Railroad Coal Cars | Digital Pitt

1924-1950

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Title
Railroad Coal Cars
Creator
Heffley, Russell H.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1924-1950
Identifier
200905.306.HF
Description
View of railroad cars full of coal. The coal industry in Cambria County grew gradually through the 1800s. In 1885, the county was home to almost two dozen mines; by 1901, that number had grown to 130. Through the 1910s and 1920s, the Cambria County coal mines produced roughly 16 million tons of coal annually. The coal industry played an important role in the region's economy until the 1980s.
Extent
8 x 10 in.
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
Subject
Railroad trains
Coal--Transportation
Freight cars
Mine railroad cars
Geographic Subjects
Cambria County (Pa.)
Source
Russell H. Heffley Photograph Collection, 1924- ca. 1950s
Collection
Russell H. Heffley Photographs
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
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