Miner Collection (page 7)

Flor de Mayo or Christmas orchid, Cattleya trianae. Chromolithograph by Hatch Company after a botanical illustration by Harriet Stewart Miner from Orchids, the Royal Family of Plants, Lee Shepard

Having changed their clothes, working miners leave the changing room and make their way to the pit at Betteshanger Colliery, Kent. 22nd February 1985

Arthur Scargill working at home near Barnsley, Yorkshire. 19th November 1980

Food parcels being packed and distributed by the miners wives at the Community Hall, Dyffryn Cellwen, Wales. 26th July 1984

Miners leader Arthur Scargill faced questions from an audience selected by a leading market research organisation to represent a cross-section of Britains voters

Arthur Scargill at the Ramsgate Miners Rally, Kent. 20th November 1984

Yorkshire mineworkers leader Arthur Scargill has it on a plate. He has challenged a nuclear scientist to an eating contest which will involve him eating coal if the challenge is taken up

Kelvin Bailey and his new tattoo of Arthur Scargill. 20th September 1984

The entrance to the main drift at the Belsay Colliery, Northumberland, it is now three-quarters of a mile in length, and has 250 feet of cover. That is the depth of the surface to the coal

Parc Level Mine, Rhiwfawr, Swansea Valley. A tram of coal is brought out by Kenyon Guinn. 18th April 1967

Writer Sid Chaplin, pictured sitting in a chair. Circa 1983

Northumberland County Technical College at Ashington, heard a series of readings and dramatised readings of Sid Chaplins work

Norman Cornish, the Spennymoor pitman artist who has never had an art lesson in his life, is to be paid £ 1000 by Durham County Council for a giant canvas of the Durham Miners Gala. Circa 1959

Oliver Kilbourn, a former coal face worker at Ellington Colliery is the sole surviving founder member of what became known as the Ashington group of painters

Painter Oliver Kilbourn and his work. "I was a damn good miner. I liked the life
Painter Oliver Kilbourn and his work. " I was a damn good miner. I liked the life. You are battling against nature. Not just this nature all around, but what was laid down millions of years ago

The shot hole driller looks like a modern Hercules in modern industry, Daily Mirror Published Picture Wednesday 15th May 1935, Pages 16 & 17

Doc Rosecrans a gold prospector on Superstition mountain, Apache Junction, Arizona. Where he digs for gold and searches for the legendary lost Dutchman mine

Edward Robson washing in an old tin bath. This will probably be the ast time he will use it because the new pit-head baths open today

Cranium of Homo rhodesiensis, discovered in Mutwe Wa Nsofu Area in a lead and zinc mine in Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia (now Kabwe, Zambia) on June 17, 1921 by Tom Zwiglaar, a Swiss miner. H

A Blenkinsop Locomotive at a Yorkshire Colliery, 1814, (1945). Creator: Unknown
A Blenkinsop Locomotive at a Yorkshire Colliery, 1814, (1945). Man smoking a pipe, and a Blenkinsop steam locomotive at Middleton colliery near Leeds, West Yorkshire

Alfred Gee, one-man coal mine, Cheshire - 2
Alfred Gee working his one-man coal drift mine in Cheshire, England. Mr Gee did not wear a miners helmet, and used a carbide (acetylene) lamp in the mine Date: 1971

Alfred Gee, one-man coal mine, Cheshire - 1
Alfred Gee working his one-man coal drift mine in Cheshire, England. Mr Gee did not wear a miners helmet, and used a carbide (acetylene) lamp in the mine Date: 1971

Miner at coal face -1
Coal miner working underground at the coalface of Acres Nook private coal mine, near, Kidsgrove, Staffordshire England. The mine closed in 1991. First published The Sunday Correspondent Date: 1990

Gold Miners Near Beechworth, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Gold Miners Near Beechworth, 1901. Beechworth in the north-east of Victoria, Australia, saw major growth during the gold rush of the mid-1850s. From " Federated Australia"

Gold Diggers at Work near Beechworth, Victoria, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Gold Diggers at Work near Beechworth, Victoria, 1901. Beechworth in the north-east of Victoria, Australia, saw major growth during the gold rush of the mid-1850s

La Polvorilla, landmark of the Altiplano near San Antonio de los Cobres. The bridge is the final stop for the tourist train Tren a las Nubes. South America, Argentina (Editorial Use Only)

Miner at work within the Great Harwood Colliery - digging our Cock Bridge House Coal " so much esteemed for us in Farm

The Duke of York visits the Pit at Atherton, Lancashire
The Duke of York visits the Pit at Atherton, Greater Manchester, Lancashire on a tour organised by the Industrial Welfare Society. Date: 1932

Woman and a boy working in a coal mine, Bolton, Lancashire, 1848. A woman and boy underground in a coal mine moving a basket containing 3-4 cwt of coal

Unidentified miner, ca. 1903. Mesabi Range, Minnesota, c1903. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Unidentified miner, ca. 1903. Mesabi Range, Minn. c1903

Miners at work on the Mesabi Range in northeast Minnesota, 1903. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Miners at work on the Mesabi Range in northeast Minnesota, 1903

Salt mines, c1893. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Salt mines, c1893. Men working in salt mine

Miners walk along a mountain on their way to search for jade stones at a jade mine in Hpakant, Kachin state, Myanmar November 24, 2015. Picture taken on November 24, 2015

USA, Nevada, Mineral County, Tonopah, Nevada, Mineral County, Tonopah miner cemetery

Lead mining and production in Victorian England Date: late 19th century

Families picking coal from a dump Scranton Pennsylvania USA early 1900s

Coal miners Scranton Pennsylvania USA early 1900s

South Africa Kimberley De Beers Diamond Mine pre-1900

South Africa KimberleyDe Beers Diamond Mine washing plant pre-1900

South Africa Kimberley De Beers Diamond Mine pulsators pre-1900

South Africa Kimberley De Beers Diamond Mine depositing floors pre-1900

South Africa Kimberley De Beers Diamond Mine searching tables pre-1900

South Africa Kimberley De Beers Diamond Mine compound pre-1900

An illustration of women working in mines

Penrhyn Slate Quarry near Bethesda Victorian period

Clogau St. David's Gold Mine near Bontddu early 1900s

Gwynfynydd Gold Mine near Dolgellau early 1900s

Gwynfynydd Gold Mine near Dolgellau - panning room - early 1900s

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"Unearthing the Depths: A Glimpse into the Lives of Miners" Coal miners in shaft lift, South Wales: Descending into darkness, these brave souls embark on a treacherous journey to extract black gold from deep within the earth. Miners working at the coalface, South Wales: Covered in soot and sweat, their unwavering determination fuels their tireless efforts as they chip away at solid rock to provide energy for countless lives. Levant Mine, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. 11th July 1894: Amidst rugged cliffs and crashing waves, Cornish miners risk life and limb to harvest valuable minerals that shape industries far beyond their coastal haven. Captain Tom Gundry, champion Cornish wrestler. Probably early 1880s: Strong both underground and above it; this formidable miner showcases his prowess not only in wrestling rings but also amidst the grueling conditions of mining life. Richard Arthur (Dicky Nine Lives), Edwyn Vincent (1858-1919): These names echo through history as tales of resilience and survival; miners who defied death time after time while delving into perilous depths beneath our feet. South Condurrow Mine, Camborne, Cornwall. 1892: A hive of activity where men toil relentlessly against nature's forces; each swing of their pickaxe brings them closer to uncovering precious minerals that fuel progress. Markham Colliery Mining Disaster - Remembering Tragedy & Heroism: In a somber moment etched forever in memory, we honor those who lost their lives while pursuing an honest day's work deep within the bowels of Mother Earth. Coal miner filling truck, South Wales mine: With muscles strained and lungs filled with dust-laden air, these resilient workers tirelessly load trucks with coal—fueling the world's hunger for energy.