Browse Items (47 total)

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	Abandoned coal washer site	East end ruins of old dam in Judy creek below coal washer site. Water used for washing coal.	February 17, 1990	December 8, 2016
	Jim Baima Oral History Interview	In this oral history interview, Jim Baima discusses growing up in Collinsville as the son of Italian immigrants, his father's job as a coal miner, the Italian-American community in Collinsville, and studying at SIUE.	October 10, 2018	January 24, 2019
	Joann Condellone Oral History Interview	In this oral history interview, Joann Condellone describes growing up with her family of Italian immigrant coal miners in Collinsville. She talks about her struggles with misogyny as a woman in the military, as well as her career in midwifery and various travels around the world.	February 14, 2019	September 4, 2019
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	Pit Mules in the Glen Carbon Coal Mine	This photograph shows pit mules housed inside the Glen Carbon mine. These mules spent most of their days living underground and were used to move carts of coal.	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