The Last Pony Mine
Channel: ISU Library. SCUA. AV Collection.
Date: 2018-12-12

"In the spring of 1971 the New Gladstone Mine, near Centerville, Iowa was closed. It was the last of its kind in American coal mining.  This film was intended to record the end of an era- the last days of a mine in which  New Gladstone Minel and men's hands and backs cut and loaded it..." promotional pamphlet.
by Dr. Dorothy Schwieder and Richard Kraemer of Iowa State University

Produced by Steve Knudsen, Richard Kraemer, and the film production unit at Iowa State University

Directed and Edited by Les Benedict

Cinematographer: Gene Honert

Music by Gene Blazer

Original Date: 1973

Original format: combined 16mm A and B roll with 1/4" soundtrack

Original Digital format: 2K DPX