Title	Cumberland Mine, West Shaft at Chitwood, Missouri
Collection	Joplin Museum Complex, Everett J. Ritchie Museum
Studio/Publisher	unknown studio
Creator	unknown photographer
Date	2007
Date.Original	circa 19
Publisher.Digital	Joplin Museum Complex
Identifier	LSTA06-Joplin.031
Type	Print, photographic
Subject.LCSH	Geology; Jasper County (Mo.); Chitwood (Mo.); Lead mines and mining--Missouri--Jasper County; Tri-State Mining District; Zinc mines and mining--Missouri--Jasper County
Subject.Local	carbide lamp; Chitwood Mine; Chitwood, Missouri; Cumberland Mining Company; dynamite lamp; electric lamp; ground boss; Hercules Powder Company; hoister room; hoisterman; ore can; photograph; slicker jacket; underground mining view; Joplin, Missouri; Chitwood, Missouri
People	Harmon, B; Henson, L; Lafferty, C; Lingo, T
Description	Miners standing at the bottom of the west shaft of the Cumberland Mine. The miner (unidentified) standing next to the pipe is holding a carbide hand lamp. These lights were normally used by the ground boss or the foreman. The large vertical pipe next to him was used to pump water out of the mine. The narrower pipe in the background was a steam or compressed air line used to power pneumatic tools like drills. Other miners in this image are (left to right in image): B. Harmon, T. Lingo, L. Henson (sitting).
Notes	The area formerly known as Chitwood is now incorporated into western Joplin -- general area of Perkins and Schifferdecker streets today. Also, this image is found in book "Southwest Missouri Mining" by Jerry Pryor (Charleston SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2000). The caption on page 17, names C. Lafferty at the foot of the two unidentified men in this particular image but it is not clear which of the two is Lafferty.
Provenance	Donor unknown.
Rights	Print image in public domain; digital image property of Joplin Museum Complex, Everett J. Ritchie Tri-State Mining Museum Collection of Joplin, Missouri, and contributed for use in Missouri State Library 2006 LSTA Digitization Project as published by Missouri Southern State University Spiva Library; see project copyright statement at http://powersmuseum.com/exhibits/riches-from-the-earth/riches-from-the-earth-copyright.html
Links	http://powersmuseum.com/exhibits/riches-from-the-earth/riches-content.html
Format	JPEG2000
Language	English
Coverage	United States -- Missouri -- Jasper County -- Chitwood
Contributing Institution	Joplin Museum Complex
Map link - Tri-State Mining	http://cdm16795.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/tristate,3907