Old America

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Music Jim Reeves Streets of Laredo

• Coal-mines in the United States 1908 to 1935

The american dream
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Hinny drivers in the BROW mine in Virginia
September 1908
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Drillings in Virginia October 1908
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3 young horse and hinny drivers in Virginia
1908
Open flame lamps on their helmet !
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Mine in BARNESVILLE Virginia 1908
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12 13 year old boys
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Kerfmachine met lader in Virginia september
1908 Haveuse chargeuse en Virginie septembre
1908 Cutting machine with loader in Vuirginia
Septembe 1908 Kerbmaschine mit Lader in Virginia
September 1908
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Butterfly knot please
Blacksmith 1910
Ratcatcher 1908
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Young greaser in the DORA JEFFERSON mine in
Alabama 1910
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The young greaser was 14 years old an his name
was Shorpy Higginbotham
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Young pusher Alabama 1910
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Coal recollection on a terril
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Rescuer with oxygen mask from Dräger (still
existing company)
Pennsylvania Pennsylvanie 1910
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Travelling prisoners who repaired the roads North
Carolina 1910
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Children coal sorters in Pennsylvania 1911
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Horse driver Pennsylvania 1911
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Group of young miners Pennsylvania 1911
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Horse and locomotive with compressed air next to
each other Pennsylvania 1911
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Young horse drivers Virginia 1911
Young trapper Virginia 1911
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Responsible for the aeration gate Pennsylvania
1911
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Lets work
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Everybody has his messtin. The men with a stick
are coal-trolley brakers. Many wear gloves, a
surprising safety measure for that time (1911)
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The boys ate sitting straight above the coal
conveyor belts. In spite of the spraytubes
(visible on the photo), there seems to be quite
some dust (visible neat the windows).
Coal sieving Pennsylvania 1911
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Miner Kentuky October 1935
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Miscellaneous old photos from the United States
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Car accident in 1912
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Tarzan Johnny Weissmuller - 1922
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Miss Beach 1922
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Miss Beach 1928. Miss France is also present.
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1936
Yes the potato sack cloth was already quite the
thing!
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Emigrant women with 7 children 1936
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This girl is 12 years old Tennessee 1936
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Camping car Tennessee 1936
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Doctors call Oregon 1939
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On the dole - 1939
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Remittance of a ration booklet 1943
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