The Last Pony Mine

"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