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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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	Group of coal miners standing outside the mines in Glen Carbon, Illinois	Row of men kneeling from left to right: #1 is Unknown, #2 is Jack Dalryer, #3 is Theodore Beckman, #4 is Charles Thraxton, #5 is More Collier, #6 is Eli Lever, #7 is Adam Rukpatrick, #8 is Albert Miller. Row of men standing from left to right: #1 Antone Walnger Furton	Unknown	December 8, 2016
	Illinois Terminal Railroad Company Steam Engine No. 20	Illinois Terminal Railroad Company Steam Engine No. 20 with two workers	Unknown	December 8, 2016
	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