Description: This photograph depicts a pivoted bucket conveyor manufactured by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio, in use at the Hinde and Dausch Paper Company in Sandusky, Ohio. It conveyed coal from a bunker to a coal-fired boiler room above. The Jeffrey Manufacturing Company, also known as the Jeffrey Mining Corporate Center, was established in 1876 as the Lechner Mining Machine Company in Columbus, Ohio, by Joseph Jeffrey and Francis Lechner. The company was the number one manufacturer of coal mining machinery worldwide until the mid-twentieth century. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01310
Subjects: Erie County (Ohio); Coal mines and mining -- Ohio; Inventions; Coal-mining machinery; Manufacturing industries--Ohio; Inventors -- Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Labor
Places: Sandusky (Ohio); Erie County (Ohio); Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph depicts a type D portable pulverizer, the first of its type, made by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio. This kind of pulverizer was used to crush limestone into fine powder which farmers spread on fields to enrich soil and increase crop yield. Pulverizers were belt-driven and powered by steam or gasoline engines. The Jeffrey Manufacturing Company, also known as the Jeffrey Mining Corporate Center, was established in 1876 as the Lechner Mining Machine Company in Columbus, Ohio, by Joseph Jeffrey and Francis Lechner. The company was the number one manufacturer of coal mining machinery worldwide until the mid-twentieth century. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01316
Subjects: Crushing machinery; Coal mines and mining -- Ohio; Inventions; Coal-mining machinery; Manufacturing industries--Ohio; Inventors -- Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Labor
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows an aerial of Village of Pomeroy, Ohio. Pomeroy is the county seat of Meigs County, Ohio. The first settler, probably Nathaniel Clark, arrived in 1816. The town was named for Samuel Wyllis Pomeroy, who was an early resident of the community. Although Meigs County was formed in 1819, Pomeroy did not become the county seat until 1841. Pomeroy grew quickly. This growth primarily resulted from an abundance of coal in the region. During the twentieth century, Pomeroy's economic situation deteriorated. Salt and coal mining declined dramatically, forcing many residents to move elsewhere to find employment. This is one of the lowest per capita income averages and highest poverty rates in Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06519
Subjects: Coal; ; Coal mines and mining--Economic aspects--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Labor
Places: Pomeroy (Ohio); Meigs County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph depicts a portable bag stacker manufactured by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio. It was on display in the Jeffrey yard and later shipped to Hugh Wood and Company of London, England. The Jeffrey Manufacturing Company, also known as the Jeffrey Mining Corporate Center, was established in 1876 as the Lechner Mining Machine Company in Columbus, Ohio, by Joseph Jeffrey and Francis Lechner. The company was the number one manufacturer of coal mining machinery worldwide until the mid-twentieth century. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01365
Subjects: Conveying machinery; Coal mines and mining -- Ohio; Inventions; Coal-mining machinery; Manufacturing industries--Ohio; Inventors -- Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Labor
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of a portable rubber belt conveyor made by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio, owned by the Modern Foundry Company, of Cincinnati, Ohio. The Jeffrey Manufacturing Company, also known as the Jeffrey Mining Corporate Center, was established in 1876 as the Lechner Mining Machine Company in Columbus, Ohio by Joseph Jeffrey and Francis Lechner. The company was the number one manufacturer of coal mining machinery worldwide until the mid-twentieth century. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01359
Subjects: Conveying machinery; Coal mines and mining -- Ohio; Inventions; Coal-mining machinery; Manufacturing industries--Ohio; Inventors -- Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Labor
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph depicts pit car loaders under construction at the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company in Columbus, Ohio. Loaders eliminated the time-consuming job of loading coal into pit cars by hand, which increased production and lowered cost. These 38D loaders were later shipped to the Peabody Coal Company. The Jeffrey Manufacturing Company, also known as the Jeffrey Mining Corporate Center, was established in 1876 as the Lechner Mining Machine Company in Columbus, Ohio, by Joseph Jeffrey and Francis Lechner. The company was the number one manufacturer of coal mining machinery worldwide until the mid-twentieth century. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01521
Subjects: Coal mines and mining -- Ohio; Inventions; Coal-mining machinery; Manufacturing industries--Ohio; Inventors -- Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Labor
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph depicts a portable loader owned by the Hamilton Moulding Sand Company, Hamilton, Ohio, and made by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio. It is loading molding sand into a horse-drawn wagon driven by a Hamilton employee. Molding sand was used in foundries to produce castings from molten metal. The Jeffrey Manufacturing Company, also known as the Jeffrey Mining Corporate Center, was established in 1876 as the Lechner Mining Machine Company in Columbus, Ohio by Joseph Jeffrey and Francis Lechner. The company was the number one manufacturer of coal mining machinery worldwide until the mid-twentieth century. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01358
Subjects: Horse-drawn vehicles; Coal mines and mining -- Ohio; Inventions; Coal-mining machinery; Manufacturing industries--Ohio; Inventors -- Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Labor
Places: Hamilton (Ohio); Butler County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "This home is doomed! Ohio would have thousands of deserted homes like this one if the WPA workers did not isolate the New Straitsville Mine Fire. This deserted little cottage is mute testimony to the malignancy of the fire. The owner, Mrs. Elizabeth Green, 75 year -old widow, fled from her home of 20 years when carbon dioxide or "black damp" filtered in through fissures in her cellar. The fire is raging under her home and it is in danger of sinking into the ground at any time." The fire was started in 1884 when striking miners pushed burning coal cars into a mine owned by New Straitsville Mining Company, setting the mine on fire. It is still burning today. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F12_002_001
Subjects: Mine fires; Black damp; Coal mining
Places: Perry County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph from the 1940s shows the Sunday Creek Coal Mine #6 in Millfield, Ohio, the site of one of the worst mining disasters in Ohio's history. On November 5, 1930, a buildup of methane gas exploded when the trolley the miners used to carry coal out of the mine produced a spark on the track. Eighty-two men were killed. Following the explosion, the mine closed for about a month. It reopened and operated until 1945. Tougher safety regulations were instituted in 1931 as a result of the Sunday Creek Coal Mine disaster. The photograph measures 8" x 10" (20.32 x 25.4 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3075_3671414_001
Subjects: Geography and Natural Resources; Coal mining; Disasters
Places: Millfield (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio)
 

Description: Broadside titled "An Appeal on Behalf of the Miners of Jackson County, O." This document relates the hardships of the coal miners of Jackson County resulting from a suspension of mining work beginning in November 1896. It was created by a committee of prominent citizens in Wellston to solicit donations to help striking miners and their dependents in the area. The broadside estimates that 22,000 people in Wellston depend on income from the mines and are in desperate circumstances. The 1897 strike was one of a number of labor disputes between coal miners and mine owners in the Hocking Valley region between 1880 and 1940. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: VFM4536
Subjects: Coal miners; Strikes and lockouts; Coal mining; Labor--Ohio
Places: Wellston (Ohio); Jackson County (Ohio);
 

Description: The caption reads: "Steam shovel Wayne Coal Co - Dundee, O working on a strip mine". This photograph shows a steam shovel that was used in strip mining. A man, presumably the driver of the shovel, stands beside the freshly mined area of land. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F01_026_001
Subjects: Tuscarawas County (Ohio); Strip mining; Coal; Steam shovels
Places: Dundee (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Athens County was formed in 1805, and was named for Athens, Greece. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F05_007_1
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Coal mining
Places: Nelsonville (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio)