Clothes and wire baskets hanging from the ceiling of the shower room at the Republic Steel coal mine in Sayre, Alabama, which was closed in August 1972.

Clothes and wire baskets hanging from the ceiling of the shower room at the Republic Steel coal mine in Sayre, Alabama, which was closed in August 1972.

At the time of its closure, Sayre location was the oldest continuously operating coal mine in Jefferson County. A similar image was published in an article and photo spread ("After 69 years and tons of coal Sayre closes coal mine chapter") in the Birmingham News on August 27, 1972, with th...

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Main Author: Jones, Ed
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:
Photographs
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/200690
format Electronic
collection Alabama Media Group Collection
building Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic Photographs
spellingShingle Photographs
Clothes and wire baskets hanging from the ceiling of the shower room at the Republic Steel coal mine in Sayre, Alabama, which was closed in August 1972.
Jones, Ed
fulltopic Photographs
Business & industry; Coal mining; Sayre (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)
description At the time of its closure, Sayre location was the oldest continuously operating coal mine in Jefferson County. A similar image was published in an article and photo spread ("After 69 years and tons of coal Sayre closes coal mine chapter") in the Birmingham News on August 27, 1972, with the following caption: "Clothes baskets on pulleys, traditional miners' oddity, hang empty from shower room ceiling."
spelling BN0032639_04BN0032639Clothes and wire baskets hanging from the ceiling of the shower room at the Republic Steel coal mine in Sayre, Alabama, which was closed in August 1972.At the time of its closure, Sayre location was the oldest continuously operating coal mine in Jefferson County. A similar image was published in an article and photo spread ("After 69 years and tons of coal Sayre closes coal mine chapter") in the Birmingham News on August 27, 1972, with the following caption: "Clothes baskets on pulleys, traditional miners' oddity, hang empty from shower room ceiling."1972-08-181970-1979Jones, EdBirmingham News72-04194Business & industry; Coal mining; Sayre (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives2000 PPI TIFFAlabama Media GroupAlabama Media Group CollectionAlabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AlabamaEnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.comhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/200690
title Clothes and wire baskets hanging from the ceiling of the shower room at the Republic Steel coal mine in Sayre, Alabama, which was closed in August 1972.
titleStr Clothes and wire baskets hanging from the ceiling of the shower room at the Republic Steel coal mine in Sayre, Alabama, which was closed in August 1972.
author Jones, Ed
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