Title
Coal miners being lowered down pit shaft, 1869
Caption
Coal miners, carrying safety lamps, being lowered down pit shaft on a chain with stirrups attached. The man the bottom has lost his grip and is in danger of plunging to his death. By the middle of the 19th century this method of descending mines was abandoned except in a few very shallow pits From "Underground Life; or, Mines and Miners" by Louis Simonin (London, 1869). Wood engraving.
Date
1869
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP07112_009763P
License type
Rights managed
Available size
13,2Mb (1,2Mb) / 4,3in x 11,8in / 1299 x 3543 (300dpi)