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Mine Index(s): 0037
Mine Company: Springfield Colliery Company
Mine Name
Photo Date Circa 1910
Photo Credit Illinois State Geological Survey
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Caption Springfield Colliery Company, Sangamon County. The A-frame structure in the center of the photography is the headframe, supporting cables from the engine house on the right. The shaft is below the tower. The structure on the left is the tipple, or loading platform, and the sorting shed is above the tipple.
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This was one of the many mines operating in and around Springfield in the early 1900s. It operated slightly north of Springfield in the Springfield (No. 5) Coal. This photo (circa 1910) shows the washer, hoisting shaft headframe, and surface buildings.

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