Coal Mine,Gary,West Virginia,WV,Coal Miners,Lewis Wickes Hine,August 1908,2
Title: Trapper Boy, 'Son.' Opens and closes door that controls ventilation. He is underground from 7 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. (Much of the work of mining, loading and carrying is dome [i.e., done] by machinery.) Boy has been trapping for several years. Asked if these boys did this one thing all the time, the boss said, 'Oh, they change around from one door ro [i.e., or] another.' Location: West Virginia.
Creator(s): Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer
Date Created/Published: [1908?]
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in.
Notes:
Title from NCLC caption card.
Attribution to Hine based on provenance.
In album: Coal mines.
Hine no. 0134.
No city/placename or date recorded on caption card. Date based on captions for photos with neighboring numbers.
Subjects:
Boys.
Coal miners.
Coal mining.
United States--West Virginia.
Glass negatives.
Photographic prints.
Bookmark /ncl2004000158/PP/
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