My cousins uncle was a miner in the old copper mines in the UP of Michigan and then the iron ore mines. He was a Finnish Immigrant my cousin took me with when they visited him as we were the same age and he had no siblings. I always loved sitting on the floor by his chair while he told me stories of the mines My cousin was not interested, I knew they never had a child, and I sensed he was grateful to have me there by his side. He would take me out to the barn and I would help him do his chores. He played the mandolin.
During ww2 in Britain there was a desperate shortage of miners. The govt drafted young men into the mines rather than the army. The old time miners were not afraid, they told the mine companies that it takes a lifetime of work before you are a good miner. And they were right. The young draftees were willing to work but could only do support work underground. The real miners, like these in your photos, were the only ones who could really dig the coal out of the ground!!! Great photos.
My mom's family is in Floyd County Kentucky and her family has been in the coal mines for generations. I remember in the late 70s my uncles coming up out of the mines with faces so black all u saw were there eyes. No one has ever gave two shits about coal miners except for the the tonnage and how much they owed the company stores. Those uncles with the black faces are twins and just turned 80.they are made of totally different stock than the half assing millineals sucking of the government tit now.
Working hard to support your life of poverty. I would not have wanted to be a coal miner even without a depression. I know some miners were better off than others, but still would have been a life with not much of a future.
I do not believe a coal miner would EVER say ofTen unless he wanted to be FINTA Live and let live!!! Why is that so hard? I do not care how you live. Why do YOU need to tell everyone what words to use and how to pronounce them? ENOUGH!!!!!
These are the people who built such a strong economy that would allow today's spoiled children the leisure time to sit around and dream up such nonsense as "white privilege"
My cousins uncle was a miner in the old copper mines in the UP of Michigan and then the iron ore mines. He was a Finnish Immigrant my cousin took me with when they visited him as we were the same age and he had no siblings. I always loved sitting on the floor by his chair while he told me stories of the mines My cousin was not interested, I knew they never had a child, and I sensed he was grateful to have me there by his side. He would take me out to the barn and I would help him do his chores. He played the mandolin.
Thanks for sharing!
Keep the pictures coming , Absolutely love old photos of West Virginia and Kentucky, thank you very much
During ww2 in Britain there was a desperate shortage of miners. The govt drafted young men into the mines rather than the army. The old time miners were not afraid, they told the mine companies that it takes a lifetime of work before you are a good miner. And they were right. The young draftees were willing to work but could only do support work underground. The real miners, like these in your photos, were the only ones who could really dig the coal out of the ground!!! Great photos.
Thanks for these and showing what life was truly like !! 😢
Thank you. I like this format better. The pictures are bigger and easier to see with-out the border.
Thank you for the input!! I needed it!
My dad born in 1933 was a miner in Matewan WV UMWA member , passed from black lung . R.i.p
Mr. PEABODY'S COAL TRAIN DONE HAULED IT AWAY!!!!!!!
I really enjoyed that video. Thank you for putting it together.
Nice Job Erich
Thanks!
Remarkable how my last just comment disappeared.
My mom's family is in Floyd County Kentucky and her family has been in the coal mines for generations. I remember in the late 70s my uncles coming up out of the mines with faces so black all u saw were there eyes. No one has ever gave two shits about coal miners except for the the tonnage and how much they owed the company stores. Those uncles with the black faces are twins and just turned 80.they are made of totally different stock than the half assing millineals sucking of the government tit now.
That is why I make these videos. I don't want those people to be forgotten!
Amen. Me either
I agree these half assed millineils want everything for free rather than work for it
Working hard to support your life of poverty. I would not have wanted to be a coal miner even without a depression.
I know some miners were better off than others, but still would have been a life with not much of a future.
I totally agree! A hard life no matter what.
I do not believe a coal miner would EVER say ofTen unless he wanted to be FINTA
Live and let live!!! Why is that so hard? I do not care how you live. Why do YOU need to tell everyone what words to use and how to pronounce them? ENOUGH!!!!!
I sure don't see much of any White Privilege here. Guess I don't have the right vision.
These are the people who built such a strong economy that would allow today's spoiled children the leisure time to sit around and dream up such nonsense as "white privilege"
Great photos I grew up in most of the area