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The homes often only had a few rooms each and children usually shared rooms and more commonly even the beds were shared. It was not unusual for the family to have two double beds and a drawer lined with blankets or a trundle bed for the littlest ones in the family.
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As with many jobs of the era, the foreman or supervisors often got the bigger homes, usually of nicer build, and of course they earned more money with which to furnish them.
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Today coal makes up only 30% of the energy use in the U.S. and many coal mines are at the end of their usability. But back in the old days, mining was the hard scrabble way to earn a living.
