Tiptop Coal Tipple
by Lena Auxier
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3540.000 x 2832.000 inches
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Title
Tiptop Coal Tipple
Artist
Lena Auxier
Medium
Drawing - Graphite Pencil
Description
Graphite pencil drawing of the Tiptop Coal Tipple in Kentucky. In 1922 the coal tipple was built.Its primary function was to supply coal to the steam engines hauling timber from Breathitt County. The Dawkins Log & Mill Company at Royalton had built the railroad line up to Oakley Creek in 1918. In 1924 a large 3 bay tipple began operating as part of the Tip Top Coal Company.
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March 24th, 2018
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