Coal Miners, 1908 - 1935
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rundownfid
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Interesting site,also interesting pictures on the French and Indian Wars.
Seeing all of the kids working in the mines reminds me that childhood is a relatively recent "invention". Born of plenty, the ability to afford children a long period of growth, fun and education is only a little over a hundred years old here in the US and hasn't yet arrived in much of the world to this day.
Perhaps we will get to relive those exciting days of yesteryear; if our esteemed new leader follows our previous new dealer into another extended depression.
Seeing all of the kids working in the mines reminds me that childhood is a relatively recent "invention". Born of plenty, the ability to afford children a long period of growth, fun and education is only a little over a hundred years old here in the US and hasn't yet arrived in much of the world to this day.
Perhaps we will get to relive those exciting days of yesteryear; if our esteemed new leader follows our previous new dealer into another extended depression.
jlrhiner
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Regardless of the situation now, I hate to think where we would be had there not been Unions.
NFrameFred
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The Jim Reeves sound track brought back memories, too.
Unfortunately, many of those underground pictures brought back personal memories. Family members were miners in the past and I spent 15 years working in the coal industry, myself, much of it underground.
Unfortunately, many of those underground pictures brought back personal memories. Family members were miners in the past and I spent 15 years working in the coal industry, myself, much of it underground.
deralte
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Except for the very young and the horses the mines looked the same in 51 when I worked for Algoma Coal & Coke Company in southern WV.
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No that would be FDR, Hoover just got the party started, it took FDR to make it a decade long experience.
Indiana George
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Thanks dlstewart01. I enjoyed that.
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Most historians are liberals, the facts don't support his economics, but the big Gov't types love it. How does getting elected in '32 and still being in a depression in '41 make him a success economically? The answer is that he tried and showed he cared and had fireside chats, etc. etc.
ingmansinc
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When we think things are tough a lot of us have no idea.
