Sample Pictorial Images

• Portraits of Miners and Mines
• Labor Unions
• Coal Town Life: Including Other People
• Jobs: A Lost Town

Portraits of Miners and Mines

#10 Mine, n.d. Frank Mecum and unknown man holding horses. Derthick, Athens County, Ohio Frank Buhla Photo Collection, MSS113 Box 01, Folder 009

Horses and rails moved the coal from the face to the surface. Exactly how does the work horse fit into the corporate inventory?

Drydoc Mine #255, 1912 "Day men wages $2.49 per day" Sunday Creek Valley, Athens County, Ohio Frank Buhla Photo Collection, MSS113 Box 01, Folder 018

Indicative of the "boom and bust" environment will be the salary and lifestyle profiles of individuals. Day workers are part of the industrialized workforce. The $12.50 per week places these workers in the higher wage group. How does the annual wage compare to housing stock and other information?

Modoc Mine #281, Group, 1910-11 Modoc, Athens County, Ohio Frank Buhla Photo Collection, MSS113 Box 01, Folder 012

Images such as this one allow us to "give a face" to the ordinary people mentioned above. Such life stories will be told in the "Personal Histories" section.

Oakdale or Jumbo Mine #311, 1887-1907 Oakdale, Athens County, Ohio Frank Buhla Photo Collection, MSS113 Box 01, Folder 013

The industrial artifacts preserved in this picture are impressive for the times. The questions will include how much coal was removed, what method was used, what was its selling price, how much did it cost and benefit in human terms to get this coal? What are the individual realities of the miners?