Shorpy Higginbotham, a "greaser" on the tipple at Bessie Mine, of the Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron Co. Said he was 14 years old, but it is doubtful. Carries two heavy pails of grease, and is often in danger of being run over by the coal cars
This photograph is by carnkie and was uploaded May 25th 2009. © carnkie please do not copy or distribute without prior express permission.
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