Author : United States. Department of the Interior. Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation Commission
Publisher :
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 43,11 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Cambria County (Pa.)
ISBN :
Author : Kenneth C. Springirth
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 10,29 MB
Release : 2006-08-30
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1439618097
The Johnstown flood on May 31, 1889, virtually demolished the horsecar lines of the Johnstown Passenger Railway Company, resulting in the system being rebuilt with electric trolley cars. Johnstown Trolleys and Incline covers the history of the trolley car system, trackless trolleys, and the Johnstown Inclined Plane. Johnstown was the last small city in the United States to operate a variety of vintage and modern trolley cars along with trackless trolleys. The Johnstown incline played a key role in transporting residents to higher ground in the devastating floods of 1936 and 1977. Ridership declined with the coming of the automobile and the changing industrial scene in the region. Rail enthusiasts from all parts of the country came to Johnstown on its last day of trolley service in 1960, and the last runs are fully illustrated in these vintage photographs.
Author : Iris Nathan
Publisher :
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 35,39 MB
Release : 1999-10
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780967573304
Author : Edward Eyre Hunt
Publisher :
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 10,8 MB
Release : 1925
Category : Coal-miners
ISBN :
Author : Ronald L. Lewis
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 32,98 MB
Release : 1987-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780813116105
From the early day of mining in colonial Virginia and Maryland up to the time of World War II, blacks were an important part of the labor force in the coal industry. Yet in this, as in other enterprises, their role has heretofore been largely ignored. Now Roland L. Lewis redresses the balance in this comprehensive history of black coal miners in America. The experience of blacks in the industry has varied widely over time and by region, and the approach of this study is therefore more comparative than chronological. Its aim is to define the patterns of race relations that prevailed among the m.
Author : Richard V. Francaviglia
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 25,87 MB
Release : 1997-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1587290707
Working with the premise that there are much meaning and value in the "repelling beauty" of mining landscapes, Richard Francaviglia identifies the visual clues that indicate an area has been mined and tells us how to read them, showing the interconnections among all of America's major mining districts. With a style as bold as the landscape he reads and with photographs to match, he interprets the major forces that have shaped the architecture, design, and topography of mining areas. Covering many different types of mining and mining locations, he concludes that mining landscapes have come to symbolize the turmoil between what our society elects to view as two opposing forces: culture and nature.
Author : Keith Dix
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 27,97 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780822935858
For more than one hundred years, until the 1920s, coal production involved blasting a seam of coal and loading it by had into a mine car. In the late 1920s, operators introduced machines into the mines, including the coal loader. In this book, Keith Dix explores the impact of technology on miners and operators during a crucial period in industrial history. Dix reconstructs the social, political, technical and economic environment of the “hand-loading” era and then views the evolution of mechanical coal technology, including the inventions of Joseph Joy. He also examines the rise of the United Mine Workers under John L. Lewis, and the expanded role of the state under New Deal legislation and regulations.
Author : Matt Witt
Publisher :
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 28,76 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 11,79 MB
Release : 1963
Category : Agate Fossil Beds National Monument (Neb.)
ISBN :
Author : Scott G. Britton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 32,10 MB
Release : 1981-11-04
Category : Science
ISBN :
A practical, detailed guide to all aspects of the structure, organization, and management of today's coal mining operations, with special emphasis on middle and front-line management. Delineates guidelines for becoming an effective mine manager. Discusses a wide range of techniques for improving mine productivity, labor-management relations, costs, training, and safety.
