Here, one stretcher in a stand of three is still left.

Working down in the mines was a dangerous job and injuries and fatalities were terribly common. Until the 1930's, no protection gear was typically used, no gloves and not even a simple helmet. Having walked down in deep mines of that vintage, it is chillingly easy to understand how easy it is to get hurt. If a worker got maimed, he also posed the risk of being fired…