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1909

Photographs document life of a child amputee of Pennsylvania’s anthracite mines | 1909

Posted on January 18, 2024March 1, 2025 by Jake Wynn

Neil Gallagher lost his leg in 1904 to a mining accident. Years later a photographer documented his story.

Posted in Anthracite mining, Luzerne CountyTagged 1909, anthracite, Breaker Boys, Coal, Coal Mining, Coal Region, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, Photograph, Pittston2 Comments

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