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Coal Miner's Son; Coal Miner's Daughter
Location: Drumheller, Alberta

 
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2 of 30 		Horses, driven by a child, turning hay
3 of 30 		The main entry to a coal mine. Coal-the energy source that gave rise to the city of Drumheller.
4 of 30 		Miners and pit ponies at Newcastle Mine entrance. Note teapot oil cap lamps.
5 of 30 		Underground at the Elgin Mine. Two men operating a coal cutting machine, at the coal face.
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Seven miners and one pony underground at Newcastle Colleries
7 of 30 		Underground portrait of eight men with teapot lamps and loaded coal cars
8 of 30 		Five ponies and five men on surface break. Note cloth caps.
9 of 30 		Fireboss William Taylor holding horse outside of Midland Mine
10 of 30 		Powerhouse
11 of 30 		Hygrade #2 Surface Plant
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Brilliant Mine
13 of 30 		New Tipple Under Construction Brilliant Coal Co.
14 of 30 		Women in cookhouse.
15 of 30 		Harold Lincoln Thorley, motorman/mechanic, in the Midland Mine lamphouse. Wolf Safety lamps on wall.
16 of 30 		Early Townsite of Drumheller
17 of 30 		Panoramic view of early mine camp. Two headframes in background.
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