The Old Western Pennsylvania

1. Music: Jim Reeves – Streets of Laredo The american dream

2. Hinny drivers in the BROW mine in Virginia – September 1908

3. Drillings in Virginia – October 1908

4. 3 young horse and hinny drivers in Virginia – 1908 Open flame lamps on their helmet !

5. Mine in BARNESVILLE Virginia – 1908

6. 12 – 13 year old boys

7. 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

8. Butterfly knot please Ratcatcher – 1908 Blacksmith – 1910

9. Young greaser in the DORA JEFFERSON mine in Alabama – 1910

10. The young greaser was 14 years old an his name was Shorpy Higginbotham

11. Young pusher Alabama 1910

12. Coal recollection on a terril

13. Rescuer with oxygen mask from Dräger (still existing company) Pennsylvania Pennsylvanie 1910

14. Travelling prisoners who repaired the roads North Carolina – 1910

15. Children – coal sorters in Pennsylvania – 1911

16. Horse driver Pennsylvania – 1911

17. Group of young miners Pennsylvania – 1911

18. Horse and locomotive with compressed air next to each other Pennsylvania – 1911

19. Young horse drivers Virginia – 1911 Young trapper Virginia – 1911

20. Responsible for the aeration gate Pennsylvania – 1911

21. Let’s work

22. Everybody has his messtin. The men with a stick are coal-trolley brakers. Many wear gloves, a surprising safety measure for that time (1911)

23. Coal sieving Pennsylvania – 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).

24. Miner Kentuky – October 1935

25. Miscellaneous old photos from the United States

26. Car accident in 1912

27. Tarzan: Johnny Weissmuller - 1922

28. Miss Beach 1922

29. Miss Beach 1928. Miss France is also present.

30. 1936 Yes the potato sack cloth was already quite the thing!

31. Emigrant women with 7 children 1936

32. This girl is 12 years old Tennessee 1936

33. Camping car Tennessee 1936

34. Doctor’s call Oregon 1939

35. On the dole - 1939

36. Remittance of a ration booklet 1943

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