This picture was taken in 1908, and shows a young boy working at the Turkey Knob Coal Mine near Macdonald, West Virginia. I am really captivated by these old pictures of children in such dire circumstances. The really sad thing to consider is that child labor remains a serious problem in many parts of the world. Sometimes when I buy cheap products at large discount chains I wonder how many times child labor was involved in their production.Saturday, March 8, 2008
Child Coal Miner
This picture was taken in 1908, and shows a young boy working at the Turkey Knob Coal Mine near Macdonald, West Virginia. I am really captivated by these old pictures of children in such dire circumstances. The really sad thing to consider is that child labor remains a serious problem in many parts of the world. Sometimes when I buy cheap products at large discount chains I wonder how many times child labor was involved in their production.
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I know when you think of it like that, it makes you feel guilty by how easy we live.
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Any idea what that is on the boy's head?
I still remember coal being dumped down into the basements of apartment buildings in Chicago to burn in the furnaces. And at this kid's age I hated and feared going underground even just to tour the working coal mine exhibit of the Museum of Science and Industry. When did America finally improve the child labor laws, I wonder.
That is one of the first ways they used lights underground. It was an old oil light. They would fill up the cans and light the wick. That is what is on his head. Coal mines has came along way since then, but it's still very dangerous. My Dad and My brother are coal miners, and my Husband is a mining engineer!
What is on his head is an old time lamp that they used. They would fill the cans and light the wick. This is a very old photo. Coal mines has came a long way since then. Thank God but it's still very dangerous. My Dad and my Brother are coal miners, and my husband is a mining engineer. I worry everyday about them all.
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