This picture was taken at one of the lead and zinc mines in OK. I have cropped it to bring a closer look at their faces. I would guess the picture was taken in the late 1940s or the 50's. Smith, Mckibben
William Thomas Smith Jr of Troy, Rensselaer County, NY was born on January 24, 1930, and died at age 69 years old on November 30, 1999. William Smith was buried at Gerald B.h. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery
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Photos of the 1900's which brought us from the industrial age to the technological age.
From 1900 through 1999 we witnessed the beginning of flight to a man on the moon and a Mars Rover. We went from using phones tethered by cords and computers that filled rooms, to carrying the equivale...
Coming out of the Great Depression, the world faced another challenge in the 1940's: World War II. Although the war began in the 1930's, it expanded and gained in ferocity (and atrocities) in the 194...
Photos of the harsh living and working conditions of miners and prospectors and of the men who endured this life.
The lives of miners and prospectors involved grueling, backbreaking, and dangerous work with long hours and low pay. Especially in coal mining: workers and their families lived in company housing, sh...