tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681636933577206972.post8005854596365566333..comments2024-03-29T07:29:10.462-07:00Comments on Papergreat: Two mysteries: Who were these people? What did they did do?Chris Ottohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13435979081891289688noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681636933577206972.post-89210800609249461992012-04-18T11:54:41.359-07:002012-04-18T11:54:41.359-07:00Those are "Breaker Boys". Most of the ma...Those are "Breaker Boys". Most of the major coal mines of the time hired boys to work in the breaker, where they sorted coal into different grades.Bob Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06259207726948875418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681636933577206972.post-19047994628407146352011-08-10T19:36:04.246-07:002011-08-10T19:36:04.246-07:00Thanks Doug. I should have clarified her age at th...Thanks Doug. I should have clarified her age at the date of the postmark. Now if we only knew WHO the niece or nephew was!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11403134643992994030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681636933577206972.post-300124020020387382011-08-10T13:00:22.689-07:002011-08-10T13:00:22.689-07:00If the picture was taken in or around 1907 then Au...If the picture was taken in or around 1907 then Aunt Lucy could have been 55 (since she was 48 in 1900).<br /><br />So 60 was a good guess.<br /><br />Hooray for math.<br /><br />Cool find, good research. WTG guys.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05917856056943009424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681636933577206972.post-46608875478064753892011-08-10T09:26:30.824-07:002011-08-10T09:26:30.824-07:00Good research, Blake! ... I would have said that t...Good research, Blake! ... I would have said that the woman in the photo was around 60. But life was much harder back then of course -- especially when you have eight children! So it's certainly likely that a 48-year-old could "look" 60 or older, to our 2011 eyes.Chris Ottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13435979081891289688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681636933577206972.post-35521279414607502962011-08-10T09:00:03.363-07:002011-08-10T09:00:03.363-07:00Glad you finally visited my favorite "junk&qu...Glad you finally visited my favorite "junk" store in the area. I've learned to take a flashlight to see in all the nooks and crannies where he has things stashed. I remember seeing the postcard with the children a few times during my visits. <br /><br />In regard to the Lucy Gilbert photograph, there is a person listed in the 1900 United States Federal Census by that name in Columbia, PA. She is shown as 48 years old, the wife of Aaron Gilbert, and mother of eight children, six that were still living at the time. In the household was John Jr., Gertrude, Walter, and Ellen, whose ages ranged from 20 to 12. <br /><br />While I can't say this is the woman in the photograph, it is a strong possibility.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11403134643992994030noreply@blogger.com