Title

Colliery explosion at Llanerch, Monmouthshire, Wales, 1890

Caption

Colliery explosion at Llanerch, Monmouthshire, Wales, 1890. The midnight shift waiting to go down the shaft to recover bodies.

Date

1890

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP15A04_423

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,2Mb (6,9Mb) / 16,4in x 11,9in / 4925 x 3562 (300dpi)

Keywords

Mining disaster explosion industry treatment emergency industrial disaster death 19th century Emergency Help Assistance Medical Rescue Rescuing Evacuation Evacuating England UK United Kingdom Evening Night