In the winter of 1875, the Long Strike pushed Coal Region families to the breaking point. Harper’s Weekly captured the moment in a stark illustration titled “The Last Loaf,” showing women and children gathered around a small outdoor oven, baking the only bread they had left while a silent breaker loomed behind them. It’s a raw look at how desperate life became as wages collapsed and the Workingmen’s Benevolent Association fought its final, losing battle. Read the full story.