Image: The United Electric Coal Co's. Cuba Mine, Cuba, Fulton County, Illinois. Largest dirt moving machine in USA used for strip mine operations at Cuba, Illinois - DPLA - fee4e96336d14cd78f1805eef087b803f

Description: Original caption: The United Electric Coal Co's. Cuba Mine Cuba, Fulton Co., Ill. Largest dirt moving machine in USA used for strip mine operations at Cuba, Ill. It is owned by the United Electric Coal Companies of Chicago. This machine is capable of moving 1000 cu. yards of overburden in an hour. The overburden here is about 100 feet thick. Note: The rotary shovel which can take six cu. yds. per minute.
Title: The United Electric Coal Co's. Cuba Mine, Cuba, Fulton County, Illinois. Largest dirt moving machine in USA used for strip mine operations at Cuba, Illinois
Credit: This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by National Archives and Records Administration as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America, via its partner Digital Public Library of America. Record in source catalog DPLA identifier: fee4e96336d14cd78f1805eef087b803 National Archives and Records Administration identifier: 383245370
Author: Department of the Interior. Solid Fuels Administration For War. 4/19/1943-6/30/1947
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