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Title: Photographs of the Underground Mining Process
Type: Photograph
Date: 1906 & 1935
Source: Minnesota Historical Society
Description: Three photographs showing workers in an underground mine.
photograph 1 | photograph 2 | photograph 3
photograph 1 | photograph 2 | photograph 3
Activities:
- In the third photo, what do you think is being done by the man who looks like he's standing by a big box?
- Were these pictures all taken around the same years, and how can you tell?
- How could all of the logs supporting the roof have gotten into the mine?
- What kind of lighting would you expect to find in an underground mine?
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