Loading ore with an Eimco 21 shovel at the Republic Steel Company in Mineville

Ore that has been broken up by blasting is being loaded into railcars for transport out of the mine. Loading with an Eimco 21 shovel. From the Patrick Farrell Mining Photograph Collection. Mineville, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

Where: Mineville
When: 1940-1950
Work: Extractive and Mining Industries
Institution: Adirondack Experience: The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake
Tags: machinery, quarry

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