Description: This photograph depicts two adolescent or pre-teen boys with a Jeffery Manufacturing model 28A mining machine, ca. 1890-1910. The mining machine was used to undercut seams of coal, to allow for expansion after the coal seam was broken apart with explosives; at the time of its invention, this was the most time-intensive part of mining coal. Jeffery Manufacturing was located in downtown Columbus, near the intersection of Fourth St. and First Ave.; today, that site is occupied by the Ohioana Library and the State Library of Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05155
Subjects: Coal miners; Coal mines and mining--Appalachian Region--History; Jeffrey Manufacturing Company (Columbus, Ohio); Teenagers; Coal mines and mining--Electric equipment
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph depicts two adolescent or pre-teen boys with a Jeffery Manufacturing model 28A mining machine, ca. 1890-1910. The mining machine was used to undercut seams of coal, to allow for expansion after the coal seam was broken apart with explosives; at the time of its invention, this was the most time-intensive part of mining coal. Jeffery Manufacturing was located in downtown Columbus, near the intersection of Fourth St. and First Ave. Today, that site is occupied by the Ohioana Library and the State Library of Ohio, as well as a luxury housing space known as "the Jeffrey." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05156
Subjects: Coal miners; Coal mines and mining--Appalachian Region--History; Jeffrey Manufacturing Company (Columbus, Ohio); Teenagers; Coal mines and mining--Electric equipment
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph depicts two adolescent or pre-teen boys with a Jeffery Manufacturing model 28A mining machine, ca. 1890-1910. The mining machine was used to undercut seams of coal, to allow for expansion after the coal seam was broken apart with explosives; at the time of its invention, this was the most time-intensive part of mining coal. Jeffery Manufacturing was located in downtown Columbus, near the intersection of Fourth St. and First Ave. Today, that site is occupied by the Ohioana Library and the State Library of Ohio, as well as a luxury housing space known as "the Jeffrey." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05157
Subjects: Coal miners; Coal mines and mining--Appalachian Region--History; Jeffrey Manufacturing Company (Columbus, Ohio); Teenagers; Coal mines and mining--Electric equipment
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph depicts an eight-man work crew, including two young boys, posing with their two horses. The men are likely miners, judging by their tools which include pickaxes and shovels. This photograph was taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912. Like most of Ewing's work, it was likely taken in southeastern Ohio or central West Virginia. Born in 1870 in Washington County, Ohio, near Marietta, Ewing most likely began his photography career in the 1890s. The 1910 US Census and a 1912-1913 directory list him as a photographer. A negative signed “Ewing Brothers” and a picture with his younger brother, Frank, indicate that Frank may have joined the business. After 1916, directories list Albert as a salesman. He died in 1934. The Ewing Collection consists of 5,055 glass plate negatives, each individually housed and numbered. Additionally, the collection includes approximately 450 modern contact prints made from the glass plate negatives. Subjects include infants and young children, elderly people, families, school and religious groups, animals and rural scenes. In 1982, the Ohio Historical Society received the collection, still housed in the original dry plate negative boxes purchased by Albert J. Ewing. A selection of the original glass plate negatives were exhibited for the first time in 2013 at the Ohio Historical Center. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06365
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Children--Employment; Portrait photography--United States--History; Horses; Coal mines and mining--Appalachian Region--History; Laborers
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: Coal Mine in Scioto County, Ohio, ca. 1940-1949. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00407
Subjects: Scioto County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Economy--Business; Coal mines and mining--Appalachian Region--History
Places: Scioto County (Ohio)
 

Description: A group photograph of men and boys. They all have digging implements, giving the impression they may be miners. This photograph was taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912. Like most of Ewing's work, it was likely taken in southeastern Ohio or central West Virginia. Born in 1870 in Washington County, Ohio, near Marietta, Ewing most likely began his photography career in the 1890s. The 1910 US Census and a 1912-1913 directory list him as a photographer. A negative signed “Ewing Brothers” and a picture with his younger brother, Frank, indicate that Frank may have joined the business. After 1916, directories list Albert as a salesman. He died in 1934. The Ewing Collection consists of 5,055 glass plate negatives, each individually housed and numbered. Additionally, the collection includes approximately 450 modern contact prints made from the glass plate negatives. Subjects include infants and young children, elderly people, families, school and religious groups, animals and rural scenes. In 1982, the Ohio Historical Society received the collection, still housed in the original dry plate negative boxes purchased by Albert J. Ewing. A selection of the original glass plate negatives were exhibited for the first time in 2013 at the Ohio Historical Center. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV71_b05_f299
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History; Laborers; Coal mines and mining--Appalachian Region--History
Places: Ohio; West Virginia