This rare Harper’s Weekly illustration shows a mule team hauling loaded coal cars in Pennsylvania’s anthracite tunnels. Discover the vital role these animals played, the miles they trekked underground, and the grit of the miners who relied on them. Read the full story.
In October 1914, war raged on the European continent. In what was then called the "Great War," industrial-scale war was waged on a massive scale for the first time. Americans were paying attention. A commentator for the Pottsville Republican noted a curious thing about the suddenly mechanized armies smashing each other to pulp on the battlefields … Continue reading “The Mine Mule Affected by the European War” – 1914
As anthracite mines became increasingly electrified, mine mules began to disappear from the Coal Region.