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A Pictorial Walk Through the 20th Century
"Honoring the U.S. Miner"

Looking back through the wonderful pictures in our Bureau of Mines archives, we decided to take you on a journey back through time.

Star Bullet   Collieries, Tipples, Headframes and Plants

Star Bullet   Early Mine Rescue Vehicles

Star Bullet   Canaries

Star Bullet   Mine Rescuers

Star Bullet   Eight Days In A Burning Mine

Star Bullet   Little Miners

Star Bullet   History of Afro-American Miners in the Appalachian Coal Fields

Star Bullet   The Irish in Mining

Star Bullet   The Asian American in Mining