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Subject -Coal. #70 Welch Mining Co., Welch W. Va. Boy running "trip rope" at tipple. Overgrown, but looked 13 yrs. old. Worked 10 hours a day. Location: Welch, West Virginia.
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Drivers and Mules, Gary, W. Va., Mine, Where much of the mining and carrying is done by machinery. Location: Gary, West Virginia.
Machine used in Gary W. Va. mine that digs the coal and loads it on the car. With it 3 men can do the work of 50 in the old way. Yet they use boys to drive and trap. Location: Gary, West Virginia.
Machine used in Gary W. Va. mine that digs the coal and loads it on the car. With it 3 men can do the work of 50 in the old way. Yet they use boys to drive and trap. Location: Gary, West Virginia.