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Silent film footage of a strip mine operation in Schuylkill County, 1917

Posted on October 13, 2020October 12, 2020 by Jake Wynn

A filmmaker recorded silent moving images of a strip mine in operation in Schuylkill County in December 1917.

Posted in Anthracite mining, Schuylkill CountyTagged anthracite, Anthracite coal, Anthracite mining, Coal Mining, Coal Region, December 1917, Schuylkill County, Silent Film, St. Clair, Strip Mine, Strip Mining, Video, World War I, WWI3 Comments

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