"A Trip Through the Anthracite Coal Mines" viewbook
Creation: circa 1913Abstract
Anthracite is a metamorphosed type of coal that contains a high carbon content and is extremely hard, it burns slowly producing little smoke. This item is a viewbook or fold-out packet of twenty-seven black and white halftone photograph reproductions of various activities at a coal mine, images are connected by accordion folds published by Jones & Evans; Scranton News Company, distributors.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1913
Creator
- Jones & Evans (Publisher, Organization)
Extent
1 item(s)
General Physical Description
1 item ; 4.75 x 6.25 in.
Historical Note
Anthracite is a metamorphosed type of coal that contains a high carbon content and is extremely hard, it burns slowly producing little smoke. Mining for anthracite in Pennsylvania occurred as early as 1775. The anthracite industry reached it's peak in 1914 and wanned in the 1950s.
Scope and Content
This item is a viewbook or fold-out packet of twenty-seven black and white halftone photograph reproductions connected by accordion folds published by Jones & Evans; Scranton News Company, distributors. The views show activities at a coal mine, including miners, breaker boys, blasting (with DuPont dynamite), "accident" scenes, first aid to injured miners, treatment at mine hospitals, etc. The entire packet, which also has a two-tone reproduction of the exterior of a coal mine on its cover, was meant to be sent as a souvenir "post card." All of the half-tone images have captions.
Location
GL Box 1.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Subjects
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- A Trip Through the Anthracite Coal Mines viewbook
- Date:
- 2014
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository
