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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 |
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Ground view of the 1918 Liberty Bond Drive for WWI at coal mine #2 in Glen Carbon, Illinois |
This photograph shows workers and community members gathering outside of coal mine #2 in Glen Carbon, Illinois for the 1918 Liberty Bond Drive for World War I. |
1918 |
December 8, 2016 |
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1918 Liberty Bond Drive Outside of Coal Mine #2 in Glen Carbon, Illinois |
These three photographs show workers and community members gathering outside of coal mine #2 in Glen Carbon, Illinois for the 1918 Liberty Bond Drive for World War I. |
1918 |
December 8, 2016 |
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Coal miners in front of the entrance to a mine in Glen Carbon |
This photograph shows a group of miners standing at the entrance to a mine in Glen Carbon. The arrow drawn on the photograph points to Fat Bendicks' father. |
1916 |
December 8, 2016 |
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1915 First Annual Picnic of the Maryville Chapter of the International Hod Carriers Union |
This is a black and white panoramic group image of the "First Annual Picnic" of the Maryville, Il local chapter of the International Hod Carriers Union which took place September, 6th of 1915. The miners are werearing suits with ties and have ribbons pinned onto the left side of their chests. The chapter number is listed as 1802 on the front of the image. On the top left corner of the photograph is written "Photo By Idoux Schnieder Center Bldg St. Louis." Miners in the top right corner are holding a "United Mine Workers of America" banner with their local chapter information running across the top of the banner. |
1915 |
November 13, 2019 |
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Exteriror image of the Donk Brothers Mine no. 2 |
This is a back and white image of the exteriror of the Donk Brothers Mine in Maryville, Illinois. The image is labeled "Donk Colliery Maryville ILL." Three buildings are visible in the image including the tall exteriror of the mine entrance, four smokstacks, as well as a power line in the foreground. The second image is an edited version of the original commissioned by the Maryville Heritage Association. The image is undated, but the mine was in operation from 1902 to 1925. |
circa 1910s - 1920s |
November 13, 2019 |
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Donk Mine entrance |
This is a black and white image of four men sitting at the entrance of the Donk Mine no. 2 shaft. The men are holding tools such as a pic ax and welding gear. All four of the men are wearing lighted helmets. Rough cut wooden support beams are prominent thorughout the mine shaft. The image is undated but the mine was in operation from 1902 to 1925. |
circa 1910s - 1920s |
November 13, 2019 |
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Two Donk Brothers Miners and Man in Suit inside Mine Shaft |
This is a Black and white photograph of two Donk Brothers Miners sitting on a piece of machinery and squatting with a shovel and a man in a suit conversing inside the Donk no. 2 mine shaft. |
Circa 1910s |
November 13, 2019 |
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Men and women sight seeing inside coal mine #2 in Glen Carbon, Illinois. |
Men and women visiting coal miners and getting a tour of the inside of coal mine #2 in Glen Carbon, Illinois. |
November 19, 1910 |
December 8, 2016 |
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Men and women inside the Glen Carbon coal mines |
Friends and family were allowed to come visit miners inside the mine. This groups of sight seers are inside the mines in Glen Carbon, Illinois. |
November 19, 1910 |
December 8, 2016 |
