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Photo on SE Kansas Coal Mining Marker

Taken: undated
Caption: Photo on SE Kansas Coal Mining Marker
Additional Description: [Caption reads] This diagram shows an early shaft mine. Coal is sorted at the top of the tipple and distributed into different railroad cars. This diagram also shows one method of ventilating the mine using a furnace to push out bad air and pull in clean air.
Submitted: September 11, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Database Locator Identification Number: p127359
File Size: 0.074 Megabytes

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