IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The Hughes Brothers of Scranton, ...

This week’s Historical Treasure at the Vigo County History Center is an extraordinary specimen of a pocket Davy’s coal mine safety lamp that was used in coal mines here in Vigo County. The safety lamp ...

The first factory for the Guy’s Dropper, one of the most popular miners’ lamps ever made, was a back porch on Douglas Avenue. The Guy’s Dropper was a carbide lamp, which uses a mix of water and ...

On the night of July 10, 1902, James E. Roderick, who was then chief of the Pennsylvania Bureau of Mines, had recently arrived in Atlantic City, N.J., when he heard a newsboy on the boardwalk shouting ...

An Australian mining company has rolled out an underground digital network incorporating radio frequency identification to improve safety by tracking its staff and equipment. Anglo Coal has just ...

On the night of July 10, 1902, James E. Roderick, who was then chief of the Pennsylvania Bureau of Mines, had recently arrived in Atlantic City, when he heard a newsboy on the boardwalk shouting about ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This lamp's manufacturer is unknown, ...