
Sujet
Breaker boys working in Ewen Breaker Coal Mine, South Pittston, Pennsylvania
Légende
Breaker boys working in Ewen Breaker Coal Mine, South Pittston, Pennsylvania, USA 1910. A breaker boy was a coal-mining worker in the United States and United Kingdom, whose job was to separate impurities from coal by hand in a coal breaker. breaker boys were primarily children. The use of breaker boys began in the mid-1860s and did not end until the 1920s.
Date
1910
Crédit
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Notre référence
ARP18A28_402
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
55,4Mo (2,8Mo) / 45,0cm x 30,9cm / 5315 x 3644 (300dpi)