I was born in the back of an old butcher shop in the coal fields of NE Pennsylvania. I recall as a kid seeing my dad fill the tamps with coal oil late in the afternoon. We had an outhouse. On the sink was a hand pump for cold water, right next to a big cast iron coal stove. The best room had a pot bellied stove in the center. The was running water , but only in the cellar. Thats as far as the coal company would hook us up. The was a commode at the bottom of the steps. You could hear the me cutting coal in the earth way under the house. Saturday night was bath night. Buckets of cold water were heated on the coal stove. My dad got a promotion to mine boss and we moved into town and a better house. I was too young to know the difference other than how poor we were. Home entertainment was a big old radio in the living room. It kept us warm and dry. The Summers were hot, so most of the windows were screened and left open all day to cool the house through cross ventilation.
Nice presentation, nice preservation!! Love the bathing suits, probably made of wool, can you imagine!
I was born in the back of an old butcher shop in the coal fields of NE Pennsylvania. I recall as a kid seeing my dad fill the tamps with coal oil late in the afternoon. We had an outhouse. On the sink was a hand pump for cold water, right next to a big cast iron coal stove. The best room had a pot bellied stove in the center. The was running water , but only in the cellar. Thats as far as the coal company would hook us up. The was a commode at the bottom of the steps. You could hear the me cutting coal in the earth way under the house. Saturday night was bath night. Buckets of cold water were heated on the coal stove. My dad got a promotion to mine boss and we moved into town and a better house. I was too young to know the difference other than how poor we were. Home entertainment was a big old radio in the living room. It kept us warm and dry. The Summers were hot, so most of the windows were screened and left open all day to cool the house through cross ventilation.
Have a photo of my dad in a swimming suit such as the one featured.
creepy.