An undated photo post card view of the interior of a coal breaker showing young breaker boys at work sorting coal in a Screen Room.
Note the task master standing with a prodding stick. It was his job to keep the boys awake and working.
While the caption on this card indicates it was sold in Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, it was a generic scene typical of labor and conditions throughout the Anthracite Region.
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