Pit Collection (page 6)

Formula One World Championship
(L to R): Pole Sitter Ayrton Senna (BRA) Williams FW16 with his Race Engineer David Brown. Brazilian Grand Prix, Interlagos, Sao Paulo, 27 March 1994

Formula One World Championship
Derek Warwick (GBR) Arrows A10 Megatron Portuguese Grand Prix, Estoril, 20th August 1987

Formula One World Championship
James Hunt (GBR) McLaren, who retired from the race on lap 44 with a blown engine, prepares to head out onto the circuit. He talks with Alastair Caldwell (NZL) McLaren Team Manager (Left)

Formula One World Championship
Rubens Barrichello (BRA) talks with Jordan Designer Gary Anderson (GBR). Formula One World Championship, Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. 28 August 1994

Formula One World Championship
Team Lotus Team photo San Marino GP, Imola, 3 May 1987

Formula One World Championship
Team photo for Osella team with drivers Gabriele Tarquini(ITA), left and Alex Caffi(ITA) San Marino GP, Imola, 3 May 1987

Formula One World Championship
Sixth placed John Watson (GBR) prepares to climb on one of the two Penske PC4A•s available to him. United States Grand Prix East, Rd15, Watkins Glen, USA, 10 October 1976. BEST IMAGE

Le Mans 24 Hours
Paul Belmondo Racing mechanics make the last few adjustments to one of their Courage C65 Fords. Le Mans 24 Hours, Le Mans, France, 18-19 June 2005. DIGITAL IMAGE

The removal of hair from a goat's skin
5309980 The removal of hair from a goat's skin; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the removal of hair from a goat's skin after it has been soaking in the lime pit for about 5 weeks)

Formula One World Championship
Margaret Brabham, wife of World Champion Jack Brabham (AUS) Brabham, performs the timing duties from the pits. Mexican Grand Prix, Mexico City, 23 October 1966

1988 Belgian Grand Prix. Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. 26-28 August 1988. The field makes its way arround La Source at the start. Ref-88 BEL 01. World Copyright - LAT Photographic

1996 Australian Grand Prix. Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia. 8-10 March 1996. Jacques Villeneuve (Williams FW18 Renault) on pole position in his debut Grand Prix on the first start

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)

DTM Non-Championship Race Shanghai 2004, Pudong Street Circuit, China
The car of Peter Terting (GBR), Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline, Audi TT-R DTM, covered under a thick layer of dust as a result of construction work going on next to the race track

Construction of Severn Tunnel
672974 Construction of Severn Tunnel; (add.info.: The Severn Tunnel, A railway tunnel in the United Kingdom, linking South Gloucestershire in the west of England to Monmouthshire in south Wales)

Harrington Pit Mill Colliery. Early 19th century (engraving)
538570 Harrington Pit Mill Colliery. Early 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Pit head, showing steam engine house, the energy source for winding gear which superseded the horse whim (left)

Formula One World Championship
Vittorio Brambilla (ITA) (Left) looks down as his mechanic attempts to fix the gearbox on his March 761 during practice. Brambilla retired from the race on lap 29 with a blown engine

Sawyers cutting timber into planks with a large saw - Sawyers cutting timber into planks with a large saw in a saw-pit
FLO4577785 Sawyers cutting timber into planks with a large saw - Sawyers cutting timber into planks with a large saw in a saw-pit

The removal of hair from a goat's skin
5311846 The removal of hair from a goat's skin; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the removal of hair from a goat's skin after it has been soaking in the lime pit for about 5 weeks)

An engraving depicting the bottom of a pit shaft showing the corves being sent to the surface
5311243 An engraving depicting the bottom of a pit shaft showing the corves being sent to the surface, a pony drawing clear corves back to the coal face and, left

English plum, Prunus domestica. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair
FLO4987735 English plum, Prunus domestica. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimen's Medicinal Plants, London

Le pied de Nez de Milord Pit, 1805
1575005 Le pied de Nez de Milord Pit, 1805; (add.info.: Le pied de Nez de Milord Pit. Cartoon shows Napoleon I, wearing laurel wreath and ermine robe, pushing down one side of a scale with his sword)

Consigning bodies of the plague to a communal grave in the plague pit - Plague of London, 1665
540521 Consigning bodies of the plague to a communal grave in the plague pit - Plague of London, 1665. 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

General pit head scene showing engine house for steam engine, head gear etc. and cross sections of a coal mine
538566 General pit head scene showing engine house for steam engine, head gear etc. and cross sections of a coal mine. Engraving 1860; (add.info)

The removal of hair from a goat's skin
5311849 The removal of hair from a goat's skin; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the removal of hair from a goat's skin after it has been soaking in the lime pit for about 5 weeks)

A view of the St Peter and St Paul pits in Le Creusot coal field
5307532 A view of the St Peter and St Paul pits in Le Creusot coal field.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a view of the St Peter and St Paul pits in Le Creusot coal field, south-east of France)

1966 German Grand Prix. Nurburgring, Germany. 5-7 August 1966. The F2 Lotus 44 Cosworth of Piers Courage and Dan Gurney (Eagle T1G Climax) in the pits. Ref-3/2321. World Copyright - LAT Photographic

F1, Formula 1, Formula One, Gp, Grand Prix, Action, Pit, Lane”
Sochi Autodrom, Sochi, Russia. Friday 29 April 2016. Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull Racing RB12 TAG Heuer, prepares to exit the pit lane

F1, Formula 1, Formula One, Gb, Great, Britain, Test, Testing, Action, Portrait, Pit, Lane”
Silverstone, Northamptonshire, UK. Wednesday 13 July 2016. Red Bull mechanics with dry ice wait for the arrival of Pierre Gasly, Red Bull Racing RB12 TAG Heuer

F1, Formula 1, Formula One, Gp, Grand Prix, Pit, Action”
Sochi Autodrom, Sochi, Russia. Sunday 01 May 2016. Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull Racing RB12 TAG Heuer, pits with damage. World Copyright: Steven Tee/LAT Photographic ref: Digital Image _H7I3595

Pit pony pulling a coal wagon on rails
2602806 Pit pony pulling a coal wagon on rails; (add.info.: Pit pony pulling a coal wagon on rails underground in a Welsh coal mine. Engraving, Paris, 1885.); Universal History Archive/UIG

F1 Formula 1 Formula One Action Pit Stop Pit Stops
Silverstone, Northamptonshire, UK Sunday 10 July 2016. Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull Racing RB12 TAG Heuer, makes a stop to change his intermediate tyres for slicks

Coal Mining: Underground scene showing full baskets, 1860 (engraving)
538563 Coal Mining: Underground scene showing full baskets, 1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Coal Mining: Underground scene showing full baskets (corves)

Coal Mining : Bottom of pit shaft with train of wagons waiting to be hoisted to surface
538560 Coal Mining : Bottom of pit shaft with train of wagons waiting to be hoisted to surface.; (add.info.: Coal Mining : Bottom of pit shaft with train of wagons waiting to be hoisted to surface)

British Formula Three Championship
(L to R): Eddie Jordan (IRL) with Martin Brundle (GBR) British Formula Three Championship, Donington Park, England, 27 March 1983

1951 British Grand Prix. Silverstone, England. 12-14 July 1951. Reg Parnell (BRM P15), 5th position, is refuelled, overseen by Raymond Mays

Ripe fruit and leaves of the Palmerston peach, Prunus persica
5854967 Ripe fruit and leaves of the Palmerston peach, Prunus persica; (add.info.: Ripe fruit and leaves of the Palmerston peach, Prunus persica)

FIA GT Championship
Race winners Matteo Bobbi (ITA) / Thomas Biagi (ITA), BMS Scuderia Ferrari 550, make their pit stop. FIA GT Championship, Rd2, Magny Cours, France. 28 April 2003. DIGITAL IMAGE

Williams Livery Launch
Mark Webber (AUS) Williams BMW FW26 waits in the garage Williams Livery Launch, Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain, 6 January 2005. DIGITAL IMAGE

Formula One World Championship
Ricardo Zonta (BRA) Toyota Test Driver. French Grand Prix, Rd 10, Practice, Magny Cours, France, 2 July 2004. DIGITAL IMAGE

South American rattlesnake aka tropical rattlesnake, Crotalus Durissus, from a 17th century print
3501422 South American rattlesnake aka tropical rattlesnake, Crotalus Durissus, from a 17th century print; (add.info.: South American rattlesnake aka tropical rattlesnake. Crotalus Durissus)

The Orchestra Pit, Old Proctor's Fifth Avenue Theatre, 1906 (oil on canvas)
3247979 The Orchestra Pit, Old Proctor's Fifth Avenue Theatre, 1906 (oil on canvas) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 62.2x67.6 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA

Formula One World Championship, Rd1, Australian Grand Prix, Qualifying, Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia
Sebastian Vettel (GER) Red Bull Racing RB8. Formula One World Championship, Rd1, Australian Grand Prix, Qualifying, Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia, Saturday 17 March 2012

Formula One World Championship
Nelson Piquet(BRA), Brabham BT53, DNF, with Brabham designer Gordon Murray (GBR) beside him and on his left mechanic Charlie Whiting (GBR) Brazilian GP, Rio de Janeiro, 25 March 1984

Formula One World Championship
Vitantonio Liuzzi (ITA) Red Bull Racing RB1. Formula One World Championship, Rd6, Monaco Grand Prix, Race Day, Monte Carlo, Monaco, 22 May 2005. DIGITAL IMAGE BEST IMAGE

Formula One World Championship
Ferrari rear wing Monaco GP, 15 May 1983

1966 Dutch Grand Prix. Zandvoort, Holland. 22-24 July 1966. Mechanics work on the Cooper T81 Maserati of John Surtees in the pits. Ref-3/2275. World Copyright - LAT Photographic

Formula One World Championship
Riccardo Patrese (ITA) Arrows A3, who retired from the race on lap 39 with a blown engine, waits in the pits during practice. Italian Grand Prix, Rd 12, Imola, September 14 1980

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"Pit: A Glimpse into the Depths of History and Industry" Step back in time to South Wales, where coal miners toiled relentlessly in the depths of shaft lifts. Their unwavering determination fueled the region's industrial growth. In 1797, a plan of Sheffield in Yorkshire was meticulously drawn by W. Fairbank and engraved by Thomas Harris, showcasing the town's rich history intertwined with mining heritage. Venturing further into South Wales, we witness miners working tirelessly at the coalface. These brave souls risked their lives daily to extract precious resources that powered nations. Amongst them stood a miner and his canary companion - an unexpected duo whose bond transcended language barriers underground, serving as a lifeline against invisible dangers lurking in the dark. As our journey continues, we encounter Triumph America British motorcycles roaring through mining towns - symbols of resilience and freedom amidst challenging times. Coal miner after coal miner filled trucks within South Wales mines; their sweat-drenched brows evidence of their laborious efforts shaping communities for generations to come. Durham Pit Ponies played an integral role alongside these workers, faithfully hauling heavy loads underground while forging unbreakable bonds with those who relied on them. Welsh women took charge too; they fearlessly became road builders in South Wales, breaking gender norms and leaving an indelible mark on history's path towards progress. At Tirpentwys Colliery, thrill-seeking miners rode drams deep into treacherous tunnels – daring adventurers defying gravity for fleeting moments before resuming their arduous tasks below ground. Yet not all tales from this era revolved around work alone. Harlequin and Columbine danced gracefully amidst orchestral melodies - reminding us that even amidst hardship, artistry thrived above ground. Bank Hall Colliery stands tall as a testament to mining's grandeur - its imposing structure echoing stories etched within its walls by countless individuals who dedicated their lives to the industry.