18 Feb 1939 - "Bait-Time" : 500 Feet Below the Surface Coal-miners Eat Their Simple Meal

18 Feb 1939 - "Bait-Time" : 500 Feet Below the Surface Coal-miners Eat Their Simple Meal

Water and bread and jam was their meal. No miner eats much underground. The crouching position in which the men must work causes heartburn if the stomach is full. Nothing fried is ever eaten down below or just before going down.

(Image and text reproduced from the "Picture Post" of February 18th, 1939)

Image Reference: P-00628-01-0002