Description: This photograph depicts a coal elevator pit under construction at a boiler house before its concrete pad was poured. A boiler house creates steam to power any steam-powered equipment at a steel mill. This photograph belongs to the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company Audiovisual Archives, so its subject is likely at a Youngstown company plant. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B03F37_040
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry--1910-1930; Boiler house; Construction; Coal--1920-1930
 

Description: A mine fan, locomotive and pan conveyor made by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company, Columbus, Ohio, were installed in this coal mine, location unknown, 1971. These miners are using battery-powered electric lights on their safety helmets. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00975
Subjects: Coal miners; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
 

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: Exterior view photograph of the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company headquarters on First Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1946. Jeffery Manufacturing started in 1877 as Lechner Mining Machine Co. It built equipment to make coal mining easier. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02850
Subjects: Manufacturing industries--Ohio; Coal mines and mining--United States
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph appears to be a strip mine in Ohio. The structure in the foreground could be a place to store equipment or a gathering place during inclement weather. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F07_019_1
Subjects: Strip mining; Industries; Coal mines and mining
Places: Ohio
 

Description: 13-ton electric mine locomotive made by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company, Columbus, Ohio. Electricity was supplied to the locomotive from an overhead power line. This locomotive was owned by the Graff Mining Company, location unknown, 1917. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01377
Subjects: Coal miners; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
 

Description: "Gulf Oil Co. Refinery" Located on Front Street on the East side of the Miami. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F12_007_001
Subjects: Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project--industry--Coal--Great Depression--oil--Works Progress Administration
Places: Toledo (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)
 

Description: caption: "Steamer S.T. Crapo passing Toledo Skyline on Maumee River". Visible on vessel: "Huron Portland Cement Company. Alpena, Mich. Visible signs in background: "United States Goodyear Goodrich..[?]" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F12_009_001
Subjects: Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project--industry--steamboats--Coal--Works Progress Administration
Places: Toledo (Ohio); Lucas 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: Electric mine locomotives made by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio in use at the Oliver Mining Company, Ely, Minnesota, 1936. They were powered by electricity from an overhead cable which was picked up by a trolley boom on the locomotive. The top speed of these locomotives was about 5 miles per hour. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01571
Subjects: Coal miners; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Ely (Minnesota)
 

Description: This image is of a battery locomotive in operation in an unidentified location in England. possibly produced by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio. Battery locomotives are electrically powered and carry their fuel with them as batteries, making them safer for use in mines. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01476
Subjects: Mining machinery; Coal mines and mining--Electric equipment
Places: England
 

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