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La surveillance de la mer; l''Amphion touchait une mine et coulait en quelques instants, 1914
La surveillance de la mer; Le lendemain 7 aout, l''Amphion, au cours de son perilleux service, touchait une mine et coulait en quelques instants, 1914

La surveillance de la mer; Les Allemands ont deja seme, dans la mer du Nord, des mines, 1914. Creator: Henri Rudaux
La surveillance de la mer; Les Allemands ont deja seme, dans la mer du Nord, des mines flottants fort dangereuses pour le securite des transports, 1914

Une mine d'or qui dort, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Une mine d'or qui dort, 19th century. Sleeping gold mine. Two men arguing - one claims he has found only sand

Le resultat d'une explosion de mine, 1915. Creator: Unknown
Le resultat d'une explosion de mine; a la place de cet entonnoir immense il y avait, tout a l'heure, une tranchee allemande, 1915

L'offensive de la Somme: La paroi du plus Grand Entonnoir de la region de la Somme, 1916. Creator: Unknown
L'offensive de la Somme: La paroi du plus Grand Entonnoir de la region de la Somme; C'est entre l'ancienne ligne francaise et les tranchees allemandes au Sud de la Somme que

Mines d'or de l'Australie occidentale; Les Terres Du Pacifique, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Mines d'or de l'Australie occidentale; Les Terres Du Pacifique, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Top of Mineshaft, c. 1815. Creator: Frederick Nash
Top of Mineshaft, c. 1815

Reconnoitring at Cronstadt, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Reconnoitring at Cronstadt, 1854. Crimean War. Fort Peter I.; Fort Alexander; Fort Menschikoff; "Bulldog"; "Phlegethon"

Mouth of the Harton Coal-Pit, South Shields, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Mouth of the Harton Coal-Pit, South Shields, 1854. Mr. Airy['s] grand object was to arrive at the weight of our globe...it being necessary to know this before we can proceed to determine

Crystallised Cavern, in the Blue John Mine, 1854. Creator:s Read
Crystallised Cavern, in the Blue John Mine, 1854. Geological tourist attraction in Derbyshire. Fluor spar was called by the miners "Blue John"...The Blue John Mine is chiefly celebrated for

Siege Operations at Chatham - Springing a Mine, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Siege Operations at Chatham - Springing a Mine, 1854. Military exercises in Kent, attended by Prince Albert. A column of the 34th then advanced from Gillingham Tower under a heavy fire from the 32

Sado Province: Gold Mines (Sado, Kinzan), from the series "Famous Places in the Sixty-odd... 1853
Sado Province: Gold Mines (Sado, Kinzan), from the series "Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue)", 1853

An ore-washing plant in the mountains, Early 17th cen. Creator: Savery, Roelant (1576-1639)
An ore-washing plant in the mountains, Early 17th cen. Private Collection

Monument dedicated to the copper miners of Arizona, Bisbee, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Monument dedicated to the copper miners of Arizona. Work of a local sculptor sponsored by Work Projects Administration. Bisbee, Arizona

Inscription on monument dedicated to the copper miners of Arizona, Bisbee, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Inscription on monument dedicated to the copper miners of Arizona. Bisbee, Arizona. ['Dedicated to Those Virile Men The Copper Miners whose Contribution to the Development of the Wealth

Evaporating House and Salt Pan, Marston Salt-Pit, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Evaporating House and Salt Pan, Marston Salt-Pit, [Cheshire], 1850. To crystallize the brine to perfection requires care in the evaporation - a proper regulation of heat

The Marston Salt-Pit, 1850. Creator:s Read
The Marston Salt-Pit, [Cheshire], 1850. Salt...was an ingredient alike in pure religious rites, an instrument of sorcery

Regent-Street - Marston Salt-Pit, 1850. Creator:s Read
Regent-Street - Marston Salt-Pit, [Cheshire], 1850. The gigantic columns of rock salt - with floor and roof of the same mineral - all glittered in the sudden light; and the shadows of the guests

The Shaft - Descent of the Bucket, Marston Salt-Pit, 1850. Creator:s Read
The Shaft - Descent of the Bucket, Marston Salt-Pit, 1850. Scene at Marston Mine, near Northwich, in Cheshire....every facility was shown to strangers who were desirous of seeing the wonders of

Light at the end of tunnel
Racho

Japanese Formula 3 Championship
Joao Paulo de Oliveira (BRA) on the grid. Japanese F3 Championship, Rd13 & Rd14, Mine, Japan, 29 August 2004. DIGITAL IMAGE

Cliff Mine, between c1900 and c1930. Creator: Unknown
Cliff Mine, between c1900 and c1930

Hydraulic power mining, between c1900 and c1930. Creator: Unknown
Hydraulic power mining, between c1900 and c1930

Hydraulic gold mining, between c1900 and 1923. Creator: Unknown
Hydraulic gold mining, between c1900 and 1923

Gastineau Gold Crushing Plant, between c1900 and 1923. Creator: Unknown
Gastineau Gold Crushing Plant, between c1900 and 1923

Tunnel at Juneau Mine, between c1900 and c1930. Creator: Unknown
Tunnel at Juneau Mine, between c1900 and c1930

Gold mine, between c1900 and c1930. Creator: Unknown
Gold mine, between c1900 and c1930

Pioneer Mine, between c1900 and 1916. Creator: Unknown
Pioneer Mine, between c1900 and 1916

Frank G. Carpenter in middle of bucket at gold mine, between c1900 and 1916. Creator: Unknown
Frank G. Carpenter in middle of bucket at gold mine, between c1900 and 1916

Pioneer Mine, between c1900 and 1916. Creator: Unknown
Pioneer Mine, between c1900 and 1916

Pioneer Mine, between c1900 and 1916. Creator: Unknown
Pioneer Mine, between c1900 and 1916

Rhoades - Hall Mine, between c1900 and 1916. Creator: Unknown
Rhoades - Hall Mine, between c1900 and 1916. Miner standing in front of tunnel

Mr. Lindeberg panning gold at Pioneer Mine with a shovel, between c1900 and 1916. Creator: Unknown
Mr. Lindeberg panning gold at Pioneer Mine with a shovel, between c1900 and 1916

Montana Mine, 1889. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Montana Mine, 1889. Eight men, holding pick axes and shovels, standing in front of entrance to mine

Open cut in the great Homestake mine, at Lead City, Dak, 1888. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Open cut in the great Homestake mine, at Lead City, Dak, 1888. Distant view of mine entrance; four men posed on or near three mining cars on tracks

Transporting workers to the mines, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Transporting workers to the mines, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including

Mines and Mills, 1888. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Mines and Mills. The Caledonia No. 1, Deadwood Terra No. 2, and Terra No. 3. Gold Stamp Mills, located at Terraville, Dak. []. Three prominent lumber mills and stacks of lumber

De Smet Gold Stamp Mill, Central City, Dak, 1888. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
De Smet Gold Stamp Mill, Central City, Dak, 1888. Large mill; five smaller buildings in foreground

The Interior "Clean Up" day at the Deadwood Terra Gold Stamp Mill, one of the Homestake... 1888
The Interior. "Clean Up" day at the Deadwood Terra Gold Stamp Mill, one of the Homestake Mills, Terraville, Dakota []. Interior of saw mill; men working on equipment

Mills and mines Part of the great Homestake works, Lead City, Dak, 1889. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Mills and mines Part of the great Homestake works, Lead City, Dak, 1889. Bird's-eye view of mining factory, Homestake Works

Wells Fargo Express Co Deadwood Treasure Wagon and Guards with $250, 000 gold bullion... 1890, 1890. Creator: John C
Wells Fargo Express Co. Deadwood Treasure Wagon and Guards with $250, 000 gold bullion from the Great Homestake Mine, Deadwood, S.D. 1890 []

Geognostic Map of the Localities of Irkutsk, Verkholensk, and Balagansk Districts, 1873. The first geological (geognostic) maps in Russia were produced in the 1850s

Topographical sketch of the gold & quicksilver district of California, 1848. Creator: Edward Ord
Topographical sketch of the gold & quicksilver district of California, 1848. Published in July 1848 after the first gold strikes at Sutter's Mill on the American River in northern California

Millroy's map of Alaska and the Klondyke gold fields, 1897. Creator: J. J. Millroy
Millroy's map of Alaska and the Klondyke gold fields, 1897. The Klondike Gold Rush of 1898 began in earnest within 18 months of a major gold strike on Bonanza Creek

Map of the mining district of California, 1850. Creator: William A. Jackson
Map of the mining district of California, 1850. The California gold rush of 1849 began with the strikes at Sutter's Mill on the American River near Sacramento

Map of the mining district of California, 1851. Creator: William A. Jackson
Map of the mining district of California, 1851. This map, produced in two parts in the early years after the California Gold Rush of 1849

Hard Labor Convicts Sorting Ore at the Savinsk Mine, Zerentui Section of the Nerchinsk... 1891
Hard Labor Convicts Sorting Ore at the Savinsk Mine, Zerentui Section of the Nerchinsk Mining District, 1891. One of 74 views taken in July 1891

Lowering Hard Labor Convicts down a Shaft of the Savinsk Mine, Gornyi Zerentui... 1891. Creator: Aleksei Kuznetsov
Lowering Hard Labor Convicts down a Shaft of the Savinsk Mine, Gornyi Zerentui Section of the Nerchinsk Mining District, 1891

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"Unearthing the Depths: Tales of Resilience and Riches" Descending into the depths, coal miners in South Wales navigate the shaft lift with unwavering determination. At Geevor Tin Mine in Cornwall, a miner stands proudly amidst the remnants of an industry that once thrived. Sweat-soaked brows and calloused hands tell stories of grit as miners work tirelessly at the coalface in South Wales. The golden allure of Carnon Stream Works in Cornwall draws prospectors seeking treasures buried beneath its flowing waters. A miner's faithful companion, a canary perched on his shoulder serves as a warning system against unseen dangers below ground. Captain Tom Gundry, an emblematic figure from Cornish history, showcases strength and prowess as a champion wrestler during the 1880s. In Rhondda's Gelli coalmine, echoes of hard labor resonate through time as generations toil for their livelihoods deep within its tunnels. Transported back to England's 1850s, we witness the arduous efforts undertaken by coal miners striving for progress and survival. Wheal Coates stands silently at sunset—a testament to Cornwall's abandoned tin mining legacy—its ruins whispering tales of past prosperity. Filling truck after truck with black gold, South Wales' coal miners contribute their sweat and sacrifice to fuel industries far beyond their reach. Bruce Bairnsfather's WW1 cartoon "A Miner Success" encapsulates both humor and camaraderie amidst challenging times underground. In these glimpses into mines across different eras and regions, we uncover stories etched within walls soaked with perspiration—the triumphs won through perseverance or fortunes lost amid shifting landscapes beneath our feet.