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Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website This 1928 silent educational short produced by Eastman Classroom Films depicts operations at a coal mine near Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, showing minecarts, simple tools, and harsh working conditions (TRT 14:55). Opening titles (0:10). Coal miners riding in a mining car exit the tunnel of a coal mine stenciled, “Be Careful Today.” The men’s faces are grim as they pass by, wearing headlamps and hats (0:14). The miners climb out of the mining car (0:29). A line of miners hand in buckets and headlamps at a small window with instructions posted on either side (0:38). A map of the Midwestern United States. A circle encompasses the borders between Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia. A closer look pinpoints Pittsburgh. A black mass indicates coal country (0:48). A wide shot of a minecart loaded with men, entering a coal mine. A POV closeup entering the darkened
