Dave, a young "pusher" at Bessie Mine. Jefferson County, Alabama. December 1910. View full size. Photograph and caption by Lewis Wickes Hine.
I noticed that Dave is a "pusher." What is a pusher's job in a coal mine?
If ever there was a picture of Huck Finn, this has got to be it!
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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