I was doing a little research about the Cincinnatti Mine (Courtney PA) disaster that killed 97 miners 100 years ago and came across hand tinted picture of a coal miner on his way home from work.
I was doing a little research about the Cincinnatti Mine (Courtney PA) disaster that killed 97 miners 100 years ago and came across hand tinted picture of a coal miner on his way home from work.
A long road home from a 12 hr shift. Six day work week was common, had to be exhausting.
Those were the pillars that this country was built upon.
I wonder if the man in the picture can be identified? If one assumes that the building in the background is where he lives, perhaps somebody out there can fill in some of the missing information.
Me too although it would be difficult. I’m not sure where it was taken. I bet it was in W.Pa. or W.V. though.