Music: Jim Reeves – Streets of Laredo The american dream

Hinny drivers in the BROW mine in Virginia – September 1908

Drillings in Virginia – October 1908

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

Mine in BARNESVILLE Virginia – 1908

12 – 13 year old boys

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

Butterfly knot please Ratcatcher – 1908 Blacksmith – 1910

Young greaser in the DORA JEFFERSON mine in Alabama – 1910

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

Young pusher Alabama 1910

Coal recollection on a terril

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

Travelling prisoners who repaired the roads North Carolina – 1910

Children – coal sorters in Pennsylvania – 1911

Horse driver Pennsylvania – 1911

Group of young miners Pennsylvania – 1911

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

Young horse drivers Virginia – 1911 Young trapper Virginia – 1911

Responsible for the aeration gate Pennsylvania – 1911

Let’s work

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

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).

Miner Kentuky – October 1935

Miscellaneous old photos from the United States

Car accident in 1912

Tarzan: Johnny Weissmuller - 1922

Miss Beach 1922

Miss Beach 1928. Miss France is also present.

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

Emigrant women with 7 children 1936

This girl is 12 years old Tennessee 1936

Camping car Tennessee 1936

Doctor’s call Oregon 1939

On the dole - 1939

Remittance of a ration booklet 1943

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