While 8 year old coal miners were (and in some countries, are) a thing, I’m pretty sure the pipe and (obviously) the pickaxe were given for lulz when taking the picture.
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And in his spare time he represents the lollipop guild
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“The Past is a foreign country…”
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I think this is just a kid playing dress up
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That is a very small eight year old. He looks to be about 5.
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Child labor in the coal industry wasn’t a widespread problem back in the 1900’s
In reality, it was more a minor minor miner issue..
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If that kid is 8yo, I’m a day short of 125yo.
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That’s an older toddler and he’s playing dress-up for a novelty photo. He’s still got baby hair and pudgy baby hands. The shoes he’s wearing are also the kind that babies and toddlers wore. If he was eight, he’d have something with a heavier sole, which would also be true if he was actually a coal miner.
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These are the good old days that Republicans ate fighting tooth and nail to return us too. Don’t let them. Vote in every election and vote for the Democratic candidate.
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While 8 year old coal miners were (and in some countries, are) a thing, I’m pretty sure the pipe and (obviously) the pickaxe were given for lulz when taking the picture.
And in his spare time he represents the lollipop guild
“The Past is a foreign country…”
I think this is just a kid playing dress up
That is a very small eight year old. He looks to be about 5.
Child labor in the coal industry wasn’t a widespread problem back in the 1900’s
In reality, it was more a minor minor miner issue..
If that kid is 8yo, I’m a day short of 125yo.
That’s an older toddler and he’s playing dress-up for a novelty photo. He’s still got baby hair and pudgy baby hands. The shoes he’s wearing are also the kind that babies and toddlers wore. If he was eight, he’d have something with a heavier sole, which would also be true if he was actually a coal miner.
These are the good old days that Republicans ate fighting tooth and nail to return us too. Don’t let them. Vote in every election and vote for the Democratic candidate.
Kids were tough back then