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Dave: 1910
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 02/23/2007 - 3:27am.
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Dave, a young "pusher" at Bessie Mine. Jefferson County, Alabama. December 1910. View full size. Photograph and caption by Lewis Wickes Hine.
I want to know more about him!
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Tue, 12/30/2008 - 12:02am.
Too bad all we have is his first name, or I would be begging Joe Manning to do research on Dave! I wonder if it would be possible to find out about him, given the information we have.
Pusher
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sat, 03/08/2008 - 11:21pm.
I noticed that Dave is a "pusher." What is a pusher's job in a coal mine?
Huck Finn!
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Thu, 03/22/2007 - 11:02am.
If ever there was a picture of Huck Finn, this has got to be it!
this is in Birmingham, AL.
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Wed, 03/21/2007 - 4:58pm.
this is in Birmingham, AL. we're trying to turn Red Mountain, where this may have been taken, into a huge recreational park bigger than Central Park in NYC.
Check out the info:
www.redmountainpark.org
nice pictures all around!
cheers!
nick
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