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Coal miners eating a meal inside the mines in Glen Carbon, Illinois | This photograph shows coal miners sitting at a table eating a meal inside the coal mines in Glen Carbon, Illinois | Unknown | December 8, 2016 |
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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 |
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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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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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Former central office of the Madison Coal Corporation | This building housed the central office of the Madison Coal Corporation’s mining operations in the State of Illinois. The company owned mines in Edwardsville, Mount Olive, Divernon, and Herrin, as well as mine in the state of Kentucky. This building was located less than one mile west of the large mine #2 and the Illinois Central Railroad station was virtually at its front door. | Unknown | December 8, 2016 |