Opening of the OGPU mine (1931)

View of the OGPU mine in Novoshakhtinsk, Rostov Region.

Mine headframe.

Coal conveyors before the mine was launched after repairs.

Final finishing works.

View of the mine administration building, banners with slogans on the walls.

View of the upper part of the administration building with the name of the mine.

Launch of the mine equipment on June 15, 1931. Lifting mined coal using a conveyor, pieces of coal on the conveyor belt.

Lifting another bucket of coal from the mine, dumping coal onto the conveyor belt.

Mined coal on a conveyor belt moving upward.

Dumping coal dust using special equipment.

Rally to mark the launch of the mine, another speaker speaking from the podium.