This is a small shaft mine operation
somewhere in Fulton County. If you
can help identify the men in this photo,
please email us! Thank you so much!
submitted by Max Latimer

Top Row: Left to Right:
Dominic Boetto, Ed Schoonover, Harry Lock, William Wilhelm, Teddy Weber,
James "Jim" Warfield, Lloyd Sidener, Charles Pollitt, Portney Ghlee Bradley,
Cyril "Bill" Rand, Peter Bertetto, Henry "Hank" Haptonstall, Ralph "Slug" Nelson, Walter "Coke" Foster, Byrl "Casey" Clayberg, John Lakin, Ross Shields, John Wesley Mitchell, Perl Gibboney, Ed Marshall.

Middle Row:—Left to Right:
Keith Shoop, Vernon Savill, Tom Moorcroft, Roy Bowcott, Glenn Murphy, Orlie Bartlett, Creston "Dutch" Woods, John Cox, Lewis W. Barco, Guy Shorthouse, Earl Johnson, Henry "Hank" Parlier, Raymond "Beanie" Rudd, Robert Elias, Charles "Chuck" Roe, Earl Thomas, Forrest "Red" Connons, Oscar Poggendorf.

Bottom Row: Left to Right:
Andrew"Andy" Kerr, Dwayne "Chick" Frederick, M. H."Rass" Rasmussen, Robert "Bob" Boone, Walter Wilson, Enos "Rusty" Campbell, Louis Krouscup, Jesse Blunk, Alonzo "Lon" Robertson, Lawrence "Blinky" Lingenfelter, Bernard "Nig" Lyons, Frank Ridley, Dewey Ford, Don McCracken,
Clifford Ray, Vincent "Vinco" Buban.

Top Row: --- Left to Right: ---
Jim Miller, Theodore "Petey" James, Marion Rasmussen, Richard "Dick" Campbell, Guy Shorthouse, Arlo Groat, Ralph Davis Campbell, Harold Fouts, James Millard, Armil "Fats" Stevenor, Estel "Buck" Williams, George Brown, Eber Biswell, Wayne Whitmer — Carl "Whalebait" Livers.

Bottom Row: --- Left to Right:
John "Jack" Toft, Roy Williams, Bill Bishop, Denzy Dow Hess, William "Bill" Izard, William "Bill" Efnor, Bernard P. Mahr, Oscar Neff,Arthur Schoonover, Harry Rowe, Bernard Jones, Pat Hogon, Harvey Jump,
Lawrence "Hollywood" Purtle.

Truax-Traer Coal Co. 1942 Fiatt, Il.
Submitted by Max Latimer

Front row (L-R) :

Ralph Post, Don ("Pacer") Clayberg, Don Ray, Fish Herring, Bill Baughman, Floyd Jones, Lee (Rube) Massingale, Charles Shumaker, Ross Stevens, Otis St Clair, Ralph Deushane, Harold Heller, Ralph Munson, Lee Ray, Bob Spillman, Larry Fitch, Lee Miles, Albert Scott.

2nd Row:
Bill Hall, Lee Miller, Ward Windsor, Paul Post, Bob St. Clair, Bill ("Nig") Rand, Gus Flanders, Gene Long, "Papa" Madras, Bob Cooper, Floyd Hobbs, Lyle Massingale, Joe Myers, Beckley Whitehead, Walter Newton, Clayton ("Topper") Murphy, Don Deakin, Elmer Truax, Iner Morlinder.

Back row:
Ed Spencer, Harry Arnett, Cecil Spainhour, Roy Mason, Gerald ("Chub") Lemon, Louis Downey, Russell VanDyke, Dale Eshelman, Scott Keefauver, Ward (Fuzzie) Adams, Clarence Collins, Russell Churchill, Wayne Fisher, Kimber Collins, Jack Bishop, Orville James, Chuck Parsol.

Truax-Traer Coal Co. 1953 Fiatt, Il.
Submitted by Max Latimer
 

The attached picture is one taken in 1942 of the staff of The Flamingo Mine (coal) owned by the Fairview Collieries Corporation.   The mine was located northwest of the Village of Fairview.  The mine began operation in 1942 and continued into the early 1960's.  We would appreciate help (email) in identifying these men, since less than a handful of names are known. Thank you very much! 
Submitted by Max Latimer