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Chart showing the position of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium in relation to the Donk Brothers Mine No. 4 |
This diagram drawn by Bob Gibson shows the position of the Madison County Tuberculosis Sanitarium relative to the underground Donk Brothers Mine No. 4. Shortly after the sanitarium opened, it suffered from subsidence due to the mine underneath it. |
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August 14, 2018 |
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Men working in a pit inside the mine |
Men working in a pit inside the mine. The man in the right is Al Deconcini Senior |
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December 8, 2016 |
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Group of miners sitting in a cart outside of the mines |
Group of miners sitting in a cart outside of the mines |
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December 8, 2016 |
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Building on the coal mining property |
Building on the coal mining property owned by Madison Coal Corporation. |
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December 8, 2016 |
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The back of the coal mine against the railroad tracks. Railroad carts filled with coal. |
The back of the coal mine against the railroad tracks. Railroad carts filled with coal. |
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December 8, 2016 |
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Miners entering into the mines |
Miners entering into the mines |
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December 8, 2016 |
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Men hosing down the outside of Madison Coal Corporation Mine No. 5 |
Men hosing down the outside of Madison Coal Corporation Mine No. 5 |
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December 8, 2016 |
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Group of men standing outside at the coal mines |
Group of well dressed men with coverall on standing outside at the coal mines |
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December 8, 2016 |
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Shift workers riding on rail carts in the mines |
Shift workers riding on rail carts in the mines |
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December 8, 2016 |
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Madison Coal Corporation Mine #4 Glen Carbon |
A strike went into effect on March of 1906. It was reported that over half a million workmen and their families were affected by a cessation of work. Locally it meant that 10 or 15 foreign-born citizens who worked in the mines made extended visits back to their homelands. Since the strike appeared to be lengthy, the Madison Coal Corporation took 52 mules out of #2 and #4 mines. Since the mules had not been out of the mines for several years, citizens were amused to see the antics of the animals as they kicked up their heels in the enjoyment of the warm sunlight. Mining operations were abandoned at No. 1 Mine around the turn of the century because of water seepage problems and Mine No. 4 ceased operating around 1914. |
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December 8, 2016 |