Title
Breaker boys working in Ewen Breaker Coal Mine, South Pittston, Pennsylvania
Caption
Breaker boys working in Ewen Breaker Coal Mine, South Pittston, Pennsylvania, USA 1910. A breaker boy was a coal-mining worker in the United States and United Kingdom, whose job was to separate impurities from coal by hand in a coal breaker. breaker boys were primarily children. The use of breaker boys began in the mid-1860s and did not end until the 1920s.
Date
1910
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP18A28_402
License type
Rights managed
Available size
55,4Mb (2,8Mb) / 17,7in x 12,1in / 5315 x 3644 (300dpi)