Miner Collection

Miners working at the coalface, South Wales
Two miners, stripped to the waist, working at the coalface in a coal seam in South Wales

Coal miners in shaft lift, South Wales
Several coal miners with blackened faces stand in the shaft lift at the end of their shift in a coal mine in South Wales

Markham Colliery, Mining
A group of miners at Markham Colliery (Markham no.1/4) near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

A Miner Success by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon
" They must ave ad some good news or somethin, Alf; you can ear em cheerin quite plain." Two British Tommies, Bill and Alf

National coal strike - demands of miners 1912
National coal strike, to secure a minimum wage that lasted from February to early April 1912

Coal miner filling truck, South Wales mine
A coal miner (Billy Hurland) filling a dram (coal truck) at Baldwins Level (nicknamed Clog and Legging) in a coalmine near Pontypool in South Wales

Two miners in a narrow coal seam, South Wales
Two miners, one of them quite young, working in a narrow coal seam in a mine in South Wales

Miner riding drams, Tirpentwys Colliery, South Wales
A miner riding a journey of drams (coal trucks) at Tirpentwys Colliery near Pontypool in South Wales. Date: 1910

Miners from Fernhill Colliery, Glamorgan, South Wales
A black-faced miner, carrying his small daughter, his wife shielding her face, at Fernhill in the Rhondda

Picking coal from waste tip during 1921 strike, South Wales
Three men picking coal from a local colliery waste tip during the 1921 strike, South Wales

Disused Tin mine, Cornwall
The ruins of a disused Cornish tin mine

Markham Colliery, Mining
Markham Colliery near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. A smiling coal miner stands in front of a production table notice, which states target, and actual outputs

Haulier and assistant, Baldwins Level, South Wales
A haulier and his assistant, with a pit pony pulling a truck, at Baldwins Clog and Legging Level, near Pontypool, South Wales

Miners at the pit bottom, Tirpentwys Colliery, South Wales
A group of miners at the pit bottom of Tirpentwys Colliery, near Pontypool in South Wales

Painting by Lesage
Painting by French coal miner Augustin Lesage who was told by the spirits that they would see to it that he became a famous artist

Miner working in a coal seam, South Wales
A miner, stripped to the waist, with a pick resting across his shoulder and a lamp in his hand, in a coal seam in South Wales

Winching men up from the coalface - Wales. Note the Davy lamp hanging off the belt of the man in the centre. Date: circa 1910s

Morris Minor driving through English village
The modern Morris Miner driving through the village of Bibury, Gloucestershire

Glapwell Colliery, Mining
A miner from Glapwell Colliery, north east Derbyshire, black and dirty from the pit at the end of his work shift. A group of cleaner looking miners wait, possibly to start their shift

View of Tirpentwys Colliery, Pontypool, South Wales
View of Tirpentwys Colliery near Pontypool in South Wales

Welsh miner in coal mine pushing truck
A Welsh miner, stripped to the waist, pushing a truck in a coal mine

Retired coal miner Blaenavon, South Wales
A retired coal miner sits with his mongrel dog at Blaenavon, South Wales

Fossil trees in coal mine
Fossilised trees and plants found in a coal mine. Date: C.1870

Miners at the pit bottom, Tirpentwys Colliery, South Wales
A group of miners at the pit bottom of Tirpentwys Colliery, near Pontypool in South Wales

Industrial Revolution. England. Mining. Nineteenth-century engraving

Alfred Onions, Welsh Labour MP
Alfred Onions (1858-1921), Welsh Labour MP for Caerphilly and Treasurer of the South Wales Miners Federation

Man under coal weighing machine, Llanerch Colliery
A smartly dressed man (Herbert Saunders) standing under a coal weighing machine at Llanerch Colliery near Pontypool in South Wales

Coal / Pit Ponies / 1907
Ponies hauling coal trucks along the gallery of an English colliery

Miners at the Coal Face Victorian period

Coniston Copper Mine Lake District Victorian period Date: 19th century

Paphiopedilum haynaldianum orchid (Cypripedium haynaldianum)

Pitmen encamped - evicted coal miner and his dwelling
A miner on strike sits despondently outside his makeshift home, his crutch and dog at his side

Undercutting coal, Baldwins Level, Pontypool, South Wales
Two men kneeling in a narrow seam, undercutting the coal in Baldwins Level, Pontypool, South Wales

Aerial view, Tirpentwys Colliery, South Wales
Aerial view of Tirpentwys Colliery near Pontypool in South Wales

Winding man, Tirpentwys Colliery, South Wales
The winding man at the coal face in Tirpentwys Colliery near Pontypool in South Wales

Army Education Exhibition at Eltham Palace: inspecting a German miners dress uniform in the section " Germany Under Control". Date: 1946

James Winstone, South Wales Miners Federation
James Winstone, Vice President of the South Wales Miners Federation (1912-14), and President in 1915

Miner working at the coalface, South Wales
A miner, stripped to the waist, working at the coalface in a mine in South Wales

Italian Miner - Mineo, Sicily. It is likely he was employed to mine the local calcareous ashlars, used to build many of Mineos public buildings

Miner at coal face -3
Coal miner working underground at the coalface of Acres Nook private coal mine, near, Kidsgrove, Staffordshire England. The mine closed in 1991. First published The Sunday Correspondent Date: 1990

Limestone quarry in Bermuda
A man holds a large saw in a limestone quarry in Bermuda. Date: circa 1910s

A coal miner arrives home after a shift at an English coal mine, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

A child miner with a pit pony in an English coal mine, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

Pit lasses working on a scree at an English coal mine, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

A tally boy at an English coal mine, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

Checking the haulage line on a coal wagon in a coal mine
Checking the haulage line on a coal wagon in an English coal mine, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

Sapper in full-dress uniform, Napoleon's Army. In dragoon's helmet with plume, blue coat, red and gold epaulettes, breeches, gaiters, musket with bayonet

Spain, Basque Country, Biscay. Somorrostro mines
Spain, Basque Country, Biscay. Mining industry. Somorrostro mines. Inclined plane number 1 of Mount Cadegal. Drawing by Nao. Engraving. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1882

Spain. Biscayan mining industry. Somorrostro
Spain, Basque Country. Biscayan mining industry. Somorrostro: perspective of the ore deposits of La Orconera and the new town of La Orconera. Engraving. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1882

Diagram of the lead and zinc mine in Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia (now Kabwe, Zambia) - the site of the discovery of a Cranium of Homo rhodesiensis, in Mutwe Wa Nsofu Area on June 17

Photograph of the lead and zinc mine in Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia (now Kabwe, Zambia) - the site of the discovery of a Cranium of Homo rhodesiensis, in Mutwe Wa Nsofu Area on June 17

Miner at coal face -2
Coal miner working underground at the coalface of Acres Nook private coal mine, near, Kidsgrove, Staffordshire England. The mine closed in 1991. First published The Sunday Correspondent Date: 1990

Typical Lancashire miners going on strike: A group of men leaving work until further notice. Date: October 1920

Welsh miners going on strike at the Rhondda valley colliery: Men leaving the mines. Date: October 1920

Friends of the Yorkshire miner Charles Martin, who worked at Dinnington Colliery, admire an exhibition of his paintings. See picture no. 13127079 for a photograph of Martin. Date: 1912

Sir Humphry Davy in a mine with his safety lamp. circa 1815

Flor de Mayo or Christmas orchid, Cattleya trianae

Cranium of Homo rhodesiensis, discovered in Mutwe Wa Nsofu Area in a lead and zinc mine in Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia (now Kabwe, Zambia) on June 17, 1921 by Tom Zwiglaar, a Swiss miner. H

Alfred Gee, one-man coal mine, Cheshire - 2
Alfred Gee working his one-man coal drift mine in Cheshire, England. Mr Gee did not wear a miners helmet, and used a carbide (acetylene) lamp in the mine Date: 1971

Alfred Gee, one-man coal mine, Cheshire - 1
Alfred Gee working his one-man coal drift mine in Cheshire, England. Mr Gee did not wear a miners helmet, and used a carbide (acetylene) lamp in the mine Date: 1971

Miner at coal face -1
Coal miner working underground at the coalface of Acres Nook private coal mine, near, Kidsgrove, Staffordshire England. The mine closed in 1991. First published The Sunday Correspondent Date: 1990

Lead mining and production in Victorian England Date: late 19th century

Families picking coal from a dump Scranton Pennsylvania USA early 1900s

Coal miners Scranton Pennsylvania USA early 1900s

South Africa Kimberley De Beers Diamond Mine pre-1900

South Africa KimberleyDe Beers Diamond Mine washing plant pre-1900

South Africa Kimberley De Beers Diamond Mine pulsators pre-1900

South Africa Kimberley De Beers Diamond Mine depositing floors pre-1900

South Africa Kimberley De Beers Diamond Mine searching tables pre-1900

South Africa Kimberley De Beers Diamond Mine compound pre-1900

An illustration of women working in mines

Penrhyn Slate Quarry near Bethesda Victorian period

Clogau St. David's Gold Mine near Bontddu early 1900s

Gwynfynydd Gold Mine near Dolgellau early 1900s

Gwynfynydd Gold Mine near Dolgellau - panning room - early 1900s

Frongoch lead and zinc mine near Pontrhydygroes early 1900s

Welsh Gold Prospectors early 1900s

Saint-Beat Marble Quarry Haute-Garonne France Victorian period - showroom

Delabole Slate Quarry Victorian period

Farm workers in Cornwall Victorian period

Colliery lamp room Victorian period

Miner working a high seam Victorian period

Miners Gala Parade early 1900s

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