Carrying coal for heat - seems a little strange - wonder how they got the coal? The nets on their heads are to protect them from biting hordes of "white sock" flies, also paradoxically called "black flies."
Image ID: cgs01816, NOAA's Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey (C&GS) Collection Photographer: Woodrow Wilson Gholston • High Resolution Photo Available
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