Documenting 'Dirty' Jobs: ... At that time, a coal miner was killed nearly every day, ... the dark hole behind him accentuating the grit of his face. Hipshire worked a "dirty job," says Dotter, ...

The men’s coal-streaked faces were somber as they clutched their dust-smeared white overalls and sang the “Steigerlied,” the traditional miner’s song with origins in the 16th century, to a ...