Superintendent Ernest Matthews at the entrance to the Republic Steel coal mine in Sayre, Alabama, which was closed in August 1972.
"Sept. 1903" is etched into the stone. At the time of its closure, the Sayre location was the oldest continuously operating coal mine in Jefferson County. This image was published in an article and photo spread ("After 69 years and tons of coal Sayre closes coal mine chapter") in...
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Photographs Superintendent Ernest Matthews at the entrance to the Republic Steel coal mine in Sayre, Alabama, which was closed in August 1972. Jones, Ed |
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Photographs Matthews, Ernest; Business & industry; Coal mining; Sayre (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.) |
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"Sept. 1903" is etched into the stone. At the time of its closure, the Sayre location was the oldest continuously operating coal mine in Jefferson County. This 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: "Mine boss Matthews reads original inscription." |
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BN0032639_08BN0032639Superintendent Ernest Matthews at the entrance to the Republic Steel coal mine in Sayre, Alabama, which was closed in August 1972."Sept. 1903" is etched into the stone. At the time of its closure, the Sayre location was the oldest continuously operating coal mine in Jefferson County. This 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: "Mine boss Matthews reads original inscription."1972-08-181970-1979Jones, EdBirmingham News72-04194Matthews, Ernest; Business & 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/200708 |
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Superintendent Ernest Matthews at the entrance to the Republic Steel coal mine in Sayre, Alabama, which was closed in August 1972. |
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Superintendent Ernest Matthews at the entrance to the Republic Steel coal mine in Sayre, Alabama, which was closed in August 1972. |
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Jones, Ed |
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Jones, Ed |
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