My grandfather George Lester Haerr was chief accountant at the St Joseph Lead Co mine at Hughesville , MT 1927-1930. Fantastic to see this film. I have several photos.
Thank you for posting old films of working miners. It is hard to imagine what life was like back then and these films go a long way in capturing that reality. Why are the miners running to their job and also when they get off their shift? Amy
I worked at the Anaconda Smelter when there was a bit better equipment in the 60s. At one time a company message was hanging on the message board near the time clocks saying "Congratulations, You have set a new production record that was set in the 1940s + or -❓ " Someone wrote on the bottom, Ya' and the equipment was new in the 40's" 😁 Yup‼ 😃 G-G.
Interesting to see all the employees performing their work especially in the convertor building(s) at 5:40. Note the lack of hard hats, safety goggles and protective clothing despite the ladle movements of molten metal seemingly all over the place. Things were obviously a bit loose, safety wise, back during the time this film was shot. Bet it was a sooty, dirty, noisy, "hot as all hell" and especially dangerous place to work. Thanks for sharing!
Yes OSHA was in business by then. The work still had some dreadful hazards by its nature. I still have scars on My neck and chest from copper splattering on Me. There is no way to do the job without walking up to the mouth of the furnace. That was nothing compared to the occasional loss of life and limb throughout the operation. Yup! G~G. @@WAL_DC-6B
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My grandfather George Lester Haerr was chief accountant at the St Joseph Lead Co mine at Hughesville , MT 1927-1930. Fantastic to see this film. I have several photos.
Thank you for posting old films of working miners. It is hard to imagine what life was like back then and these films go a long way in capturing that reality. Why are the miners running to their job and also when they get off their shift? Amy
I worked at the Anaconda Smelter when there was a bit better equipment in the 60s. At one time a company message was hanging on the message board near the time clocks saying "Congratulations, You have set a new production record that was set in the 1940s + or -❓ " Someone wrote on the bottom, Ya' and the equipment was new in the 40's" 😁 Yup‼ 😃 G-G.
Interesting to see all the employees performing their work especially in the convertor building(s) at 5:40. Note the lack of hard hats, safety goggles and protective clothing despite the ladle movements of molten metal seemingly all over the place. Things were obviously a bit loose, safety wise, back during the time this film was shot. Bet it was a sooty, dirty, noisy, "hot as all hell" and especially dangerous place to work. Thanks for sharing!
I worked on the Copper Furnaces in Anaconda in 1967 ~ 1970s🥵‼ G-G.
@@TheSnoopindaweb Was there any kind of improvement in safety gear when you worked there?
Yes OSHA was in business by then. The work still had some dreadful hazards by its nature. I still have scars on My neck and chest from copper splattering on Me. There is no way to do the job without walking up to the mouth of the furnace. That was nothing compared to the occasional loss of life and limb throughout the operation. Yup! G~G. @@WAL_DC-6B