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A.M. Ellis Mine, 1926; Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County

A.M. Ellis Mine, 1926; Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County

Title

A.M. Ellis Mine, 1926; Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County

Description

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.

Creator

Mahaska County Historical Society

Source

Historical Archives

Publisher

Mahaska County Historical Society

Date

2008-07-24

Rights

www.nelsonpioneer.org

Format

still image/jpeg

Type

image

Identifier

Mahaska County Historical Society
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p270701coll6,110

Collection