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Breaker Boy
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Andrew Chippa hired on with Markle & Co., miners of anthracite coal to pay off his father's debt of $54 to the company store since his father's death in the mines. Young Chippa was one of a number of miners to testify against the company about working conditions in the Coal Strike Hearings. His debt, rather than being paid off, has risen to $88.17, as indicated by the IOU he holds due to purchases for his mother and three siblings.
1902
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P & R Coal Storage Yard
View of the P & R coal storage yard, including railroad tracks and coal storage building. Hills are in the background.
Old Anthracite Ore Roasters
By 1883, anthracite furnaces were heavy competition for companies such as Cornwall Furnace. Caption reads: "Old Anthracite Ore Roasters, Cornwall, PA."
P & R Coal Storage Yard
Elevated view of the P & R coal storage yard, with railroad tracks winding around a curve at the foot of a small hill. The coal yard and buildings are at the top of the hill.
Basketball Team at Indian Industrial School
The 1897 Indian Industrial School basketball team, posed for a group portrait in front of the entrance to the gymnasium.
Laundry Building at Indian Industrial School
Exterior view of a laundry building at the Indian Industrial School. An Indian School cable car is next to the building.
DR-60 Truck
1938
Two men use a DR-60 truck owned by J. Robert Bazley, Inc. to dump coal taken from Pennsylvania coal strippings into a chute leading to railroad cars. The man in the driver's seat is wearing a hat, ...
