Minings Collection

Coal Works. A view near Neath in Glamorganshire, South Wales, 1798 (hand coloured aquatint on paper)
7485352 Coal Works. A view near Neath in Glamorganshire, South Wales, 1798 (hand coloured aquatint on paper) by Hassell, John (1767-1825); 22x33 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford

Mines of Cam Pha, c.1920 (photo)
8698353 Mines of Cam Pha, c.1920 (photo); (add.info.: Geography. Vietnam. Coal mines in Cam Pha (French Indochina.) Photography, Vietnam, ca 1920.); © Archives Charmet

Families worried waiting for news from their loved ones after an explosion in the coal mines of Staffordshire (England)
NWI4829159 Families worried waiting for news from their loved ones after an explosion in the coal mines of Staffordshire (England), circa 1880 - Colorised engraving

A miner working in a British mine
3507226 A miner working in a British mine; (add.info.: Photograph of a miner working in a British mine. Dated 20th Century.); Universal History Archive

Banded rattlesnake, Crotalus Horridus, from a 17th century print
3501421 Banded rattlesnake, Crotalus Horridus, from a 17th century print; (add.info.: Banded rattlesnake. Crotalus Horridus. From a 17th century print)

Grisou in a coal mine - chromo. deb. 20th century
LSE4093802 Grisou in a coal mine - chromo. deb. 20th century; Private Collection; (add.info.: Grisou in a coal mine - chromo. deb. 20th century); Photo © Leonard de Selva

Economy. The iron, industry and uses. c.1900 (chromoo)
2636210 Economy. The iron, industry and uses. c.1900 (chromoo; Private Collection; (add.info.: Economy. The iron, industry and uses. c.1900); Photo © CCI

The diamond: from the mine to the diamond-cutters and the jewels, early 20th century (chromo)
1790149 The diamond: from the mine to the diamond-cutters and the jewels, early 20th century (chromo); (add.info.: the diamond in France : from the mine to the diamond-cutters and the jewels)

Coal mining accident: Courrieres Mines, Pas de Calais, France. From Le Petit Journal Paris March 1906
541357 Coal mining accident: Courrieres Mines, Pas de Calais, France. From Le Petit Journal Paris March 1906. by French School

Coal miners trapped 24 days underground after roof fall, 1906 (print)
541351 Coal miners trapped 24 days underground after roof fall, 1906 (print) by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: Survived by eating carrots and oats they found in the pit pony stables)

Carclase Mine Cornwall, 1840 (pencil on paper)
7389714 Carclase Mine Cornwall, 1840 (pencil on paper) by Mitchell, Philip (1814-96); 28x38 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Pithead and Railway, 1840 (pen with wash on paper)
7389715 Pithead and Railway, 1840 (pen with wash on paper) by Carmichael, John Wilson (1800-68) (after); 26x38 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Carclase Tin Mine in Cornwall, c. 1810 (pencil with wash on paper)
7389720 Carclase Tin Mine in Cornwall, c.1810 (pencil with wash on paper) by Farington, Joseph (1747-1821); 21x37 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Pithead, 1809 (w/c on paper)
7389709 Pithead, 1809 (w/c on paper) by Laporte, John (1761-1839); 32x45 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Carclase Tin Mine near St Austle, c. 1840 (pencil on paper)
7389705 Carclase Tin Mine near St Austle, c.1840 (pencil on paper) by Mitchell, Philip (1814-96); 24x30 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

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