The document is a collection of photographs from the United States spanning 1908 to 1943. It includes images of young coal miners and hinny drivers in Virginia from 1908. Other photos show blacksmiths from 1910, young miners in Alabama and Pennsylvania from 1910-1911, and miners from Kentucky in 1935. Additional miscellaneous historic photographs show scenes such as car accidents from 1912, beauty pageants from the 1920s, families during the Great Depression in 1936, and rationing during World War II in 1943.
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
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).