Barefoot boy digging coal from refuse on the snowy road side. Scott’s Run, WV, 1936

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image showing Barefoot boy digging coal from refuse on the snowy road side. Scott’s Run, WV, 1936

Jest_stir on December 4th, 2023 at 20:27 UTC »

Kids feet are colder than his stare.

Sunkitteh on December 4th, 2023 at 21:11 UTC »

My dad was a little kid during the Depression. He said he and his buddies would throw rocks at passing trains to get the workers to throw coal back at them. Afterwards, the kids would collect the coal, divvy it up and take it home.

mojoradio on December 4th, 2023 at 21:39 UTC »

So many stories you never get to hear about.