mine. Display of lamps. Boys digging for coal on slack pile. Unemployed miners at home, on the street. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Groups of Images (LOTs) |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
