Item 2: Wood Engraving titled, “Baltimore Company’s Coal-mine,” unknown artist (removed to Print Box #5), c. 1843

Item — Box: 21, Folder: 2

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Wood Engraving titled, “Baltimore Company’s Coal-mine,” unknown artist (removed to Print Box #5), c. 1843

Dates

Created: c. 1843

Access:

All series and subseries within this collection are open for research, with the exception of a few files within the Academia series that are restricted. The Academia series contains financial and sensitive institutional records from Wilkes College, and financial report records from Princeton University that will remain restricted for 80 years upon creation.

Extent

1 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Type of Material:

Wood Engraving

Condition Note:

Good.

Measurements:

4 in. x 2 ½ in.

Title:

Baltimore Company’s Coal-mine.

Description:

An image of multiple tunnels leading into a coal mine with a small road next to a creek. According to Valley Views of Northeastern Pennsylvania, by Gilbert S. McClintock, “ The Baltimore Company was formed about 1830, and mined coal from lands northeast of Wilkes-Barré; these lands are now part of The Hudson Coal Company’s property, and are still being mined.” The largest mass of coal located in the Wilkes Barre area basin was in the bed of the Baltimore Company’s coal mine. It measured up to 32 feet in some areas. This engraving showcases the openings into the mines and the precipice that was created by an old method of chipping away at the hill and landscape. These openings are no longer used, but ventilate the system. These mines were located 2.5 miles Northeast from Wilkes Barre near the Pennsylvania canal.