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	Image of coal mine #4 Engine House in Glen Carbon, Illinois.	Madison Coal Corporation No. 4 Mine Engine House still stands and is occupied as a private dwelling located on a private drive on right side of Meridian Hills just after the railroad track crossing about a third of a mile north of the covered bridge. The mine was sunk circa 1892, but mining operations were abandoned just after the turn of the century due to water seepage.	Unknown	December 8, 2016
	Back of Coal mine #2 in Glen Carbon		Unknown	December 8, 2016
	Shaft Bottom in Coal Mine #2 in Glen Carbon, Illinois	Lights illuminating the shaft bottom in coal mine #2 in Glen Carbon, Illinois	Unknown	December 8, 2016
	Miner working inside the engine room at the coal mine	This photograph shows Joe Mateyka operating the cage inside the engine room in at the coal mine.	Unknown	December 8, 2016
	Two Coal Miners Working in a Glen Carbon Mine	This photograph shows two workers operating a coal cutting machine in a Glen Carbon mine.	Unknown	December 8, 2016
	Coal Miners in front of railroad car filled with coal	This photograph shows coal miners employed by the Madison Coal Company. They are posing in front of an Illinois Central Railroad car filled with coal. From left to right: Row of men standing: Man #2 standing is Sam Murphy, Man #6 standing is Albert Evans. Row of men kneeling: Man #2 is Chris Schneider and man in the middle with saw is William Werner the mine carpenter.	Unknown	December 8, 2016
	Young men standing outside of coal mine #2 by lumber stacks in Glen Carbon, Illinois.	This photograph shows two men standing outside mine #2 at the Madison Coal Corporation in Glen Carbon. Roof supports are stacked alongside the railroad tracks.	Unknown	December 8, 2016
	Friends and family day at coal mine #2 in Glen Carbon, Illinois	This postcard shows friends and family visiting mine #2 in Glen Carbon.	Unknown	December 8, 2016
	Outside view of coal mine #2 in Glen Carbon, Illinois	This photograph shows coal mine #2 in Glen Carbon	Unknown	December 8, 2016
	Coal Miners Rescue Squad	Two photographs of the coal miners rescue squad during training. From Right to Left: Captain Pete Anesi, John Ferris, Patient John Kacer, Geo. S. Kenner, and William O’Hare.	Unknown	December 8, 2016