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End of shift, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North WalesScene at the end of a days shift at the Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales. Quarrymen climb a 360 foot wooden ladder out of the slate pit
Blondin system, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North WalesView of the Blondin high wire and truck at Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales
Slate tram, Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North WalesView of a slate tram and part of the main buildings at Dinorwig (or Dinorwic) Slate Quarry, near Llanberis, North Wales
Stoking furnace, Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North WalesA foundryman stoking the foundry furnace at Dinorwig (or Dinorwic) Slate Quarry, near Llanberis, North Wales
Abandoned equipment near Penyrorsedd, North WalesA steam Blondin winder, abandoned above Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales. There is a pile of broken slate in front of it
Comic holiday photograph, taken in BournemouthA comic holiday photograph, taken in Bournemouth, showing a middle aged mans head on top of a drawing of a baby in a shallow bathtub
Coalface workers, Baldwins Level, Pontypool, South WalesTwo coalface workers at Baldwins Level, near Pontypool, South Wales
Miner cutting coal in a narrow seam, South WalesA miner undercutting or holing the coal in a narrow seam, Plas y Coed Level, South Wales. A solitary candle provides him with light
Rent, Profit and Interest, supported by two minersA propaganda cartoon by W E Jones, made for his father to use while campaigning for support for the Miners Union. It shows three plump gentlemen representing Rent, Profit and Interest
View of a colliery, Forest of Dean, GloucestershireView of a colliery in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire
Board of Guardians election leaflet, South WalesA Board of Guardians election leaflet, urging the electorate to vote only for Jones and Morgan. Jabez Jones (the father of W E Jones) is pictured on the right
Artists impression of a colliery explosionAn artists impression of a colliery explosion caused by firedamp, used in lectures on mining, taken from the Illustrated London News
Miners at Baldwins Level, Pontypool, South WalesA group of miners from the morning shift pose for their photo in a coal seam at Baldwins Level, Pontypool, South Wales
Collapsed roof, Llanerch Colliery, South WalesView of a collapsed roof at Llanerch Colliery near Pontypool in South Wales. Some of the thick wooden props have broken
Miners in shaft lift, Llanerch Colliery, South WalesMiners standing in a shaft lift at Llanerch Colliery near Pontypool in South Wales
Neglected boy from a South Wales mining districtA neglected boy from a South Wales mining district. Images like this were copied by W E Jones for his father to use while campaigning for support for the Miners Union
Slate milestone, Pen y Gwryd, North WalesA fine example of an early 19th century slate milestone, standing by the roadside at Pen y Gwryd, near Llanberis, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales
Model boat sailing club, near Pontypool, South WalesA Sunday model boat sailing club, meeting at Furnace Pond near Pontypool in South Wales
Woman suffering the effects of poverty, South WalesA woman in despair, suffering the effects of poverty in South Wales. This photograph, entitled Poverty, was used to illustrate talks designed to raise support for the South Wales Miners Federation
Main haulage track, Tirpentwys Colliery, South WalesA miner stands alongside the main haulage track or road at Tirpentwys Colliery, near Pontypool in South Wales
Female surface workers queueing, South WalesA line of female surface workers queueing up at a mine in South Wales, probably for their wages
Production and Plunder, campaigning statisticsA slide entitled Production & Plunder, used for a lecture about the South Wales Miners Federation. Statistics are listed, comparing the royalties on the use of coal on the luxury steamer
Two women emptying a coal truck at a mine in South Wales
Entrance to Baldwins Level, Pontypool, South WalesView of the entrance to Baldwins Level near Pontypool in South Wales
Coal screening machine, Llanerch Colliery, South WalesView of a jigger or coal screening machine at Llanerch Colliery near Pontypool in South Wales
Shaft inspection, Glyn Pits, Pontypool, South WalesA shaft inspection taking place at Glyn Pits, Pontypool, South Wales
Penrhyn tomb, Llandegai Church, North WalesDetail of the Penrhyn tomb in Llandegai (or Llandygai) Church, near Bangor, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales. The tomb was sculpted by Richard Westmacott for the first Lord
Miners at Baldwins Clog and Legging Level, South WalesThree miners in a coal seam at Baldwins Clog and Legging Level, near Pontypool in South Wales
Derelict slate workings, Nantlle Valley, North WalesView through an open window of derelict slate workings in the Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales. When an industry dies, the area dies too, and only the pollution is left
Evidence of side movement, Tirpentwys Colliery, South WalesEvidence of side movement, with a broken prop on the left, in a coal seam at Tirpentwys Colliery, near Pontypool in South Wales
Miners getting out of a shaft lift, South WalesA group of miners getting out of a shaft lift at surface level at Llanerch Colliery, near Pontypool in South Wales
Slate milestone near Penmachno, North WalesA slate milestone, probably early 19th century, near Penmachno, Betws-y-Coed, North Wales
Timber supports in a South Wales mineTimber supports in a mine in South Wales
View of Barry Harbour with boats, South WalesA view of Barry Harbour with boats, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales
House with decorative slate tiling, North WalesView of the front of a house with decorative slate tiling, somewhere in North Wales. The house is double-fronted, but appears to be either terraced or semi-detached
Derelict building, slate quarrying area, North WalesView of a derelict building in a slate quarrying area of North Wales. The roof of this house has several tiles (probably made of slate) missing
Slate roof, Blaenau Ffestiniog Slate Quarry, North WalesIntricate patterning made from slate on the roof of an abandoned weighbridge building at Blaenau Ffestiniog Slate Quarry, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales
Slate covered bungalow, Porthmadog, North WalesA slate covered bungalow in Porthmadog, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales. The town of Porthmadog developed in the 19th century as a port exporting slate to England
Cherubs on Penrhyn tomb, Llandegai Church, North WalesA detail of cherubs splitting slate on the bas relief of the Penrhyn tomb in Llandegai (or Llandygai) Church, near Bangor, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales
Remains of a slate quarry, North WalesThe remains of a slate quarry in North Wales, with a mountain of slate waste, railway earthworks, retaining walls and walkways
Woman dressed up for local carnival, South WalesA woman dressed up with a patterned headscarf and a scarf round her shoulders, for a local carnival in South Wales. Date: early 20th century
Managers of Baldwins Level, Pontypool, South WalesThe General Manager and Manager of Baldwins Level, Pontypool, South Wales, photographed in a mineshaft
Two donkeys in a field. Used as a visual aid for propaganda purposes, used to describe two MPs as a pair of donkeys
Slate used on office building, Slate Wharf, CaernarfonTerracotta, yellow brick and Caernarfon slate used on an office building on Slate Wharf in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, North Wales
Men and horses ploughing in a field, South WalesMen and horses ploughing in a field, probably at a farm in the Pontypool area of South Wales
Man operating haulage equipment, South WalesA man operating haulage equipment in a mine in South Wales
Slate tiling, Blaenau Ffestiniog Slate Quarry, North WalesIntricate patterning made from slate on an abandoned weighbridge building at Blaenau Ffestiniog Slate Quarry, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales
