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The story of coal (1920)

1920 · Ephemeral film · 10 min · dir. J. W. Paul

  • Documentary

Synopsis

Shows processes in the mining of coal; includes operations below and above ground.

Synopsis from OMDb

Details

Director
J. W. Paul
Released
1920-01-01
Running time
10 minutes
Language
English
Collection
Prelinger Archives
Internet Archive item
story_of_coal

Cast & crew

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★ · Huzzah for Progress! · Spuzz · 2012-05-01

Film that explains how coal evolved, and now how man is determined to get every bit of it from the ground! All is good. Of course, miner safety and what have you is barely talked about in the film... PROGRESS IS WHAT IS IMPORTANT AFTER ALL!