Vintage work crew photos

**jimfols** · Nov 23, 2019, 11:25 AM

"Three children operating rocker at a gold mine on Dominion Creek, Yukon Territory, ca. 1898."

Good or bad situation, at least they had parental guidance.

**Frank S** · Nov 23, 2019, 01:05 PM

All 3 of them have the expression on their face as if to say take the picture already we have work to do. Especially the boy operating the crank on the windless

**Ralphxyz** · Nov 23, 2019, 02:47 PM

Is that a big dog to left of them? It looks like the pulley is to pull up buckets from a well.

**hemmjo** · Nov 23, 2019, 03:31 PM

That is probably not a well, it is a mine. The kids parents, or maybe brothers or sisters are most likely down there filling the bucket with what they hope is gold bearing rock. The boy on the left has a "prospectors hammer" on his shoulder.

Brings to mind the saying:

"Hard times make strong men(people),
Strong men make good times,
Good times make weak men,
Weak men make hard times!"

Repeat