Daughter of Gillie Treadway, a miner, turning on the elecrtic light in their house; Scope and content: Daughter of Gillie Treadway, a miner, turning on the elecrtic light in their house. There is no protection from fire in this camp; the nearest fire fighting equipment is in Pineville about seven miles away; water for fire fighting must be pumped from the meager stream; the only telephone in the camp is in the store which is locked and no key is kept in the camp during the night. Houses usually burn to the ground within twenty minutes after the fire gets going. Notice the wiring. Fox Ridge Mi
Daughter of Gillie Treadway, a miner, turning on the elecrtic light in their house; Scope and content: Daughter of Gillie Treadway, a miner, turning on the elecrtic light in their house. There is no protection from fire in this camp; the nearest fire fighting equipment is in Pineville about seven miles away; water for fire fighting must be pumped from the meager stream; the only telephone in the camp is in the store which is locked and no key is kept in the camp during the night. Houses usually burn to the ground within twenty minutes after the fire gets going. Notice the wiring. Fox Ridge Mining Company, Inc., Hanby Mine, Arjay, Bell County, Kentucky.
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