Group of miners in Capelton.
Group of miners at the Eustis mine.
The item is an audio recording of an interview of C. William Crease by W. Gillies Ross on 6 November 1965 about Mr. Crease's time as a miner at the Eustis copper mine. Among the topics covered were the number of employees, mining accidents, working conditions, mining technologies, sports teams, the harvest trains, pollution, the changing landscape around the mining villages, Capelton mine, Albert Mines, and Eustis mine.
Crease, Christopher William (ca. 1888-1967)Miners tools made by Wm Tamblyn at the Albert Mines about 1887 - Mounted on a board about 8" X 15"
Item is an interview of Edward "Teddy" Green about his experience working at the Eustis copper mines by W. Gillies Ross in October 1965. Included in the interview are the subjects of mining accidents, working conditions, mining methods, use of communication in the mines, entertainment and leisure, WWI and marriage, and Black people from North Carolina working in the mines.
Green, Edward Colston (1895-1972)left: V. Hart
right: E. Harvison
Taken in 1954 in Albert Mines