Sujet
Bottom of a pit shaft in a coal mine with a train of loaded wagons, 1860. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Bottom of a pit shaft in a coal mine with a train of loaded wagons waiting to be hoisted to the surface, 1860. The coal wagons have flanged wheels. The man seated on right is lighting his clay pipe, a dangerous procedure underground in a coalmine where it could could cause an explosion of methane (firedamp). From A History of Coal, Coke, Coal Fields... by W Fordyce. (London, 1860).
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1860
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B63_163
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
30,0Mo (3,7Mo) / 32,9cm x 22,9cm / 3883 x 2700 (300dpi)