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Sunnyside Photographs

Sunnyside, Utah, was originally a mining community in Eastern Carbon County. Jefferson Tidwell and his three sons began mining coal in the Sunset District, which became known as Sunnyside, in 1896. In 1898, after discovering that this coal was much better for coking than the coal they were producing in Castle Gate, the Utah Fuel Company purchased the rights to the coal mining property from Tidwell. By 1917 they had built 813 coke ovens. The multi-ethnic community grew to 2000 and then during the Great Depression mining declined as did the number of people in the mining camps.

When World War II was threatening, the demand for steel grew incredibly, as did the need for coking coal. Kaiser built an entirely new subdivision to Sunnyside, called Sunnydale and recruited coal miners from all over the country. It was a boom town during the war, but mining in eastern Carbon County declined steadily and today there are very few producing mines in the area.

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	Photo: 97-1-1 Date of Origin:: 1957 Item name: Bounce in Mine Description: Bounce sides of mine cave in. Sunnyside mine in 1957. Note the roof bolts pulled down by falling coal
	Photo: 97-1-2 Date of Origin:: 1957 Item name: Bounce in mine Description: Bounces (sides have fallen in) in Sunnyside mine in 1957
	Photo: 97-1-2A Date of Origin:: 1957 Item name: Bounce in Mine Description: Bounce (Sides have fallen in) in Sunnyside mine.
	Photo: 97-1-2B Date of Origin:: 1957 Item name: Bounce in mine Description: Bounce (sides have falle in) in Sunnyside mine.
	Photo: 97-1-2C Date of Origin:: 1957 Item name: Bounce in mine Description: Bounce (sides have fallen in) in Sunnyside mine.
	Photo: 97-1-3 Date of Origin:  Item name: Inside mine Description: inside Sunnyside mine showing use of wooden crossbar used to keep mine from caving in.
	Photo: 97-1-4 Date of Origin:: 1921 Item name: mine fire Description: Miners with self rescuers on going tinto mine to fight fire
	Photo: 97-1-5 Date of Origin:: 1921 Item name: Mine fire Description: Miners in self rescuers used to fight mine fire
	Photo: 97-1-6 Date of Origin:: 1957 Item name: Inside mine Description: Inside Sunnyside #2 mine showing steel beams used to keep mine from caving in.
	Photo: 97-1-7 Date of Origin:: 1957 Item name: Inside mine Description: Inside Sunnyside #2 mine showing steel beams used to keep mine from caving in
	Photo: 97-1-8 Date of Origin::  : Item name: Coke ovens Description: The construction of the coke ovens in Sunnyside.
	Photo: 97-1-9 Date of Origin:  Item name: Sunnyside mine Description: Sunnyside mine entry
	Photo: 97-1-10 Date of Origin:  Item name: tipple Description: Mine tipple and boilers at Sunnyside
	Photo: 97-1-11 Date of Origin:: 1901 Item name: Coke ovens Description: Building the coke ovens in Sunnyside in 1901
	Photo: 97-1-12 Date of Origin:: 1955 Item name: Miners Description: Miners from Kaiser Steel Corporation, Sunnyside mine maintenance dept. Sep 12, 1955
	Photo: 97-1-13 Date of Origin:: 1951 Item name: Miners Description: Kaiser Steel Corp. Sunnyside mine #2 August 1951
	Photo: 97-1-14 Date of Origin:: 1955 Item name: miners Description: Kaiser steel corp. Sunnyside mine #3 graveyard shift 9/8/55
	Photo: 97-1-15 Date of Origin:: 1955 Item name: Mine staff Description: Kaiser Steel Corp. Sunnyside Coal Mine Staff Sept. 28, 1955
	Photo: 97-1-16 Date of Origin:: 1955 Item name: Mine Staff Description: Office staff, Kaiser Steel Corp. Sep 28, 1955
	Photo: 97-1-17 Date of Origin:: 1955 Item name: Miners Description: Kaiser Steel Corp. Beehive coke ovens crew Sept. 6, 1955
	Photo: 97-1-18 Date of Origin:  Item name: Ventilation Fan Description: Mine ventilation fan at Sunnyside
	Photo: 97-1-19 Date of Origin:  Item name: Ventilation fan Description: Mine ventilation fan at Sunnyside
	Photo: 97-1-20 Date of Origin:: 1942 Item name: Mining Description: Utah Fuel Co., Sunnyside, Utah - Sept 23, 1942 miners
	Photo: 97-1-21 Date of Origin:  Item name: Tipple Description: Sunnyside mine tipple.
	Photo: 97-1-22 Date of Origin:: 1960's Item name: Longwall Mining Description: Shields on the longwall in late 1960's
	Photo: 97-1-23 Date of Origin:: 1959-1960 Item name: Mining Description: Backfilling with pipeline in Sunnyside #3 mine
	Photo: 97-1-25 Date of Origin:  Item name: Coke Ovens Description: Sunnyside coke ovens
	Photo: 97-1-26 Date of Origin:  Item name: Construction Description: Construction at Sunnyside
	Photo: 97-1-27 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Sullivan mine equipment
	Photo: 97-1-28 Date of Origin:  Item name: Coke ovens Description: Coke oven burning coal at Sunnyside
	Photo: 97-1-29 Date of Origin:: 1942 Item name: Loading Machine Description: Joy 11-BU coal loading machine
	Photo: 97-1-30 Date of Origin:: 1900 Item name: Power plant Description: Power plant at Sunnyside coal mine
	Photo: 97-1-31 Date of Origin:: 1943 Item name: Mine portal Description: Mine portal, change house and materials yard
	Photo: 97-1-32 Date of Origin:  Item name: Tipple Description: Tipple of Sunnyside mine
	Photo: 97-1-33 Date of Origin:: 1905 Item name: Tipple fire Description: Sunnyside tipple fire
	Photo: 97-1-34 Date of Origin:: 1910 Item name: Tipple Description: Tipple and mining camp at Sunnyside
	Photo: 97-1-35 Date of Origin:: 1902 Item name: Coke ovens Description: Sunnyside coke oven construction
	Photo: 97-1-36 Date of Origin:  Item name: Asphalt mine Description: Asphalt mine
	Photo: 97-1-37 Date of Origin:  Item name: Tipple Description: Sunnyside mine tipple
	Photo: 97-1-38 Date of Origin:  Item name: Bath House Description: Shower room in bathhouse at kaiser mine
	Photo: 97-1-39 Date of Origin:: 1955 Item name: Miners Description: Kaiser Steel Corp Sunnyside mine 1 & 3 day shift
	Photo: 97-1-40 Date of Origin:: 1955 Item name: Miners Description: Kaiser Steel Corp, Sunnyside mine tipple crew 9/8/55
	Photo: 97-1-41 Date of Origin:  Item name: Power plant Description: Power Plant at mine
	Photo: 97-1-42 Date of Origin:: 1955 Item name: Miners Description: Kaiser Steel Corp. Sunnyside Mine #2 Day shift Sept 6, 1955
	Photo: 97-1-43 Date of Origin:: 1924 Item name: Mining Description: Tipple at Sunnyside
	Photo: 97-1-44 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Inside the mine at Sunnyside
	Photo: 97-1-45 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Drilling holse in which dynamite is placed to blast coal at face of mine
	Photo: 97-1-46 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Coke ovens
	Photo: 97-1-47 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Loading coal inside mine
	Photo: 97-1-48 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Spraying water to keep down coal dust
	Photo: 97-1-49 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Loading coal after blast
	Photo: 97-1-50 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Wooden coal car in mine
	Photo: 97-1-51 Date of Origin:: 1942 Item name: Mining Description: Mining coal cars. It says Kaiser on the cars.
	Photo: 97-1-52 Date of Origin:  Item name: Motor Description: Motor that pulls the cars in the mine.
	Photo: 97-1-53 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Entrance to the mine
	Photo: 97-1-54 Date of Origin:: 1910 Item name: Coke Ovens Description: Building the coke ovens in Sunnyside
	Photo: 97-1-55 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Timbering in mine to support roof
	Photo: 97-1-56 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Man cars to carry into the mine
	Photo: 97-1-57 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Cable to let car into mine.
	Photo: 97-1-58 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Outsisde the mine at Sunnyside
no thumbnail available	Photo: 97-1-59 Date of Origin:: 1955 Item name: Miners Description: Kaiser Steel Corporation, Sunnyside coal mine, night shift, Sept 2, 1955
	Photo: 97-1-60 Date of Origin:  Item name: Roof bolter Description: Inside Kaiser Coal mine showing roof bolter used to place bolts to support roof.
	Photo: 97-1-61 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Inside Kaiser coal mine, showing roof bolts to support the roof.
	Photo: 97-1-62 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Inside Kaiser coal mine, showing coal miners roof bolting to support roof.
	Photo: 97-1-63 Date of Origin:  Item name: Inside coal mine Description: Inside Kaiser coal mine showing roof bolters, used for roof support
	Photo: 97-1-64 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Inside Kaiser coal mine showing roof bolts, used to support roof.
	Photo: 97-1-65 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Electric control panel in Kaiser Coal Mine
	Photo: 97-1-66 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Inside Kaiser coal Mine at Sunnyside, Utah
	Photo: 97-1-67 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Maintenance shop at Kaiser Coal Co.
	Photo: 97-1-68 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Mine inspector in Kaiser Coal Mine.
	Photo: 97-1-69 Date of Origin:  Item name: Bathhouse Description: Insie Kaiser Coal mine bathhouse - showing showers
	Photo: 97-1-70 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Inside Kaiser coal mine showing wooden poles for roof support
	Photo: 97-1-71 Date of Origin:  Item name: Tipple Description: Loading railroad cars in Kaiser tipple.
	Photo: 97-1-72 Date of Origin:  Item name: Bathhouse Description: Constructing the bathhouse at Kaiser Coal.
	Photo: 97-1-73 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Entryway at Kaiser Coal Mine
	Photo: 97-1-74 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Inside Kaiser Coal Mine - shows roof bolts used to support roof.
	Photo: 97-1-75 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Inside Kaiser Coal Mine. Shows wooden poles used for roof support.
	Photo: 97-1-76 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Inside Kaiser Coal Mine. Shows wooden poles used for roof support
	Photo: 97-1-77 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Inside Kaiser Mine at Sunnyside. Wooden poles used for roof support.
	Photo: 97-1-78 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Inside Kaiser Coal Mine at Sunnyside, Utah.
	Photo: 97-1-79 Date of Origin:  Item name: Tramway Description: Aspahlt plant tramway and 90 foot tower. Four men lost their lives when dumped out of the bucket.
	Photo: 97-1-80 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Inside Kaiser Coal mine, shows wooden poles used for roof support.
No thumbnail available	Photo: 97-1-81 Date of Origin:: 1955 Item name: Miners Description: Kaiser Steel Corp., Sunnyside miners, night shift, Sept. 2, 1955
	Photo: 97-1-83 Date of Origin:  Item name: Coke Ovens Description: Night view of coke ovens.
	Photo: 97-1-84 Date of Origin:: 1920 Item name: Coke ovens Description: Coke ovens at Sunnyside, Utah
	Photo: 97-1-85 Date of Origin:: 1900 Item name: Tipple Description: Sunnsydie Tipple
	Photo: 97-1-87 Date of Origin:: 1900 Item name: Tipple Description: Tipple and smoke stacks from coke ovens.
	Photo: 97-1-88 Date of Origin:: 1900 Item name: Tipple Description: Buildings in the area of the Sunnyside tipple
	Photo: 97-1-89 Date of Origin:: 1900 Item name: Coal cars Description: Coal cars coming out of the coal mine.
	Photo: 97-1-90 Date of Origin:: 1900 Item name: Town Description: Company store in center and the mine office.
	Photo: 97-1-91 Date of Origin:: 1900 Item name: Tipple Description: Sunnyside Tipple.
	Photo: 97-1-92 Date of Origin:: 1900 Item name: Mining Description: Sunnsydie #2 mine fan completed.
	Photo: 97-1-93 Date of Origin:: 1900 Item name: Mining Description: #1 mine fan duirng Utah Fuel Era
	Photo: 97-1-94 Date of Origin:: 1900 Item name: coke ovens Description: Building the coke ovens
	Photo: 97-1-95 Date of Origin:: 1901 Item name: Coke ovens Description: Building the coke ovens at Sunnyside
	Photo: 97-1-96 Date of Origin:: 1901 Item name: Tipple Description: Part of the Sunnyside tipple.
	Photo: 97-1-97 Date of Origin:: 1930 Item name: Asphalt plant Description: Asphalt Plant.
	Photo: 97-1-98 Date of Origin:: 1955 Item name: Miners Description: Kaiser Steel Corp. Sunnyside mine #2 nightshift Sept. 7, 1955
	Photo: 97-1-99 Date of Origin::   Item name: Drill rig Description: Old steam driven drill rig. Note cords of wood used to generate steam.
	Photo: 97-1-100 Date of Origin:: 1915 Item name: Rescue Team Description: Utah Fuel Company - Sunnyside Mine Rescue Team, Winners of mine rescue contest
	Photo: 97-1-101 Date of Origin:: 1930 Item name: Coal Mining Description: Book cliffs north of Sunnyside coal mine.
	Photo: 97-1-102 Date of Origin:: 1930 Item name: coke ovens Description: Coke ovens at Sunnyside tieh coke dumps in fore ground
	Photo: 97-1-103 Date of Origin:: 1930 Item name: Tipple Description: Coal tipple
	Photo: 97-1-104 Date of Origin:: 1930 Item name: Sunnyside Description: View looking south from Bookcliffs at Horse Canyon
	Photo: 97-1-105 Date of Origin:: 1900's Item name: Tipple Description: Tipple, shops & barn
	Photo: 97-1-106 Date of Origin:: 1910 Item name: Coke ovens Description: Coke Ovens
	Photo: 97-1-107 Date of Origin:: 1951 Item name: Coke Ovens Description: Coke ovens at Sunnyside during a snow storm on a December midnight.
	Photo: 97-1-108 Date of Origin:: 1960's Item name: Mining Description: Bounce in Kaiser Coal Mine
	Photo: 97-1-109 Date of Origin:: 1960's Item name: Mining Description: Bounce in Kaiser Coal Mine
	Photo: 97-1-110 Date of Origin:: 1960's Item name: Mining Description: Bounce in Kaiser Coal Mine
	Photo: 97-1-111 Date of Origin:: 1960's Item name: Mining Description: Bounce in Kaiser Coal Mine
	Photo: 97-1-112 Date of Origin:: 1960's Item name: Mining Description: Bounce in Kaiser Coal Mine
	Photo: 97-1-113 Date of Origin:: 1960's Item name: Mining Description: Bounce in Kaiser Coal Mine
	Photo: 97-1-114 Date of Origin:: 1960's Item name: Mining Description: Bounce in Kaiser Coal Mine
	Photo: 97-1-115 Date of Origin:: 1960's Item name: Mining Description: Bounce in Kaiser Coal Mine
	Photo: 97-1-116 Date of Origin:: 1940's Item name: Miners Description: Sunnyside coal miner
	Photo: 97-1-117 Date of Origin:: 1940's Item name: Miners Description: A Sunnyside coal miner
	Photo: 97-1-118 Date of Origin:: 1940's Item name: Miners Description: A Sunnyside coal miner
	Photo: 97-1-119 Date of Origin:: 1940's Item name: Miner Description: Sunnyside coal miner
	Photo: 97-1-120 Date of Origin:: 1924 Item name: Mining Description: Number two mine entrance at Sunnyside
	Photo: 97-1-121 Date of Origin:: 1980's Item name: Mining Description: Inside the Kaiser coal mine showing the steel ribs
	Photo: 97-1-122 Date of Origin:: 1980's Item name: Mining Description: Inside the Kaiser Coal Mine showing the steel ribs
	Photo: 97-1-123 Date of Origin:: 1980's Item name: Mining Description: Inside the Kaiser coal mine showing the steel ribs
	Photo: 97-1-124 Date of Origin:: 1940's Item name: Mining Description: Buildings and mine yard under consturction at Sunnyside mines.
	Photo: 97-1-125 Date of Origin:: 1940's Item name: Mining Description: Sunnyside no. 2 mine change house.
	Photo: 97-1-126 Date of Origin:: 1940's Item name: Mining Description: Old Sunnyside steam plant remains. Pre-Kaiser era.
	Photo: 97-1-127 Date of Origin:: 1940's Item name: Mining Description: No. 1 mine portal. Kaiser era.
	Photo: 97-1-128 Date of Origin:: 1940's Item name: Mining Description: Structure housing old steam hoist serving no. 1 mine slope at Sunnyside. Later designated No. 3. Electrified and taken into no. 1 mine where it was set up to serve one of the interior slopes.
	Photo: 97-1-129 Date of Origin:: 1950's Item name: Mining Description: One of the number of top coal roof failures in the Sunnyside no. 1 mine slope.
	Photo: 97-1-130 Date of Origin:: 1950's Item name: Mining Description: The timbers visible laying against the roof were laying on the floor. A bounce heaved the floor to the roof. The top here was a very strong sandstone.
	Photo: 97-1-131 Date of Origin:: 1950's Item name: Mining Description: The timbers visible laying against the roof were laying on the floor. A bounce heaved the floor to the roof. the top here was a very strong sandstone.
No thumbnail available	Photo: 97-1-132 Date of Origin:: 1942 Item name: Miners Description: Miners in Sunnyside, Utah Fuel Co. Sept 23, 1942
	Photo: 97-1-133 Date of Origin:: 1950's Item name: Tipple Description: Sunnyside coal mine upper tipple
	Photo: 97-1-134 Date of Origin:: 1980's Item name: Mining Description: Inside the Kaiser Coal Mine showing the steel ribs
	Photo: 97-1-135 Date of Origin:: 1940's Item name: Mining Description: Sunnyside coal miner
	Photo: 97-1-136 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Tools and equipment possibly in the machine shop at Sunnyside
	Photo: 97-1-137 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Tools and equipment possibly in the machine shop at Sunnyside
	Photo: 97-1-138 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Tools and equipment possibly in the machine shop at Sunnyside
	Photo: 97-1-139 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Four mine officials standing inside a mine coal car.
	Photo: 97-1-140 Date of Origin::   Item name: Mining Description: Overview picture of the mining buildings at Sunnyside
	Photo: 97-1-141 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Three men standing on a railroad train overpass at Sunnyside
	Photo: 97-1-142 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Utah Fuel Company coal cars run through a cinder block building leaving a large hole in the side of the building
	Photo: 97-1-143 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Three coal miners sitting in front of building wearing mine rescue breathing equipment
	Photo: 97-1-144 Date of Origin:: Jun 1943 Item name: Mining Description: A young man sitting in front of desk
	Photo: 97-1-145 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Four miners wearing mine lights
	Photo: 97-1-146 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Three miners working in the mine.
	Photo: 97-1-147 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: An overview photo of the mine buildings of Sunnyside
	Photo: 97-1-148 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: An overview of the mining buildings in Sunnyside.
	Photo: 97-1-149 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Machine shop in Sunnyside. It looks like it maybe the inside of the building that the train went through (see 97-1-142)
	Photo: 97-1-150 Date of Origin:  Item name: Mining Description: Trailer full of coal.

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