For Sale - MINTO MINERS - Photographs and Text by Lawrence Chrismas -About twenty beautiful black and white photographs and stories of old-time underground coal miners from the village of Minto, New Brunswick Canada. This book was commissioned by the village of Minto as part of their 350th anniversary celebration to commemorate coal mining in the vicinity of Minto.

MINTO MINERS - Photographs & Text by Lawrence Chrismas. Appears to have been published in 1989. 45 pages. About twenty beautiful black and white photographs and stories of old-time underground coal miners from the village of Minto, New Brunswick Canada.

This book was commissioned by the village of Minto as part of their 350th anniversary celebration to commemorate coal mining in the vicinity of Minto.

Photos of and their stories of Stanley Crawford born in 1904, Charlie Arsenault born in Rogersville, Jimmy Forrester born in Glasgow, Scotland, Bill Busch born in 1903 in Germany, Jimmy Richardson, Fred Legere born in Joggins, Nova Scotia, Firman Betts, Roger Forges born in Belgium, Stefan Bielecki born in 1898 in Poland, Breamwell Moore born in Yorkshire, England, Rubin Reed, Harold Brown, Russell and Arthur Ackerman, rose and Manuel Caterini, Louie Madore, Eli Goguen, Ed Ryan, Wendall Welton, Dominic Dicarlo born near Rome in Italy, Dick Quigley, Garnet Richardson, Frank Coakley, Billy Spencer, and the Centre fold shows a group of men.

Eli Goguen’s photo is on the cover of the publication. Excerpt from Eli’s story: “ I was born in Boston in 1892 and worked in the coal mines in the Minto area for about 50 years. When I first worked in the mines, we had no electricity so we had to use pails to bail the water out. In the old days, we used to wear oilskin coats, just like the fishermen.”

Former library book with usual markings. Book is in good condition.

Book 2086 $39.95 plus $8.00 shipping within North America - Canadian Currency.