31 Child Labor Photos That Expose The Ugly History Of American Coal
This industry was built on their backs. These heartbreaking images reveal their story. 15-year-old Vance worked for several years in a West Virginia coal mine making 75 cents a day for 10 hours of work. All he did all day was open and shut the door pictured here. Library of Congress/Flickr Breaker boys in Pittston, Pa. 1911. Library of Congress Drivers and mules in Gary, W.Va. 1908. Library of Congress A young laborer who'd been working 10-hour days for about a year at the Brown Mine in Brown, W.
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