Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (vicinity). Montour no. 4 mine of the Pittsburgh Coal Company. Testing for gas with a safety lamp; if there is gas, the lamp will burn with a blue flame. The screening keeps the open flame confined but lets the gas in (LOC)

Collier, John,, 1913-1992,, photographer.

 

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (vicinity). Montour no. 4 mine of the Pittsburgh Coal Company. Testing for gas with a safety lamp; if there is gas, the lamp will burn with a blue flame. The screening keeps the open flame confined but lets the gas in

 

1942 Nov.

 

1 negative : safety ; 4 x 5 inches or smaller.

 

Notes:

Annotation on original negative jacket.

Title and other information from caption card.

Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.

 

Subjects:

United States--Pennsylvania--Allegheny County--Pittsburgh.

 

Format: Safety film negatives.

 

Rights Info: No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html

 

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

 

Part Of: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information photograph collection (Library of Congress) (DLC) 2002708960

 

More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi

 

Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8d09517

 

Call Number: LC-USW3- 010213-C

 

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