Replacement Theory in the Coal Region, 1862
During the Civil War, the term “contraband” came to refer to persons who were held as slaves, who by their own means, or as a result of liberation by the […]
Images from the Coal Strike of 1900 (6)
Caption: The Dark Side of the Great Strike. This miner’s family ate the last of their provisions on Friday. Source: Philadelphia Times, September 30, 1900, via Newspapers.com. ________________________________ Corrections and […]
Coal Strike of 1900 – Wives of Miners Speak Out
An article from the Philadelphia Inquirer, September 30, 1900: WE’LL FIGHT IT OUT TO THE BITTER END.” SAY THE WIVES OF COAL MINERS That Men Must Work and Women Must […]
Images from the Coal Strike of 1900 (5)
Title: Breaker Boys Enjoy the Strike Credit: Philadelphia Inquirer, September 30, 1900, page 2, via Newspapers.com. ______________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Images from the Coal Strike of 1900 (4)
Title: Miner’s Wife and Admiral Dewey’s Namesake. Credit: Philadelphia Inquirer, September 30, 1900, page 2, via Newspapers.com. ______________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Images from the Coal Strike of 1900 (3)
Title: Part of One Miner’s Family. Credit: Philadelphia Inquirer, September 30, 1900, page 2, via Newspapers.com. ______________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Images from the Coal Strike of 1900 (2)
Title: Strikers and their Families Putting in Their Idle Time During the Strike. Photo Credit: Philadelphia Inquirer, September 30, 1900, page 1, via Newspapers.com. ________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should […]
Images from the Coal Strike of 1900 (1)
An image of the front page of the Philadelphia Inquirer, September 30, 1900, with headlines announcing the end of the Coal Strike of 1900: STRIKE’S END EXPECTED ON TUESDAY Probable […]