From the January 18, 1930, issue

HUGE SHOVEL CAN LIFT CAR OF COAL

The largest shovel in the world, with a scoop big enough to pick up an automobile, is the subject of our cover illustration. It is in use at the Fidelity mine of the United Electric Coal Co., near DuQuon, Ill., the greatest coal-stripping enterprise in the world.

Electrically operated, the shovel obtains its power from a cable that trails behind.