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Music: Jim Reeves – Streets of Laredo. Coal-mines in the United States 1908 to 1935. The american dream. Hinny drivers in the BROW mine in Virginia – September 1908. Drillings in Virginia – October 1908. 3 young horse and hinny drivers in Virginia – 1908. Open flame lamps on their helmet !.
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Music: Jim Reeves – Streets of Laredo Coal-mines in the United States 1908 to 1935 The american dream
3 young horse and hinny drivers in Virginia – 1908 Open flame lamps on their helmet !
Mine in BARNESVILLE Virginia – 1908
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
Butterfly knot please Blacksmith – 1910 Ratcatcher – 1908
The young greaser was 14 years old an his name was Shorpy Higginbotham
Young pusher Alabama 1910
Rescuer with oxygen mask from Dräger (still existing company) Pennsylvania Pennsylvanie 1910
Travelling prisoners who repaired the roads North Carolina – 1910
Horse and locomotive with compressed air next to each other Pennsylvania – 1911
Young horse drivers Virginia – 1911 Young trapper Virginia – 1911
Everybody has his messtin. The men with a stick are coal-trolley brakers. Many wear gloves, a surprising safety measure for that time (1911)
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
Miscellaneous old photos from the United States
1936 Yes the potato sack cloth was already quite the thing!
This girl is 12 years old Tennessee 1936
Camping car Tennessee 1936
Doctor’s call Oregon 1939