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Railway & Marine News, A Semi-Monthly Publication Devoted to Pacific Coast Transportation Interests, June 1, 1911, Vol. IX, No. 10 - Throngs Visit Seattle's New Oregon-Washington Passenger Terminal of the O.W. R. & N. Co.

1911Features: 40,000 People Visit New Oregon-Washington Passenger Terminal - Over two pages of informative content including illustration of the new Seattle passenger terminal of the O.W. R. & N. Co. on opening day, May 20, 1911; C.M. & P.S. Ry. Co. Inaugurates Through Passenger Service; Former Seattle Mayor Robert Moran sees the Panama Canal causing trouble ahead for Seattle unless a change in system is effected; Professional biography of E.J. Pearson who, for the past five years, was chief engineer of the Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound (with photo of Mr. Pearson); The Lumber Trade and the Railways; "Railophone" tests in England allow phone calls from one moving train to another; Canadian Pacific to burn Oil; Government Must Act Now on Alaska Coal Cases! - major article; Description of the Pace Oil Engine - including photo; Influence of the Panama Canal on the World's Commerce; Death of Capt. Franz S. Moore - brief article and photo of "one of the best known, most experienced and skillful navigators on the North Pacific"; Review of Marine Insurance and Shipping Law; Description of the largest-ever Air Reversing Propeller designed by L.H. Coolidge of Seattle for the barkentine Archer - article with photo; News of Tacoma; Prospects Are Promising for the Bering Sea Season; Casualties to Pacific Coast Shipping; and more. 44 pages including several pages of nostalgic ads, some illustrated in black and white, featuring local marine and rail interests. Printed upon glossy coated stock. Average wear. Binding intact. Few library markings to front cover. A well-preserved copy of this highly-informative memento of Pacific Northwest transportation over a century ago. 12" x 9". Magazine

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Appalachian Coal Mining Photo Archive Includes Black Miners at Work in in Mining Shafts 1910-1920

1920réf. 224531920. Appalachian Coal Mining Operations; Photo Archive of Five Original Gelatin Silver Photographs ca. 1910s-1920s. Five gelatin silver prints measuring betweenand 8" x 9" to 5" x 7" Striking vernacular archive documenting early 20th-century industrial coal mining practices through four large-format photographs capturing both above- and below-ground operations. One image depicts a smelter or foundry worker tending molten material in a heavy industrial setting possibly related to coke production-a critical process in transforming coal into fuel for steelmaking. The worker wears a protective leather apron gloves and a helmet with face shield using a long paddle to manipulate the material. Industrial piping and steel platforms surround the workspace and a massive crucible or furnace stands nearby. Another photograph captures a dramatic underground mining scene. Two Black miners in heavy coats and headlamps drill upward into the cavern ceiling using a compressed-air jackleg drill. The low uneven rock walls exposed support timbers and scattered equipment emphasize the confined and hazardous conditions of subsurface labor. Coal dust visibly clings to their garments hinting at prolonged exposure to harsh particulate-laden environments common in deep mining shafts. One image centers on a large cylindrical steel structure-likely a pressure chamber or industrial boiler associated with coal-fired power or steam generation. The riveted iron shell and complex pipe fittings suggest this is part of an early steam engine or autoclave. Tools such as a coal shovel and rake lean nearby alongside a coal scuttle reinforcing the manual labor involved in operating and maintaining this machinery. Another photograph presents an expansive view of a coal rail yard in winter. A lone worker walks atop a line of boxcars amid snow-covered tracks while coal smoke rises from the buildings along the rail lines. The archive offer a vivid and textural record of early 20th-century coal mining labor and its related technologies. At this time coal mining was one of the deadliest occupations in the United States; between 1900 and 1930 tens of thousands of miners died in accidents or from occupational illnesses such as black lung disease. Light edge wear and surface handling; one image with silvering and faint creases. Well-preserved examples of early 20th-century industrial photography documenting coal mining infrastructure labor and technology during a critical era of American energy and industrial history. Minor edge wear and light creasing; one image with mild silvering; overall very good. unknown