Sujet
Mining for rock salt, c1890. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Mining for rock salt, c1890. Miners being lowered down a shaft on rope slings to begin their shift in the salt mine at Wieliczka, Galicia, Poland. The mine is the oldest operational salt mine in the world, having been worked since the 13th century, and consists of 300 kilometres of galleries and some 3000 underground chambers. The salt produced is of very high purity.
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1890
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B65_487
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (6,8Mo) / 29,2cm x 42,9cm / 3446 x 5068 (300dpi)