Panorama of business district Tacoma in Washington, United States. Aerial view of buildings. A drawbridge. Ships at anchor. Pacific Avenue, the main business artery of Tacoma. Horse-drawn vans and pedestrian traffic. Several parks and open spaces in the city. Residential areas in the city. Point Defiance Park. Exterior of several buildings. Men walking in parks and towards the buildings. Complete change of scene, from Tacoma, to views of the first Thurston County Courthouse, in Olympia, Washington, where the State Legislature met in a new East Wing, from 1905 to 1927. (Aka the old Capitol).
A mining locomotive in the United States. A man working on the locomotive. The locomotive operates from overhead wire or lays its own wire gathering it up on the return trip by a motor-driven cable roller. Typically 300 or 600VDC. Likely a manufacturer's test track: dual gauge.
Coal mining in the United States. A machine on a railroad track. Men working on the machine. The machine is elevated and lowered.
A mine plant in the United States. Aerial view of the mine plant. Exterior of the building. Trees in the area.
Coal washeries in the United States. Exterior of a surface plant. Workers walking outside the plant. Aerial view of the plant. An artificial lake constructed to supply water to the washery. Men walking on the shore of the lake. Interior of the plant. Coal brought from a mine is deposited in large storage bins from which it is carried on conveyor belts to be washed. The processing of coal in a jig to separate slate and sulphur. Battery of jigs in operation. Men working in the plant. A concentrating table washing fine coal. Bucket elevators raising the washed coal, water running out from the conveyor. A thickener is used for the recovery of fine coal. The fine coal is deposited to the bottom from where it is drawn through, allowing the water to overrun the top to be clarified and reused. A car at the washery carrying waste material to dump the pile.
Coal mining in the United States. A notice on a board. Men read the notice. It reads: 'Notice to men seeking employment. Unless you are willing to be careful to avoid injury to yourself and fellow workman, do not ask for employment. We do not want careless men in our employ'. A small drift mine. A loaded coal car being hauled by a rope. Mechanical haulage of mine cars on a slope. Loaded mine cars passing on a track. Haulage of the mine cars. A river barge is loaded.
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