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Coal Mine Slope, 1896; Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County
This photograph illustrates the hilly terrain found in the southern part of Iowa. Coal mines would operate on and within these slopes. This is a photograph of a coal mine slope in Oskaloosa, Iowa, in 1896.
Muchakinock Coal Mine, 1896; Muchakinock, Iowa; Mahaska County
This is a photograph of the Muchakinock Coal Mine in 1896. Muchakinock was located a few miles south of Oskaloosa, located in Mahaska County, Iowa. Today, like many other communities in Mahaska County, there is nothing left in the once thriving…
Carbonado Company Store, 1896; Carbonado, Iowa; Mahaska County
This is a photograph of the Carbonado Company Store in 1896. Since Carbonado was a coal mining community, company stores like the one pictured here received almost all of its business from the men's families that were working in the mines. When the…
Carbonado Coal Mine, 1896; Carbonado, Iowa; Mahaska County
This is a photograph of the Carbonado Coal Mine in 1896. Carbonado, like so many other communities in Mahaska County, virtually disappeared overnight when the coal mining industry dissipated in the county. Coal mining employees went elsewhere to…
Daniel Nelson's Mining Share Certificate/Note, December 4, 1868; Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County
This is a photograph taken of an original mining share certificate, dating back to December 4, 1868. The owner of the share certificate is Daniel Nelson. Nelson and his wife Margaret were lucrative farmers on the north side of Oskaloosa in the mid…
All Beacon Miners Labor Day, October 28, 1907; Mahaska County, Iowa
This photograph depicts the miners from the town of Beacon on October 28, 1907. Miners worked long hours and were not given many days off.
Monisch Brothers Coal Mine, 1937-1942; Mahaska County, Iowa
This is a picture of the Monisch Brothers Coal Mine, located in Mahaska County, Iowa, between the years 1937 and 1942.
White Brothers Coal Mine, Adams Township, Iowa, late 1800's; Mahaska County
This is a picture taken at the White Brothers coal mine in Adams Township, Iowa, in the late 1800's. Many communities, like the ones in Adams Township, have little or no presence in Mahaska County today. Once the coal industry diminished, the…
Givin Mines, Iowa, late 1800's; Mahaska County
This is a picture taken at the Givin coal mines in East Des Moines Township, Iowa, in the late 1800's. Many communities, like Givin, have little or no presence in Mahaska County today. Once the coal industry diminished, the people in communities…
Old Excelsior Mine Shaft #2, 1886, 3 miles south of Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County
This is a picture taken at the Old Excelsior Mine Shaft #2 back in 1886. The mine was located three miles south of Oskaloosa, Iowa, in Mahaska County. Today, many buildings and facilities in Oskaloosa were once the site of a coal mining operation. …