Title
Cornish miners boring a hole to take a charge of explosive
Caption
Cornish miners boring a hole to take a charge of explosive. One miner holds the metal borer upright and the two strikers hit it with sledge hammers until the hole has been made. Cornwall, England. 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_009769P
License type
Rights managed
Available size
28,7Mb (3,3Mb) / 9,4in x 11,8in / 2827 x 3543 (300dpi)