The Story Of Coal

Formation of coal as geologic process; peat, lignite, bituminous, anthracite. Where coal is found in U. S. A. Mining, with hand tools, and with machines. Grading and washing, modern machinery displaces the erstwhile "breaker boy." What is the future of coal?
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Shows how coal was formed through the ages, mining processes, the regions where coal is found, and its uses in the commercial world.

More in Knowledge builders series

  1. The Story Of Coal 1938
  2. How the Eye Functions 1940
  3. The Story Of Wheat 1940
  4. How The Ear Functions. 1941
  5. Our Teeth 1941
  6. The Story Of Electricity 1941

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  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, format, sound
  2. Educational Film Guide 1946 — title, year, creator, length, format, sound, description, catalog record
  3. Bell & Howell Filmosound Library Catalog of Educational Motion Pictures, 1942 — title, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description
  4. 16mm Filmography editors — catalog record, video