Young boy who salvages coal from slag heaps – Vintage Wall Art
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Young boy who salvages coal from slag heaps comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Young boy who salvages coal from slag heaps
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A young boy works among the slag heaps, sifting the waste for bits of coal that could be sold or burned at home. Heaps like these, left by mines and coal-processing plants, were common in coal country, and families often sent children out to scavenge them for fuel or a little money. Photographs of working children like this one helped build public support for child labor laws in the early 1900s. Look closely at the scene for signs of how hard and unsafe this work was for someone so young.
| Original scan | 4,858 × 3,977 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | tif15605_Youngboywhosalvagescoalfromthe |
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