Skip to main content

Search the Special Collections and Archives Portal

Cornish miners

Image

File
Download snv002396-014.tif (image/tiff; 26.43 MB)

Information

Digital ID

snv002396-014
    Details

    Publisher

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

    A Letter From 'Ome The Cornish miners, known as Cousin Jacks, were identified by the nips they wore. Pieces of fuse tied below the knees kept their overalls up. The famous Cousin Jack Pastry, their favorite lunch, was a meat pie made with meat, potatoes, and vegetables, encased in a dough shell and baked in the oven. They welcomed it like a letter from home.