Donk Mine entrance

Donk Brothers, Maryville, mine, Mining

“Donk Mine entrance,” Madison Historical, accessed April 25, 2024, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/2112.

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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.

• Maryville Heritage Museum

Maryville Mining Collection

• Maryville
• mine
• mining
• Donk Brothers

circa 1910s - 1920s

• Maryville

• Photograph

• jpg

• Maryville, Illinois
• 1910s

• MHM-P-0001
• 2016.054.002c