Caption: "These miners are shown aboard a "Gun Boat" descending by an inclined slope into one of the mines of The Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company."
Caption: "Mine cars are automatically loaded by motor driven conveyor belts in mines of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company. This scene is more than a thousand feet below the earth's surface at Burnside Colliery, near Samokin, Pa."
Caption: "Well equipped Hospital facilities are maintained in the Mines of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company for use in case of accident. This Hospital is hewn out of the rock in the depths of The Burnside Colliery."
Caption: "The Mine Mules recieve the best of care at collieries of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company. Picture shows a bath provided for mules to keep them in condition."
Caption: "Carefully selected timber is used for keeping open many gangways, headings, and working places in mines of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company. Scene at a timber bank near a mine entrance."
Caption: ""Company Houses" are eagerly sought by miners in the employ of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company because of the care which is shown in their maintenance and the low rentals charged."
Caption: "Steel and concrete structures replace timber props at many places in modernized mines of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company. The high vaulted roofs reflecting the head lamps of passing trains of mine cars and the lights...
Caption: "A typical group of Reading Anthracite miners waiting to go on duty. Most of them are the second or third generations of miners in Pannsylvania's Anthracite counties. Many are High School graduates and hundreds attend the Company's Night...
Caption: "Reminiscent of the Trench Helmet used by American Troops in the World War, is this Safety Hat worn by the Superintendent of Alaska Colliery. He sets the example for the 1,000 miners who work under his direction, by wearing the safety...
Caption: "This piece of Treading Anthracite weighs more than a ton. An inspector of the Philadelphia Reading Coal and Iron Company found that it contained no particles of rock or other impurities."
Caption: "Before a miner is allowed to enter his working place, the Fire Boss thoroughly inspects it and makes tests for gas of any other dangerous conditions. The Fire Boss in the picture is shown using the Safety Lamp which immediately reveals...
Caption: "Regional headquarters of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Co. are located in this Office Building at 200 Mahantongo St., Pottsville, Pa.
Caption: "Miners carefully dress the face of the coal seam so as to remove loose masses of foal after each explosive charge has been fired. The miner in this picture is shown making the face safe for drilling operations preliminary to another...
Caption: "Side by side with the most modern electrical installations such as the conveyor line in the background, the pick-the ancient symbol of the miner's art, still holds a place of prime utility."
Caption: "Flexible conveyor velts carry newly mined coal for great distances underground. Motor driven apparatus provide many other forms of conveyance. The cables and drums shown in the picture operate a drag line which carries coal down from the...
