Men load a drift heading with explosives in a mineshaft in Mineville

Men loading a drift heading with explosives in a mineshaft. Note two buckets labeled “fuse” and “powder.” Republic Steel Company mine. 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: quarry

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