Title
Coal miner working a narrow seam, c1864. Artist: Anon
Caption
Coal miner working a narrow seam, c1864. The miner is crouching on the floor and, with a pickaxe, is holing out or scuffling out the coal. He is wearing a leather helmet to protect his head and working by the light of a Davy safety lamp Either side of him are pit props supporting the roof of the level and in the foreground are rails to bring an empty wagon near the coalface for him to fill.
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1864
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images
Reference
HRM19B66_307
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
50,0Mb (4,5Mb) / 16,5in x 11,7in / 4964 x 3518 (300dpi)