December 6th is National Coal Miners Day. It is the day to appreciate the hard work and sacrifice of our nation’s miners.
The perfect word that describes the life of a coal miner whose job is to complete back breaking work for little pay is rough. The articles below elaborates on this challenging career.
This article, featured in June 3, 1909 Newark Star and Newark Advertiser, mentions that more lives were lost in the coal mines than in the Civil War.
The image above, featured in April 2, 1912 Newark Evening Star and Newark Advertiser, shows miners leaving underground workings.
This image, featured in July 9, 1923 Perth Amboy Evening News, shows coal miners hard at work breaking up anthracite and loading it onto a conveyor belt.
Contributed by Kristi Chanda