Serafino driving Chub, his mule. Shaft #7, Pennsylvania Coal Co., Sout...
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Arthur Havard, a young driver, Shaft #6, Pennsylvania Coal Company. L...
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![A lonely job. Waiting all alone in the dark for a trip[?] to come through. It was so damp that Willie said he had to go to the doctor for his cough. A short distance from here, the gas was pouring into the mine so rapidly that it made a great torch when the foreman lit it. Lives at 164 Center St., Pittston, Pennsylvania This is Willie Bryden[?], a nipper. Been working there 4 mos. 500 ft. from the shaft, and a quarter of a mile underground from there. Shaft #6 Pennsylvania Coal Co. Walls have been whiterewashed to make it lighter. Jan 16 I found Willie at home sick, His mother admitted he is only 13 yrs old; will be 14 next July. She said 4 months after the mine boss told the father to take Willie to work, and they obtained a certificate from Squire Barrett. The only thing the squire could do was to make Willie out to be 16 yrs. Willie's father & brother are miners and the home is that of a frugal German family. Location: Pittston, Pennsylvania.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTEvMDEvMDEvYS1sb25lbHktam9iLXdhaXRpbmctYWxsLWFsb25lLWluLXRoZS1kYXJrLWZvci1hLXRyaXAtdG8tY29tZS10aHJvdWdoLWl0LXdhcy0zLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/28/webp "A lonely job. Waiting all alone in the dark for a trip[?] to come through. It was so damp that Willie said he had to go to the doctor for his cough. A short distance from here, the gas was pouring into the mine so rapidly that it made a great torch when the foreman lit it. Lives at 164 Center St., Pittston, Pennsylvania This is Willie Bryden[?], a nipper. Been working there 4 mos. 500 ft. from the shaft, and a quarter of a mile underground from there. Shaft #6 Pennsylvania Coal Co. Walls have been whiterewashed to make it lighter. Jan 16 I found Willie at home sick, His mother admitted he is only 13 yrs old; will be 14 next July. She said 4 months after the mine boss told the father to take Willie to work, and they obtained a certificate from Squire Barrett. The only thing the squire could do was to make Willie out to be 16 yrs. Willie's father & brother are miners and the home is that of a frugal German family. Location: Pittston, Pennsylvania.")
A lonely job. Waiting all alone in the dark for a trip[?] to come thro...
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Group of boys working in #9 Breaker, Pennsylvania Coal Co., Hughestown...
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Angelo Ross, 142 Panama Street, Hughestown Borough. A youngster who ha...
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Jim McNulty, 10 Morgan St. Is a leader inside the mine at Leadville Sh...
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![Tom Vitol (also called Dominick Dekatis) 76 Parsonage Street, Hughestown Burough [i.e., Borough] Works in Breaker #9. Probably under 14. Location: Pittston, Pennsylvania.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTEvMDEvMDEvdG9tLXZpdG9sLWFsc28tY2FsbGVkLWRvbWluaWNrLWRla2F0aXMtNzYtcGFyc29uYWdlLXN0cmVldC1odWdoZXN0b3duLWJ1cm91Z2gtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/28/webp "Tom Vitol (also called Dominick Dekatis) 76 Parsonage Street, Hughestown Burough [i.e., Borough] Works in Breaker #9. Probably under 14. Location: Pittston, Pennsylvania.")
Tom Vitol (also called Dominick Dekatis) 76 Parsonage Street, Hughesto...
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Arthur Havard, a young driver, Shaft #6, Pennsylvania Coal Company. L...
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Bird's eye view of Gardiner and Pittston, Kennebec Co., Maine, 1878 /
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Campbell's Ledge, on the Susquehanna near Pittston, Pa
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Breaker boys working in Ewen Breaker of Pennsylvania Coal Co. For some...
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![At the close of the day. Just up from the shaft. All work below ground in aPennsylvania Coal Mine. Smallest boy, next to right hand end is a nipper. On his right is Arthur, a driver, Jo on Arthur's right is a nipper. Frank, boy on left end of photo, is a nipper, works a mile underground from the shaft, which is 5000 Ft. down. Location: [South Pittston?], Pennsylvania.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTAvMDEvMDEvYXQtdGhlLWNsb3NlLW9mLXRoZS1kYXktanVzdC11cC1mcm9tLXRoZS1zaGFmdC1hbGwtd29yay1iZWxvdy1ncm91bmQtaW4tYXBlbm5zeWx2YW5pYS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/27/webp "At the close of the day. Just up from the shaft. All work below ground in aPennsylvania Coal Mine. Smallest boy, next to right hand end is a nipper. On his right is Arthur, a driver, Jo on Arthur's right is a nipper. Frank, boy on left end of photo, is a nipper, works a mile underground from the shaft, which is 5000 Ft. down. Location: [South Pittston?], Pennsylvania.")
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![[Pittston, Pennsylvania, with Pittston Stove Works in left center]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDcvMDEvMDEvcGl0dHN0b24tcGEtd2l0aC1waXR0c3Rvbi1zdG92ZS13b3Jrcy1pbi1sZWZ0LWNlbnRlci02NDAuanBn/40/26/webp "[Pittston, Pennsylvania, with Pittston Stove Works in left center]")
[Pittston, Pennsylvania, with Pittston Stove Works in left center]
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Group of boys working in #9 Breaker Pennsylvania Coal Co., Hughestown ...
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A young leader and a driver, Shaft #6, Pennsylvania Coal Company. Pasq...
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Campbell's Ledge, on the Susquehanna near Pittston, Pennsylvania
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Breaker boys in #9 Breaker, Hughestown Borough, Pennsylvania Coal Co. ...
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Group of Breaker boys. Smallest is Sam Belloma, Pine Street. (See labe...
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Resting with the load at the head of the slope. Shaft #6 Pennsylvania ...
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Breaker boys in #9 Breaker, Hughestown Borough, Pennsylvania Coal Co. ...
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A view of the Pennsylvania Breaker. The dust was so dense at times as ...
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These are all breaker-boys. (See photos taken at Ewen Breaker, later.)...
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Group of Breaker boys. Smallest is Sam Belloma, Pine Street. (See labe...
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Resting with the load at the head of the slope. Shaft #6 Pennsylvania ...
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Noon hour in the Ewen Breaker, Pennsylvania Coal Co. Location: South ...
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![A view of Ewen Breaker of the Pennsylvania [Pennsylvania] Coal Co. The dust was so dense at times as to obscure the view. This dust penetrates the utmost recesses of the boys' lungs. (See also labels 1927 to 1930 for names of some of these.) Location: South Pittston, Pennsylvania.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTEvMDEvMDEvYS12aWV3LW9mLWV3ZW4tYnJlYWtlci1vZi10aGUtcGEtcGVubnN5bHZhbmlhLWNvYWwtY28tdGhlLWR1c3Qtd2FzLXNvLWRlbnNlLTItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/28/webp "A view of Ewen Breaker of the Pennsylvania [Pennsylvania] Coal Co. The dust was so dense at times as to obscure the view. This dust penetrates the utmost recesses of the boys' lungs. (See also labels 1927 to 1930 for names of some of these.) Location: South Pittston, Pennsylvania.")
A view of Ewen Breaker of the Pennsylvania [Pennsylvania] Coal Co. The...
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Bridge over the Susquehanna, Pittston, Pennsylvania
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Inside workers shaft #6 Pennsylvania Coal Company,. Location: South P...
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![All work in Ewen Breaker, Pennsylvania Coal Co. (see photos taken at breaker later). Philip Kurato (on left end of photo) 177 So. Main St., Pittston, Pennsylvania Working in breaker for 6 months, said he was 12 years old, but doesn't appear to be that. Told the school Principal the other day he was 13 years old. Jo Tabone (middle) 141 Thompkin St., benn [i.e., been] working three years in Ewen Breaker. Said 14 years old but doesn't appear to be. Charlie Bootha (right-end) said he was 12 years old. Works at Ewen Breaker. Lives in Sebastopol. Couldn't spell his own name and didn't know name of street he lives on. Seems to be under 12 years old. All were suspicious of my sending them to school. Philip Kurato's step-mother told me (through an interpreter) that he has a birth certificate showing him to be 13 years old; that he has been working in the breaker for two years - and that Squire Barrett gave him his working papers. The step-mother owns a home near by, said to be worth $1,500. Location: Port Griffith, Pennsylvania.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTEvMDEvMDEvYWxsLXdvcmstaW4tZXdlbi1icmVha2VyLXBlbm5zeWx2YW5pYS1jb2FsLWNvLXNlZS1waG90b3MtdGFrZW4tYXQtYnJlYWtlci1sYXRlci0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/28/webp "All work in Ewen Breaker, Pennsylvania Coal Co. (see photos taken at breaker later). Philip Kurato (on left end of photo) 177 So. Main St., Pittston, Pennsylvania Working in breaker for 6 months, said he was 12 years old, but doesn't appear to be that. Told the school Principal the other day he was 13 years old. Jo Tabone (middle) 141 Thompkin St., benn [i.e., been] working three years in Ewen Breaker. Said 14 years old but doesn't appear to be. Charlie Bootha (right-end) said he was 12 years old. Works at Ewen Breaker. Lives in Sebastopol. Couldn't spell his own name and didn't know name of street he lives on. Seems to be under 12 years old. All were suspicious of my sending them to school. Philip Kurato's step-mother told me (through an interpreter) that he has a birth certificate showing him to be 13 years old; that he has been working in the breaker for two years - and that Squire Barrett gave him his working papers. The step-mother owns a home near by, said to be worth $1,500. Location: Port Griffith, Pennsylvania.")
All work in Ewen Breaker, Pennsylvania Coal Co. (see photos taken at b...
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Group of Breaker Boys in #9 Breaker, Hughestown Borough, Pennsylvania ...
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Mule power and motor power. A Young Driver, Shaft #6, Pennsylvania Coa...
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![Four Breaker Boys working in #9 Breaker, Hughestown Borough. Boy on left is Tony Ross, 142 Panama Street, other small boy is Mike Rosa [i.e., Ross?], cousin. Location: Pittston, Pennsylvania.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTEvMDEvMDEvZm91ci1icmVha2VyLWJveXMtd29ya2luZy1pbi05LWJyZWFrZXItaHVnaGVzdG93bi1ib3JvdWdoLWJveS1vbi1sZWZ0LWlzLXRvbnktMS02NDAuanBn/40/28/webp "Four Breaker Boys working in #9 Breaker, Hughestown Borough. Boy on left is Tony Ross, 142 Panama Street, other small boy is Mike Rosa [i.e., Ross?], cousin. Location: Pittston, Pennsylvania.")
Four Breaker Boys working in #9 Breaker, Hughestown Borough. Boy on le...
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Breaker #9, Hughestown Borough, Pennsylvania Coal Co. One of these is ...
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Mule power and motor power. A Young Driver, Shaft #6, Pennsylvania Coa...
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![A view of Ewen Breaker of the Pennsylvania [Pennsylvania] Coal Co. The dust was so dense at times as to obscure the view. This dust penetrates the utmost recesses of the boys' lungs. (See also labels 1927 to 1930 for names of some of these.) Location: South Pittston, Pennsylvania.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTEvMDEvMDEvYS12aWV3LW9mLWV3ZW4tYnJlYWtlci1vZi10aGUtcGEtcGVubnN5bHZhbmlhLWNvYWwtY28tdGhlLWR1c3Qtd2FzLXNvLWRlbnNlLTEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/28/webp "A view of Ewen Breaker of the Pennsylvania [Pennsylvania] Coal Co. The dust was so dense at times as to obscure the view. This dust penetrates the utmost recesses of the boys' lungs. (See also labels 1927 to 1930 for names of some of these.) Location: South Pittston, Pennsylvania.")
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![A lonely job. Waiting all alone in the dark for a trip[?] to come through. It was so damp that Willie said he had to go to the doctor for his cough. A short distance from here, the gas was pouring into the mine so rapidly that it made a great torch when the foreman lit it. Lives at 164 Center St., Pittston, Pennsylvania This is Willie Bryden[?], a nipper. Been working there 4 mos. 500 ft. from the shaft, and a quarter of a mile underground from there. Shaft #6 Pennsylvania Coal Co. Walls have been whiterewashed to make it lighter. Jan 16 I found Willie at home sick, His mother admitted he is only 13 yrs old; will be 14 next July. She said 4 months after the mine boss told the father to take Willie to work, and they obtained a certificate from Squire Barrett. The only thing the squire could do was to make Willie out to be 16 yrs. Willie's father & brother are miners and the home is that of a frugal German family. Location: Pittston, Pennsylvania.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTEvMDEvMDEvYS1sb25lbHktam9iLXdhaXRpbmctYWxsLWFsb25lLWluLXRoZS1kYXJrLWZvci1hLXRyaXAtdG8tY29tZS10aHJvdWdoLWl0LXdhcy0xLTEwMjQuanBn/40/28/webp "A lonely job. Waiting all alone in the dark for a trip[?] to come through. It was so damp that Willie said he had to go to the doctor for his cough. A short distance from here, the gas was pouring into the mine so rapidly that it made a great torch when the foreman lit it. Lives at 164 Center St., Pittston, Pennsylvania This is Willie Bryden[?], a nipper. Been working there 4 mos. 500 ft. from the shaft, and a quarter of a mile underground from there. Shaft #6 Pennsylvania Coal Co. Walls have been whiterewashed to make it lighter. Jan 16 I found Willie at home sick, His mother admitted he is only 13 yrs old; will be 14 next July. She said 4 months after the mine boss told the father to take Willie to work, and they obtained a certificate from Squire Barrett. The only thing the squire could do was to make Willie out to be 16 yrs. Willie's father & brother are miners and the home is that of a frugal German family. Location: Pittston, Pennsylvania.")
A lonely job. Waiting all alone in the dark for a trip[?] to come thro...
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![A lonely job. Waiting all alone in the dark for a trip[?] to come through. It was so damp that Willie said he had to go to the doctor for his cough. A short distance from here, the gas was pouring into the mine so rapidly that it made a great torch when the foreman lit it. Lives at 164 Center St., Pittston, Pennsylvania This is Willie Bryden[?], a nipper. Been working there 4 mos. 500 ft. from the shaft, and a quarter of a mile underground from there. Shaft #6 Pennsylvania Coal Co. Walls have been whiterewashed to make it lighter. Jan 16 I found Willie at home sick, His mother admitted he is only 13 yrs old; will be 14 next July. She said 4 months after the mine boss told the father to take Willie to work, and they obtained a certificate from Squire Barrett. The only thing the squire could do was to make Willie out to be 16 yrs. Willie's father & brother are miners and the home is that of a frugal German family. Location: Pittston, Pennsylvania.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTEvMDEvMDEvYS1sb25lbHktam9iLXdhaXRpbmctYWxsLWFsb25lLWluLXRoZS1kYXJrLWZvci1hLXRyaXAtdG8tY29tZS10aHJvdWdoLWl0LXdhcy0yLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/28/webp "A lonely job. Waiting all alone in the dark for a trip[?] to come through. It was so damp that Willie said he had to go to the doctor for his cough. A short distance from here, the gas was pouring into the mine so rapidly that it made a great torch when the foreman lit it. Lives at 164 Center St., Pittston, Pennsylvania This is Willie Bryden[?], a nipper. Been working there 4 mos. 500 ft. from the shaft, and a quarter of a mile underground from there. Shaft #6 Pennsylvania Coal Co. Walls have been whiterewashed to make it lighter. Jan 16 I found Willie at home sick, His mother admitted he is only 13 yrs old; will be 14 next July. She said 4 months after the mine boss told the father to take Willie to work, and they obtained a certificate from Squire Barrett. The only thing the squire could do was to make Willie out to be 16 yrs. Willie's father & brother are miners and the home is that of a frugal German family. Location: Pittston, Pennsylvania.")
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Pittston and West Pittston, Pennsylvania.
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Breaker #9, Hughestown Borough, Pennsylvania Coal Co. One of these is ...
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Holding the door open while a trip? goes through. Willie Bryden, a nip...
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![Holding the door open while a trip[?] goes through. Willie Bryden, a nipper, 164 Center St. A lonely job. Waiting all alone in the dark for a trip to come through. It was so damp that Willie said he had to be doctoring all the time for his cough. A short distance from here, the gas was pouring into the mine so rapidly that it made a great torch when the foreman lit it. Willie had been working here for four months, 500 feet down the shaft, and a quarter of a mile underground from there. (Shaft #6 Pennsylvania Coal Co.) Walls have been whitewashed to make it lighter. January 16th, I found Willie at home sick, His mother admitted that he is only 13 yrs old; will be 14 next July. Said that 4 mos. ago the mine boss told the father to take Willie to work, and that they obtained the certificate from Squire Barrett. (The only thing the Squire could do was to make Willie out to be 16 yrs old.) Willie's father and brother are miners and the home is that of a frugal German family. Location: Pittston, Pennsylvania.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTEvMDEvMDEvaG9sZGluZy10aGUtZG9vci1vcGVuLXdoaWxlLWEtdHJpcC1nb2VzLXRocm91Z2gtd2lsbGllLWJyeWRlbi1hLW5pcHBlci0xNjQtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/27/webp "Holding the door open while a trip[?] goes through. Willie Bryden, a nipper, 164 Center St. A lonely job. Waiting all alone in the dark for a trip to come through. It was so damp that Willie said he had to be doctoring all the time for his cough. A short distance from here, the gas was pouring into the mine so rapidly that it made a great torch when the foreman lit it. Willie had been working here for four months, 500 feet down the shaft, and a quarter of a mile underground from there. (Shaft #6 Pennsylvania Coal Co.) Walls have been whitewashed to make it lighter. January 16th, I found Willie at home sick, His mother admitted that he is only 13 yrs old; will be 14 next July. Said that 4 mos. ago the mine boss told the father to take Willie to work, and that they obtained the certificate from Squire Barrett. (The only thing the Squire could do was to make Willie out to be 16 yrs old.) Willie's father and brother are miners and the home is that of a frugal German family. Location: Pittston, Pennsylvania.")
Holding the door open while a trip[?] goes through. Willie Bryden, a n...
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![Holding the door open while a trip[?] goes through. Willie Bryden, a nipper, 164 Center St. A lonely job. Waiting all alone in the dark for a trip to come through. It was so damp that Willie said he had to be doctoring all the time for his cough. A short distance from here, the gas was pouring into the mine so rapidly that it made a great torch when the foreman lit it. Willie had been working here for four months, 500 feet down the shaft, and a quarter of a mile underground from there. (Shaft #6 Pennsylvania Coal Co.) Walls have been whitewashed to make it lighter. January 16th, I found Willie at home sick, His mother admitted that he is only 13 yrs old; will be 14 next July. Said that 4 mos. ago the mine boss told the father to take Willie to work, and that they obtained the certificate from Squire Barrett. (The only thing the Squire could do was to make Willie out to be 16 yrs old.) Willie's father and brother are miners and the home is that of a frugal German family. Location: Pittston, Pennsylvania.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTEvMDEvMDEvaG9sZGluZy10aGUtZG9vci1vcGVuLXdoaWxlLWEtdHJpcC1nb2VzLXRocm91Z2gtd2lsbGllLWJyeWRlbi1hLW5pcHBlci0xNjQtMS02NDAuanBn/40/27/webp "Holding the door open while a trip[?] goes through. Willie Bryden, a nipper, 164 Center St. A lonely job. Waiting all alone in the dark for a trip to come through. It was so damp that Willie said he had to be doctoring all the time for his cough. A short distance from here, the gas was pouring into the mine so rapidly that it made a great torch when the foreman lit it. Willie had been working here for four months, 500 feet down the shaft, and a quarter of a mile underground from there. (Shaft #6 Pennsylvania Coal Co.) Walls have been whitewashed to make it lighter. January 16th, I found Willie at home sick, His mother admitted that he is only 13 yrs old; will be 14 next July. Said that 4 mos. ago the mine boss told the father to take Willie to work, and that they obtained the certificate from Squire Barrett. (The only thing the Squire could do was to make Willie out to be 16 yrs old.) Willie's father and brother are miners and the home is that of a frugal German family. Location: Pittston, Pennsylvania.")
Holding the door open while a trip[?] goes through. Willie Bryden, a n...
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These are all breaker-boys. (See photos taken at Ewen Breaker, later.)...
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![A lonely job. Waiting all alone in the dark for a trip[?] to come through. It was so damp that Willie said he had to go to the doctor for his cough. A short distance from here, the gas was pouring into the mine so rapidly that it made a great torch when the foreman lit it. Lives at 164 Center St., Pittston, Pennsylvania This is Willie Bryden[?], a nipper. Been working there 4 mos. 500 ft. from the shaft, and a quarter of a mile underground from there. Shaft #6 Pennsylvania Coal Co. Walls have been whiterewashed to make it lighter. Jan 16 I found Willie at home sick, His mother admitted he is only 13 yrs old; will be 14 next July. She said 4 months after the mine boss told the father to take Willie to work, and they obtained a certificate from Squire Barrett. The only thing the squire could do was to make Willie out to be 16 yrs. Willie's father & brother are miners and the home is that of a frugal German family. Location: Pittston, Pennsylvania.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTEvMDEvMDEvYS1sb25lbHktam9iLXdhaXRpbmctYWxsLWFsb25lLWluLXRoZS1kYXJrLWZvci1hLXRyaXAtdG8tY29tZS10aHJvdWdoLWl0LXdhcy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/28/webp "A lonely job. Waiting all alone in the dark for a trip[?] to come through. It was so damp that Willie said he had to go to the doctor for his cough. A short distance from here, the gas was pouring into the mine so rapidly that it made a great torch when the foreman lit it. Lives at 164 Center St., Pittston, Pennsylvania This is Willie Bryden[?], a nipper. Been working there 4 mos. 500 ft. from the shaft, and a quarter of a mile underground from there. Shaft #6 Pennsylvania Coal Co. Walls have been whiterewashed to make it lighter. Jan 16 I found Willie at home sick, His mother admitted he is only 13 yrs old; will be 14 next July. She said 4 months after the mine boss told the father to take Willie to work, and they obtained a certificate from Squire Barrett. The only thing the squire could do was to make Willie out to be 16 yrs. Willie's father & brother are miners and the home is that of a frugal German family. Location: Pittston, Pennsylvania.")
A lonely job. Waiting all alone in the dark for a trip[?] to come thro...
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![At the close of the day. Just up from the shaft. All work below ground in aPennsylvania Coal Mine. Smallest boy, next to right hand end is a nipper. On his right is Arthur, a driver, Jo on Arthur's right is a nipper. Frank, boy on left end of photo, is a nipper, works a mile underground from the shaft, which is 5000 Ft. down. Location: [South Pittston?], Pennsylvania.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTAvMDEvMDEvYXQtdGhlLWNsb3NlLW9mLXRoZS1kYXktanVzdC11cC1mcm9tLXRoZS1zaGFmdC1hbGwtd29yay1iZWxvdy1ncm91bmQtaW4tYXBlbm5zeWx2YW5pYS0xLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/27/webp "At the close of the day. Just up from the shaft. All work below ground in aPennsylvania Coal Mine. Smallest boy, next to right hand end is a nipper. On his right is Arthur, a driver, Jo on Arthur's right is a nipper. Frank, boy on left end of photo, is a nipper, works a mile underground from the shaft, which is 5000 Ft. down. Location: [South Pittston?], Pennsylvania.")
At the close of the day. Just up from the shaft. All work below ground...
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Group of Breaker boys. Smallest is Sam Belloma, Pine Street. (See labe...
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A young leader and a driver, Shaft #6, Pennsylvania Coal Company. Pasq...
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Tom Vitol (also called Dominick Dekatis) 76 Parsonage Street, Hughesto...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Coal mines. Hine no. 1952. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Di... More
Holding the door open while a trip? goes through. Willie Bryden, a nip...
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A view of the Pennsylvania Breaker. The dust was so dense at times as ...
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Bridge over the Susquehanna, Pittston, Pa
Date based on Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). Detroit Publishing Co. no. 011614. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
![A view of Ewen Breaker of the Pennsylvania [Pennsylvania] Coal Co. The dust was so dense at times as to obscure the view. This dust penetrates the utmost recesses of the boy's lungs. (See labels 1927 to 1930 for names of some of these.) A kind of slave driver sometimes stands over the boys, prodding or kicking them into obedience. Location: South Pittston, Pennsylvania.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTEvMDEvMDEvYS12aWV3LW9mLWV3ZW4tYnJlYWtlci1vZi10aGUtcGEtcGVubnN5bHZhbmlhLWNvYWwtY28tdGhlLWR1c3Qtd2FzLXNvLWRlbnNlLTEwMjQuanBn/40/28/webp "A view of Ewen Breaker of the Pennsylvania [Pennsylvania] Coal Co. The dust was so dense at times as to obscure the view. This dust penetrates the utmost recesses of the boy's lungs. (See labels 1927 to 1930 for names of some of these.) A kind of slave driver sometimes stands over the boys, prodding or kicking them into obedience. Location: South Pittston, Pennsylvania.")
A view of Ewen Breaker of the Pennsylvania [Pennsylvania] Coal Co. The...
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Noon hour in the Ewen Breaker, Pennsylvania Coal Co. Location: South ...
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Map of the county of Luzerne, Pennsylvania /
General-content county map showing rural buildings and householders' names; some inset maps show building coverage and owners' names. Hand col. to distinguish minor civil divisions (townships, boroughs, cities)... More
Group of Breaker boys. Smallest is Sam Belloma, Pine Street. (See labe...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Coal mines. Hine no. 1948. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Di... More
Four Breaker Boys working in #9 Breaker, Hughestown Borough. Boy on le...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Coal mines. Hine no. 1951. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Di... More
These are all breaker-boys. (See photos taken at Ewen Breaker, later.)...
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Resting with the load at the head of the slope. Shaft #6 Pennsylvania ...
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A view of the Pennsylvania Breaker. The dust was so dense at times as ...
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![Four Breaker Boys working in #9 Breaker, Hughestown Borough. Boy on left is Tony Ross, 142 Panama Street, other small boy is Mike Rosa [i.e., Ross?], cousin. Location: Pittston, Pennsylvania.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTEvMDEvMDEvZm91ci1icmVha2VyLWJveXMtd29ya2luZy1pbi05LWJyZWFrZXItaHVnaGVzdG93bi1ib3JvdWdoLWJveS1vbi1sZWZ0LWlzLXRvbnktMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/28/webp "Four Breaker Boys working in #9 Breaker, Hughestown Borough. Boy on left is Tony Ross, 142 Panama Street, other small boy is Mike Rosa [i.e., Ross?], cousin. Location: Pittston, Pennsylvania.")
Four Breaker Boys working in #9 Breaker, Hughestown Borough. Boy on le...
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Breaker boys working in Ewen Breaker of Pennsylvania Coal Co. For some...
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Angelo Ross, 142 Panama Street, Hughestown Borough, a youngster who ha...
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Breaker boys working in Ewen Breaker of Pennsylvania Coal Co. For some...
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Breaker #9, Hughestown Borough, Pennsylvania Coal Co. One of these is ...
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Arthur Havard, a young driver, Shaft #6, Pennsylvania Coal Company. L...
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![[Dome] burned out of the solid rock by gas in no. 6 shaft of the Pennsylvania Coal Co., Pittston, Pennsylvania](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTAvMDEvMDEvZG9tZS1idXJuZWQtb3V0LW9mLXRoZS1zb2xpZC1yb2NrLWJ5LWdhcy1pbi1uby02LXNoYWZ0LW9mLXRoZS1wZW5uc3lsdmFuaWEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "[Dome] burned out of the solid rock by gas in no. 6 shaft of the Pennsylvania Coal Co., Pittston, Pennsylvania")
[Dome] burned out of the solid rock by gas in no. 6 shaft of the Penns...
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Breaker #9, Hughestown Borough, Pennsylvania Coal Co. One of these is ...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Coal mines. Hine no. 1947. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Di... More
Group of boys working in #9 Breaker, Pennsylvania Coal Co., Hughestown...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Coal mines. Hine no. 1957. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Di... More
Group of boys working in #9 Breaker Pennsylvania Coal Co, Hughestown B...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Coal mines. Hine no. 1959. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Di... More
Holding the door open while a trip? goes through. Willie Bryden, a nip...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Coal mines. Hine no. 1922. Reproduction no. LC-USZ6-1212. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Cong... More
A young leader and a driver, Shaft #6, Pennsylvania Coal Company. Pasq...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Coal mines. Hine no. 1921. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Di... More
Arthur Havard, a young driver. Shaft #6. Pennsylvania Coal Company. L...
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Group of Breaker Boys in #9 Breaker, Hughestown Borough, Pennsylvania ...
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Inside workers shaft #6, Pennsylvania Coal Co. Location: South Pittst...
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Mule power and motor power. A Young Driver, Shaft #6, Pennsylvania Coa...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Coal mines. Hine no. 1924. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Di... More
Four Breaker Boys working in #9 Breaker, Hughestown Borough. Boy on le...
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Jim McNulty, 10 Morgan St. Is a leader inside the mine at Leadville Sh...
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At the close of the day. Waiting for the cage to go up. The cage is en...
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A young leader and a driver, Shaft #6, Pennsylvania Coal Company. Pasq...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Coal mines. Hine no. 1921. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Di... More
Breaker boys in #9 Breaker, Hughestown Borough, Pennsylvania Coal Co. ...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Coal mines. Hine no. 1950. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Di... More
![Holding the door open while a trip[?] goes through. Willie Bryden, a nipper, 164 Center St. A lonely job. Waiting all alone in the dark for a trip to come through. It was so damp that Willie said he had to be doctoring all the time for his cough. A short distance from here, the gas was pouring into the mine so rapidly that it made a great torch when the foreman lit it. Willie had been working here for four months, 500 feet down the shaft, and a quarter of a mile underground from there. (Shaft #6 Pennsylvania Coal Co.) Walls have been whitewashed to make it lighter. January 16th, I found Willie at home sick, His mother admitted that he is only 13 yrs old; will be 14 next July. Said that 4 mos. ago the mine boss told the father to take Willie to work, and that they obtained the certificate from Squire Barrett. (The only thing the Squire could do was to make Willie out to be 16 yrs old.) Willie's father and brother are miners and the home is that of a frugal German family. Location: Pittston, Pennsylvania.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTEvMDEvMDEvaG9sZGluZy10aGUtZG9vci1vcGVuLXdoaWxlLWEtdHJpcC1nb2VzLXRocm91Z2gtd2lsbGllLWJyeWRlbi1hLW5pcHBlci0xNjQtMi02NDAuanBn/40/27/webp "Holding the door open while a trip[?] goes through. Willie Bryden, a nipper, 164 Center St. A lonely job. Waiting all alone in the dark for a trip to come through. It was so damp that Willie said he had to be doctoring all the time for his cough. A short distance from here, the gas was pouring into the mine so rapidly that it made a great torch when the foreman lit it. Willie had been working here for four months, 500 feet down the shaft, and a quarter of a mile underground from there. (Shaft #6 Pennsylvania Coal Co.) Walls have been whitewashed to make it lighter. January 16th, I found Willie at home sick, His mother admitted that he is only 13 yrs old; will be 14 next July. Said that 4 mos. ago the mine boss told the father to take Willie to work, and that they obtained the certificate from Squire Barrett. (The only thing the Squire could do was to make Willie out to be 16 yrs old.) Willie's father and brother are miners and the home is that of a frugal German family. Location: Pittston, Pennsylvania.")
Holding the door open while a trip[?] goes through. Willie Bryden, a n...
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