The miner and the ladies

Collection Name

George's Creek - Mining

About

Photographs and memorabilia

Media Items

1 miner sitting surrounded by 8 women standing on railroad tracks

ItemID

acgc037

IDEntry

1065

Rights

George's Creek Library

Date

1907

Collection Location

Lonaconing, Maryland

Original size

13 cms x 13 cms

Subject

Coal mines and mining, Maryland

Allegany County Maryland--History

Allegany County Maryland - History Local

Account books, Maryland, Allegany County

Coverage

Allegany County, MD; 1880-1940

There is no explanation for this photograph. Why is the miner with his lamp and lunch pail, sitting on the train tracks, surrounded a bevy of ladies?

Notes

Possibly owned by Cal Calermine.