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[Men working near a steam shovel in Duluth, Minnesota]

[Men working near a steam shovel in Duluth, Minnesota]

Gift and purchase; Frances Benjamin Johnston estate; 1948, 1953?. Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Exhibited: "Who's Afraid of Women Photographers?" at the Musee d'Ors... More

Mining - Kentucky, National Forest Service photograph.

Mining - Kentucky, National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Morris open pit iron mine, Mesabi Range, Minn., U.S.A

Morris open pit iron mine, Mesabi Range, Minn., U.S.A

No. 6962. Public domain photograph of landscape view, nature, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Steam shovel, side view, Burt mine, Mesabi Range, Minn., U.S.A.

Steam shovel, side view, Burt mine, Mesabi Range, Minn., U.S.A.

Stereograph showing side view of large steam with man operating the controls; shovel dumping iron ore into open railroad cars.

Steam shovel at work, Burt Mine, Mesabi Range, Minn., U.S.A

Steam shovel at work, Burt Mine, Mesabi Range, Minn., U.S.A

No. 6964. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Steam shovel at work, showing how track is laid, Burt mine, Mesabi Range, Minn., U.S.A.

Steam shovel at work, showing how track is laid, Burt mine, Mesabi Ran...

Stereograph showing large steam shovel in operation; men working on railroad tracks.

Picryl description: Public domain image related to an industrial revolution, 19th century industry, factory, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Picryl description: Public domain image related to an industrial revol...

Public domain image with Picryl description as title Public domain photograph of industrial revolution, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Stripping coal at Hazelton, Pennsylvania, Stereoscope Card

Stripping coal at Hazelton, Pennsylvania, Stereoscope Card

Picryl description: Public domain image of a coal mine, mining, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Stripping coal at Hazelton, Pennsylvania, Stereoscope Card

Stripping coal at Hazelton, Pennsylvania, Stereoscope Card

Public domain photograph of landscape view, nature, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Stripping coal at Hazelton, Pennsylvania, Stereoscope Card

Stripping coal at Hazelton, Pennsylvania, Stereoscope Card

Picryl description: Public domain image of a coal mine, mining, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

In Bingham Canyon, Utah, 19th century Utah stereoscope card.

In Bingham Canyon, Utah, 19th century Utah stereoscope card.

Copyright 1908, by E. W. Kelley. On mount: Sold only by Berry, Kelley & Chadwick. No. 8779.

Joseph Pennell - The Black Pit, Hanley by Stoke

Joseph Pennell - The Black Pit, Hanley by Stoke

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Working of the Boston, England, Mining Company, Bingham Canyon, Utah

Working of the Boston, England, Mining Company, Bingham Canyon, Utah

No. 16538. Public domain photograph of landscape view, nature, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photograph of Aerial View of a Coal Mine Stripping Area

Photograph of Aerial View of a Coal Mine Stripping Area

Original caption: Aerial view of a coal mine stripping area showing how the surface layer of soil, slack (fine coal) & bone coal (defective, had not fully formed yet) is stripped back to expose coal which is su... More

Photograph of Gob Pile from Coal Mining

Photograph of Gob Pile from Coal Mining

Original caption: Gob Pile from coal mining (consisting of slack (fine coal), bone coal (defective, has not fully formed) and slate) on the outskirts of murray City, Ohio. Note mine tipple in background. Athens... More

Photograph of Collins Tipple on Ironton Ranger District

Photograph of Collins Tipple on Ironton Ranger District

Original caption: Collins Tipple. Ironton RD. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photograph of Collins Strip Mine in Operation

Photograph of Collins Strip Mine in Operation

Original caption: Collins strip mine in operation, Ironton RD. Historic Photographs

Photograph of Reclaiming Strip Mine, National Forest Service photograph.

Photograph of Reclaiming Strip Mine, National Forest Service photograp...

Original caption: Reclaiming 1945 strip mine, Athens RD. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of forest, trees, US government forestry agency, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photograph of Collins Strip Mine, National Forest Service photograph.

Photograph of Collins Strip Mine, National Forest Service photograph.

Original caption: Collins strip mine - reclaimed. John Ward ( left and Ken Landes, Ironton RD. Historic Photographs

Photograph of Collins Strip Mine, National Forest Service photograph.

Photograph of Collins Strip Mine, National Forest Service photograph.

Original caption: Collins strip mine - reclaimed. Ironton RD. Historic Photographs Public domain photograph of water reservoir, lake, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photograph of Large Electric Coal Shovel

Photograph of Large Electric Coal Shovel

Original caption: Large electric coal shovel, owned and operated by Sahara Coal Co. Night exposure. Historic Photographs

Diagram of mountaintop removal - Public domain document scan

Diagram of mountaintop removal - Public domain document scan

This graphic illustration of mountaintop removal appears on page 25 of The Stripmining Handbook: A Coalfield Citizens' Guide to Using the Law to Fight Back Against the Ravages of Strip Mining and Underground Mi... More

Side view of 'Big Brutus' strip-mining shovel in southeastern Kansas

Side view of 'Big Brutus' strip-mining shovel in southeastern Kansas

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

"Big Brutus," a giant strip-mining shovel that once roared across the southeast Kansas countryside, digging bituminous coal in West Mineral, Kansas

"Big Brutus," a giant strip-mining shovel that once roared across the ...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Interior of Big Brutus, a gigantic strip-mining shovel in southeastern Kansas

Interior of Big Brutus, a gigantic strip-mining shovel in southeastern...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

'Big Brutus' strip-mining shovel in southeast Kansas

'Big Brutus' strip-mining shovel in southeast Kansas

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Sixteen stories high, the shovel once operated 24 hours... More

Lake Powell, SE Utah and NE Arizona, USA

Lake Powell, SE Utah and NE Arizona, USA

STS040-151-123 (5-14 June 1991) --- This large format view shows parts of northern Arizona and southern Utah. San Juan River, Lake Powell and Monument Valley are visible. Water of Lake Powell can be seen fill... More

Eunice, West Virginia, with a strip mine on the hillside in the background

Eunice, West Virginia, with a strip mine on the hillside in the backgr...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a quarry, excavation or mining site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Aerial of "pre-law" highwall at the head of Peachtree Creek

Aerial of "pre-law" highwall at the head of Peachtree Creek

Picryl description: Public domain image of a quarry, excavation or mining site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The scoop being dumped, Burt mine, Mesabi Range, Minn., U.S.A.

The scoop being dumped, Burt mine, Mesabi Range, Minn., U.S.A.

Stereograph showing large steam shovel scoop dumping iron ore. H68688 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1905 by Keystone View Company. No. 6969.

The scoop of the steam shovel, Burt mine, Mesabi Range, Minn., U.S.A.

The scoop of the steam shovel, Burt mine, Mesabi Range, Minn., U.S.A.

Stereograph showing large steam shovel in operation picking up iron ore. H68687 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1905 by Keystone View Company. No. 6968.

The Burt open pit mine, Mesabi Range, Minn., U.S.A.

The Burt open pit mine, Mesabi Range, Minn., U.S.A.

Stereograph showing man on hill sitting atop a large tree stump; steam shovels in operation in pit below. H68682 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1905 by Keystone View Company. No. 6963.

Stripping off the surface dirt covering the Morris open pit mine, Mesabi Range, Minn., U.S.A.

Stripping off the surface dirt covering the Morris open pit mine, Mesa...

Stereograph showing side man in foreground watching operation of steam shovel removing dirt. H68679 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1905 by Keystone View Company. No. 6960.

Steam shovel loading cars, Burt mine, Mesabi Range, Minn., U.S.A.

Steam shovel loading cars, Burt mine, Mesabi Range, Minn., U.S.A.

Stereograph showing large steam shovel in operation dumping iron ore into open railroad cars; men working on railroad tracks. H68686 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1905 by Keystone View Company. No. 6967.

Gigantic steam shovel dumping 5-ton load of iron ore into car, "open-pit" mine, Hibbing, Minn.

Gigantic steam shovel dumping 5-ton load of iron ore into car, "open-p...

Stereograph showing men using large steam shovel to dump iron ore into open railroad cars. H73733 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1906 by Underwood & Underwood. U-85467. On mount: Works and Studios Arlington, ... More

A five-ton steam shovel and its crew in an "open-pit" iron mine at Hibbing, Minn.

A five-ton steam shovel and its crew in an "open-pit" iron mine at Hib...

Stereograph showing mining crew with large steam shovel in iron ore pit. H73731 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1906 by Underwood & Underwood. U-85474. On mount: Works and Studios Arlington, N.J., Littleton, N... More

Digging iron ore with steam shovel and loading cars at "open-pit" mine, Hibbing, Minn.

Digging iron ore with steam shovel and loading cars at "open-pit" mine...

Stereograph showing men working near large steam shovel used to dump iron ore into open railroad car. H73722 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1906 by Underwood & Underwood. U-85454. On mount: Works and Studios ... More

Scooping-out 5-ton loads of iron ore with steam shovel,  "open-pit" mine, Hibbing, Minn.

Scooping-out 5-ton loads of iron ore with steam shovel, "open-pit" mi...

Stereograph showing man using shovel working along side large steam shovel in iron ore pit. H73737 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1906 by Underwood & Underwood. U-85498. On mount: Works and Studios Arlington,... More

Stripping the coal at Missionfield Coal Company's Mine, surface mining west of Danville, Ill

Stripping the coal at Missionfield Coal Company's Mine, surface mining...

J227064 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 18383. Public domain photograph of landscape view, nature, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Steam shovel at work, showing how track is laid, Burt mine, Mesabi Range, Minn.

Steam shovel at work, showing how track is laid, Burt mine, Mesabi Ran...

Stereograph showing large steam shovel in operation digging into pit; railroad cars filled with iron ore. J286827 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1905 by Keystone View Company. No. 6965.

Hull-rust open-pit iron mine near, Hibbing, Minn.

Hull-rust open-pit iron mine near, Hibbing, Minn.

Stereograph showing large steam shovel in operation picking up iron ore out of a pit. J294787 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1927 by Keystone View Company. No. 29379.

Steam shovel at work in open-pit iron mine near, Hibbing, Minn.

Steam shovel at work in open-pit iron mine near, Hibbing, Minn.

Stereograph showing large steam shovel in operation picking up iron ore out of a pit. J294798 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1927 by Keystone View Company. No. 29381.

The scoop being dumped, Mesabi Range near Hibbing, Minn.

The scoop being dumped, Mesabi Range near Hibbing, Minn.

Stereograph showing large steam shovel in operation picking up iron ore out of a pit and dumping into open railroad cars. J295838 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1928 by Keystone View Company. No. 29382.

Stripping the coal at Missionfield Coal Company's Mine, surface mining west of Danville, Ill

Stripping the coal at Missionfield Coal Company's Mine, surface mining...

J227064 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 18383. Public domain photograph - ship, port, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

View in the Jackson Iron Mine. - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

View in the Jackson Iron Mine. - stereoscopic view, public domain phot...

Chicago Illinois stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker... More

View in the Jackson Iron Mine. - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

View in the Jackson Iron Mine. - stereoscopic view, public domain phot...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a coal mine, mining, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

View in the Jackson Iron Mine. - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

View in the Jackson Iron Mine. - stereoscopic view, public domain phot...

Public domain image of a historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

View in the Jackson Iron Mine. - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

View in the Jackson Iron Mine. - stereoscopic view, public domain phot...

Public domain image of a historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Marquette, Michigan. 19th century. Stereoscope card.

Marquette, Michigan. 19th century. Stereoscope card.

Michigan stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More

Stripping off the surface dirt, Mesabi Range, Minn.
Stripping coal at Hazelton, Pennsylvania, Stereoscope Card
Stripping coal at Hazelton, Pennsylvania, Stereoscope Card

Stripping coal at Hazelton, Pennsylvania, Stereoscope Card

Picryl description: Public domain image of a miner, coal mine, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Stripping coal at Hazelton, Pennsylvania, Stereoscope Card

Stripping coal at Hazelton, Pennsylvania, Stereoscope Card

Picryl description: Public domain image of a miner, coal mine, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Marquette, Michigan. 19th century. Stereoscope card.

Marquette, Michigan. 19th century. Stereoscope card.

Michigan stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More

Stripping coal at Hazelton, Pennsylvania, Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library

Stripping coal at Hazelton, Pennsylvania, Sterescope Card, Boston Publ...

Local Accession Number: 06_11_002147.Title: Stripping coal at Hazelton, Pennsylvania.Genre: Stereographs; Photographic prints.Created/Published: Meadville, Pa. ; New York, N.Y. ; Portland, Oregon ; London, Eng.... More

Stripping coal at Hazelton, Pennsylvania, Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library

Stripping coal at Hazelton, Pennsylvania, Sterescope Card, Boston Publ...

Local Accession Number: 06_11_002154.Title: Stripping coal at Hazelton, Pennsylvania.Genre: Stereographs; Photographic prints.Created/Published: Meadville, Pa. ; New York, N.Y. ; Portland, Oregon ; London, Eng.... More

Stripping coal at Hazelton, Pennsylvania, Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library

Stripping coal at Hazelton, Pennsylvania, Sterescope Card, Boston Publ...

Local Accession Number: 06_11_002155.Title: Stripping coal at Hazelton, Pennsylvania.Genre: Stereographs; Photographic prints.Created/Published: Meadville, Pa. ; New York, N.Y. ; Portland, Oregon ; London, Eng.... More

Stripping off the surface dirt, Mesabi Range, Minn.

Stripping off the surface dirt, Mesabi Range, Minn.

Local Accession Number: 06_11_003038.Title: Stripping off the surface dirt, Mesabi Range, Minn..Genre: Stereographs; Photographic prints.Created/Published: Meadville, Pa. ; New York, N.Y. ; Portland, Oregon ; L... More

Men in a ditch near Van Anda, Texada Island, British Columbia, circa 1912 (AL+CA 4267)

Men in a ditch near Van Anda, Texada Island, British Columbia, circa 1...

PH Coll 1043.16b Subjects (LCTGM): Strip mining--British Columbia--Texada Island

Aquatic habitat inventory of the Beaver Creek Drainage and selected tributaries of the Yellowstone River - final report (1978) (19124041994)

Aquatic habitat inventory of the Beaver Creek Drainage and selected tr...

Title: Aquatic habitat inventory of the Beaver Creek Drainage and selected tributaries of the Yellowstone River : final report Identifier: aquatichabitatin00elserich (find matches) Year: 1978 (1970s) Authors... More

Aquatic habitat inventory of the Beaver Creek Drainage and selected tributaries of the Yellowstone River - final report (1978) (19124060834)

Aquatic habitat inventory of the Beaver Creek Drainage and selected tr...

Title: Aquatic habitat inventory of the Beaver Creek Drainage and selected tributaries of the Yellowstone River : final report Identifier: aquatichabitatin00elserich (find matches) Year: 1978 (1970s) Authors... More

Aquatic habitat inventory of the Beaver Creek Drainage and selected tributaries of the Yellowstone River - final report (1978) (19558461208)

Aquatic habitat inventory of the Beaver Creek Drainage and selected tr...

Title: Aquatic habitat inventory of the Beaver Creek Drainage and selected tributaries of the Yellowstone River : final report Identifier: aquatichabitatin00elserich (find matches) Year: 1978 (1970s) Authors... More

Aquatic habitat inventory of the Beaver Creek Drainage and selected tributaries of the Yellowstone River - final report (1978) (19125704323)

Aquatic habitat inventory of the Beaver Creek Drainage and selected tr...

Title: Aquatic habitat inventory of the Beaver Creek Drainage and selected tributaries of the Yellowstone River : final report Identifier: aquatichabitatin00elserich (find matches) Year: 1978 (1970s) Authors... More

Aquatic habitat inventory of the Beaver Creek Drainage and selected tributaries of the Yellowstone River - final report (1978) (19558591618)

Aquatic habitat inventory of the Beaver Creek Drainage and selected tr...

Title: Aquatic habitat inventory of the Beaver Creek Drainage and selected tributaries of the Yellowstone River : final report Identifier: aquatichabitatin00elserich (find matches) Year: 1978 (1970s) Authors... More

Aquatic habitat inventory of the Beaver Creek Drainage and selected tributaries of the Yellowstone River - final report (1978) (19558554868)

Aquatic habitat inventory of the Beaver Creek Drainage and selected tr...

Title: Aquatic habitat inventory of the Beaver Creek Drainage and selected tributaries of the Yellowstone River : final report Identifier: aquatichabitatin00elserich (find matches) Year: 1978 (1970s) Authors... More

Aquatic habitat inventory of the Beaver Creek Drainage and selected tributaries of the Yellowstone River - final report (1978) (19559876989)

Aquatic habitat inventory of the Beaver Creek Drainage and selected tr...

Title: Aquatic habitat inventory of the Beaver Creek Drainage and selected tributaries of the Yellowstone River : final report Identifier: aquatichabitatin00elserich (find matches) Year: 1978 (1970s) Authors... More

Aquatic habitat inventory of the Beaver Creek Drainage and selected tributaries of the Yellowstone River - final report (1978) (19739370572)

Aquatic habitat inventory of the Beaver Creek Drainage and selected tr...

Title: Aquatic habitat inventory of the Beaver Creek Drainage and selected tributaries of the Yellowstone River : final report Identifier: aquatichabitatin00elserich (find matches) Year: 1978 (1970s) Authors... More

Aquatic habitat inventory of the Beaver Creek Drainage and selected tributaries of the Yellowstone River - final report (1978) (19746626705)

Aquatic habitat inventory of the Beaver Creek Drainage and selected tr...

Title: Aquatic habitat inventory of the Beaver Creek Drainage and selected tributaries of the Yellowstone River : final report Identifier: aquatichabitatin00elserich (find matches) Year: 1978 (1970s) Authors... More

View in the Jackson Iron Mine. - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

View in the Jackson Iron Mine. - stereoscopic view, public domain phot...

Public domain image of a historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

View in the Jackson Iron Mine. - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

View in the Jackson Iron Mine. - stereoscopic view, public domain phot...

Public domain image of a historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

View in the Jackson Iron Mine. - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

View in the Jackson Iron Mine. - stereoscopic view, public domain phot...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a coal mine, mining, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

View in the Jackson Iron Mine. - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

View in the Jackson Iron Mine. - stereoscopic view, public domain phot...

Chicago Illinois stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker... More

Marquette, Michigan. 19th century. Stereoscope card.

Marquette, Michigan. 19th century. Stereoscope card.

Michigan stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More

Marquette, Michigan. 19th century. Stereoscope card.

Marquette, Michigan. 19th century. Stereoscope card.

Michigan stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More

Open-pit iron mining with 5-ton steam shovels, Hibbing, Minn.

Open-pit iron mining with 5-ton steam shovels, Hibbing, Minn.

Man standing on hill in left foregrd.; railroad train below. Stereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood. No. 7952-(b).

Open-pit iron mining with 5-ton steam shovels, Hibbing, Minn.

Open-pit iron mining with 5-ton steam shovels, Hibbing, Minn.

Man standing on hill in left foregrd.; railroad train below. Stereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood. No. 7952-(b).