Spencer Coal Company,Scranton,Pennsylvania,Coal Mining,Lewis Wickes Hine,1913

Title: Mr. A. Langerfeld and one of his machines for picking coal which does away completely with the use of breaker boys. The percent of slate that goes in with the coal separated by this machine is 1% to 2%, where the percent with the old primitive method of using boys is from 15% to 60%. This picture was taken at the breaker of the Spencer Coal Co., at Scranton, Pa., on March, 18, 1913. Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Creator(s): Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer
Date Created/Published: 1913 March 18.
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in.
Notes:
Title from NCLC caption card.
Attribution to Hine based on provenance.
In album: Mills.
Hine no. 3504.
Subjects:
Men.
Coal mining.
United States--Pennsylvania--Scranton.
Glass negatives.
Photographic prints.
Bookmark /ncl2004001182/PP/
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