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	Coal miners outside the mines at coal mine #2 in Glen Carbon, Illinois	Group of coal miners standing outside of coal mine #2 in Glen Carbon, Illinois. 3rd man from the left Lee Thorpe. 6th man from the left Jacob Hinner. 2nd man from the right Joe Leitner. Man on the extreme right is Mr. Daenzer.	1910	December 8, 2016
	Coal Miners Rescue Squad 1930 Louisville, KY competition trophy display	Coal Miners Rescue Squad 1930 Louisville, KY competition trophy display.	1930	December 8, 2016
	Coal Miners Rescue Squad from coal mine #2 out of uniform	The Coal Miners Rescue Squad for coal mine #2 in Glen Carbon, Illinois out of uniform. From left to right: Pete Anise, John Ferris, Sam Kenner, Mine Boss, Vergil Douglas, William O’Hare, and John Kacer	Unknown	December 8, 2016
	Coal miners standing outside of the boiler room at mine #2 in Glen Carbon, Illinois	Coal miners standing outside of the boiler room at mine #2 in Glen Carbon, Illinois. Men standing from left to right: Clem Hawkins, John Russell, Sam Murphy, and Albert Evans. The “Notice” sign in the upper right hand corner of the photo states, “LOITERING BY STRANGERS AND EMPLOYEES ON THIS PROPERTY IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. –MADISON COAL CORPORATION”	Unknown	December 8, 2016
	Coal washer at mine #2 in Glen Carbon, Illinois	Image of the front of the coal washer at mine #2 in Glen Carbon, Illinois	Unknown	December 8, 2016
	Coal Washer at mine in Glen Carbon, Illinois	Mine #2 was expanding operations during the 1890’s and early 1900’s. A new coal washer of “immense size” was completed and ready for operation in 1906. Coal ranging from the size of an egg to small particles could be processed through the washer. The process removed foreign material and then sorted the coal into five different sizes. The Madison Coal Corporation did not find the venture profitable and abandoned the coal washing operation in 1914.	Unknown	December 8, 2016
	Cole Gratcher outside of the old Coal Office	Cole Gratcher (grandson of Alice Hielson) outside of the old Coal Office. Now Claude James house that used to belong to Mike Higgerson.	August 1960	December 8, 2016
	Damaged Bricks on the Exterior of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 After Mine Subsidence	This closeup photograph shows damaged bricks on the exterior of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002, likely damaged by mine subsidence. The nursing home closed in the late 1990s. The building was torn down a few years after the photo was taken.	December 20, 2002	August 13, 2018
	Damaged Bricks on the Exterior of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002 After Mine Subsidence	This photograph shows damaged bricks on the exterior of the Madison County Nursing Home in 2002, likely damaged by mine subsidence. The nursing home closed in the late 1990s. The building was torn down a few years after the photo was taken.	December 20, 2002	August 13, 2018
	December dinner inside the coal mine #2 in Glen Carbon, Illinois	Dinner served down inside coal mine #2 tunnel. December presiding over this unique dinner in #2 mine tunnel is Mike Sedlacek (center), top mine boss. The other people at the table are presumed to have been visiting officials of the Madison Coal Company and their wives. The unidentified women in the background are presumed to have been Glen Carbon Village women who prepared and served the food.	1920	December 8, 2016