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A.M. Ellis Mine, 1926; Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County
This is a picture taken at the A.M. Ellis Coal Mine in 1926. Today, the Oskaloosa golf course is located there. By this point, coal mining was just becoming more modernized, but was and still is a dangerous occupation.
A.M. Ellis Mine, 1930; Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County
This is a picture taken at the A.M. Ellis Coal Mine in 1930. Today, the Oskaloosa golf course is located there. By this point, coal mining was just becoming more modernized, but was and still is a dangerous occupation. Note the equipment being…
Sam Smith Coal Mine, 1895; Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County
This is a picture taken at Sam Smith Coal Mine back in 1895. The Sam Smith coal mine was located southwest of Oskaloosa College, which today is on the 1300 block of High Avenue West. Today, many buildings and facilities in Oskaloosa were once the…
Sam Smith Coal Mine, 1895; Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County
This is a picture taken at Sam Smith Coal Mine back in 1895. The Sam Smith coal mine was located southwest of Oskaloosa College, which today is on the 1300 block of High Avenue West. Today, many buildings and facilities in Oskaloosa were once the…
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. …
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…
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…
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.
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.
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…