Bluffs and Piasa Bird, 2016

Exteriror image of the Donk Brothers Mine no. 2

Citation

“Exteriror image of the Donk Brothers Mine no. 2,” Madison Historical, accessed April 19, 2024, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/2114.

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Description

This is a back and white image of the exteriror of the Donk Brothers Mine in Maryville, Illinois. The image is labeled "Donk Colliery Maryville ILL." Three buildings are visible in the image including the tall exteriror of the mine entrance, four smokstacks, as well as a power line in the foreground. The second image is an edited version of the original commissioned by the Maryville Heritage Association. The image is undated, but the mine was in operation from 1902 to 1925.

Subjects

  • Maryville
  • mine
  • mining
  • Donk Brothers

Date

circa 1910s - 1920s

Relevant Encyclopedia Article

Type

  • Photograph

Format

  • Black and white photographic print
  • jpg

Coverage

  • Maryville, Illinois
  • 1910s

Identifier

  • MHM-P-0003a
  • MHM-P-0003b
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