"WILDWOOD," A 100 PERCENT MECHANIZED MINE — Part 5 | The Archive Project

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This clip is Part 5 of a 8-part film. Watch from the beginning

Description

Demonstrates in the Wildwood Mine of the Butler Consolidated Coal Co. (Pa.) the extent of mechanization in the coal mining industry. Reel 1 shows the operation of machinery used to free coal in a mine. Reel 2, coal is loaded on mine trains, dumped, and sorted. Reel 3, coal is washed and loaded on trains. Miners receive safety instruction.

Collection

Records of the U.S. Bureau of Mines

Series

Public Information Films and Video Recordings

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Date

1928-01-01

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TRT

3:46

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