Coal Mine Construction, Vigo County

Description: Image of a coal mine being built alongside railroad tracks. Southern Indiana, L & N, C &O, and Missouri Pacific rail cars are shown. In the 1920s the practice of surface coal mining increased and new coal mines were built in Vigo County, where this type of near-surface coal was found.
The original nitrate negative was copied with funds provided by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission in 1990. This digital image was created from that copy. The copy prints and negatives are stored in Microfiche Number order. Interpositives are stored in PAN number order.
Origin: Circa 1925
Created By: Martin Photo Shop
Publisher: Digital image 2015 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
Source: http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/dc013/id/561
Collection: Panoramic Photograph Images
Copyright: This image may be printed or downloaded by individuals, schools or libraries for personal use, study, research or classroom teaching without permission. For other uses contact: visualcollections@indianahistory.org.
Geography: Indiana--Vigo County
Subjects: Railroad tracks
Coal mines and mining
Coal industry
Coal
Automobiles

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