Nice to see kids trying to earn a decent wage. August 1908. Tipple boy at the Turkey Knob coal mine in Macdonald, West Virginia "Drivers and Trappers Going Home." Barnesville Mine, Fairmont, West Virginia. October 1908. Note oil-wick lamps on the hats, and lunch pails. Trappers were boys who opened trapdoors to let coal cars pass and then closed them again to maintain proper airflow in the tunnel ventilation system, which paid about $1.60 a day September 1908. Gary, West Virginia. "Drivers and Mules in a coal mine where much of the mining and carrying is done by machinery. Open flame on oil headlamps."
For outdoor gear whores that were kicking in the the 60's/70's: http://www.oregonphotos.com/Backpacking-Revolution1.html Still have my Early Winters tent and jacket.
My legs and feet were throbbing at the sight of these photos and I've seen them over and over again..