Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library
Thousand feet under
Associated Press · June 1, 1971
Mrs. Violet Smith (left) chats with miners working the face area of her coal mine 1,000 feet underground. Mrs. Smith has been below the 3,000-foot level when mining in Arizona with her husband. The Smiths have been mining at Hesperus, Colo. for 36 years. Mrs. Smith, 65, and her 70-year-old husband, Irvin, put in a long full day at work in their mine.
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