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A Penny For a Basket of Coal

 Published Date: April 23, 2015
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FJ Alaska Banner AdThe historic photos of their work will amaze you. Hundreds of ladies with one hundred pound loads in their wicker baskets, day after day, for about a penny’s pay per basket…

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