CardCow Vintage Postcards

A Modern Coal Breaker

Mon, 4 Feb 2008 08:00:00 +0100

Title:
A Modern Coal Breaker
Anthracite Region (PA), Chrome unused

Colliery in its Mountain Setting

Mon, 17 Jan 2005 09:54:00 +0100

Title:
Colliery in its Mountain Setting
Anthracite Region (PA) unused

Description:
View from an Anthrracite Colliery showing a typical mining town with the mountain setting which surrounds the towns in the Anthroacite Coal Region of Pennsylvania. The stacks in the foreground are in the Boiler House attached to the Colliery

Marvine Colliery

Mon, 17 Jan 2005 08:00:00 +0100

Title:
Marvine Colliery
Anthracite Region (PA) unused

Description:
One of the Most Complete Coal Breakers in the Anthracite Region

Coal Mining in Anthracite Region

Mon, 12 Jul 2004 01:34:00 +0100

Title:
Coal Mining in Anthracite Region
Anthracite Region (PA), Linen PM 1956

Description:
Huge power shovel used in taking off top surface and coal during stripping operation in surface mining of hard coal

Coal Mining

Mon, 10 May 2004 06:19:00 +0100

Title:
Coal Mining
Anthracite Region (PA) PM 1942

Description:
Inserting Souibb to dynamite section of coal. After drilling holes and setting power, the miner is inserting a squibb with which to explode the powder. This will blow down the section of coal shown in the picture Courtesy: The Hudson Coal Company