Miner Collection (#9)

Queen Victoria visiting a Cornish iron mine Date: circa 1840

Subterranean Canal in Speedwell Lead Mine, Castleton, Derbyshire. Date: circa 1910s

W. Heath-Robinson: Old miner, drawn for the 1922 Heath Robinson Calendar commissioned by Atherton Collieries. Date: 1921

Montague Colliery rescue workers
At the Montague Colliery, Scotswood, near Newcastle on Tyne, members of the rescue brigade check their apparatus before descending the flooded mine

Food donation for striking miners
A T.U.C. (Trades Union Congress)centre acts as a food donation collecting point during the miners strike of 1984-85. The long strike meant that miners families endured financial hardship

Doncaster Miners Gala 1986
Part of the parade at the 99th Doncaster Miners Gala, organised by the Yorkshire branch of the National Union of Mineworkers. The Barnsley Miners Wives Action Group march with their banner

N. U. M. leaders 1984
National Union of Mineworkers leaders confer during the T.U.C. (Trades Union Congress) conference in Brighton. From left, Peter Heathfield (general secretary); Mick McGahey (vice president)

Pickets at Snowdown Colliery
Striking coalminers at the Snowdown colliery in Kent, threatened with closure, mount a token picket. The colliery was eventually closed in 1986 Date: February 1981

Miners Ballot
At Snowdown colliery in Kent, a miner, having completed his shift underground, votes in a ballot on early retirement Date: 24 November 1980

Spacek Sissy Long Hair Microphone Playing Guitar
spacek, sissy, long, hair, microphone, playing, guitar, singing, music, musical, instrument, stringed, usa, american, actress, performer, entertainer, film, star, young, mary, elizabeth, 1949

Two Children in the Mines 1854
Two young colliers helpers pulling a cart full of heavy coal upwards in the dark mines. Date: 1854

The Coal Strike, from The Year 1912, published London, 1913 (litho)
KW280476 The Coal Strike, from The Year 1912, published London, 1913 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: National Coal Strike, 1912;)

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From Under the Sea, 1864 (oil on canvas)
940203 From Under the Sea, 1864 (oil on canvas) by Hook, James Clarke (1819-1907); 108.2x82.6 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: This painting shows the mine at Botallack, near St Just)

Early representation of the Divining Rod, showing a figure with a diving rod above ground searching for water
878575 Early representation of the Divining Rod, showing a figure with a diving rod above ground searching for water, coal or gold and the miners below ground toiling to find coal

Miners in a Potash Mine, Alsace, c. 1900 (b/w photo)
1731068 Miners in a Potash Mine, Alsace, c. 1900 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info.: Alsace, c. 1900 : miners in a potash mine)

The Alum Mines in Tolfa, c. 1630 (oil on canvas)
1108971 The Alum Mines in Tolfa, c.1630 (oil on canvas) by Cortona, Pietro da (Berrettini) (1596-1669); Musei Capitolini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: by Pietro da Cortona); Photo © Stefano Baldini

Coal Mine
Vintage engraving showing a cross section of a coal mine, 1864

Coal miners, wood engraving, published in 1877
Workers in the coal mine. Wood engraving, published in 1877

Victorian coal miner pushing a minecart
Victorian vintage engraving of a 19th century coal miner pushing coal in a minecart. The minecart or mine cart (also known as a mine trolley) is a type of rolling stock found on a mine railway

The Old Miner, 1925 (oil on canvas)
823239 The Old Miner, 1925 (oil on canvas) by Dunn, Harvey T. (1884-1952); 77x101 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Old Miner. Harvey T. Dunn (1884-1952). Oil on canvas. Painted in 1925

Miners, 1901 (oil on canvas)
XIR182190 Miners, 1901 (oil on canvas) by Adler, Jules (1865-1952); 106x151 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Dunkirk, France; (add.info.: In the Land of the Mine;)

Longitudinal section showing the Rotherhithe shaft with the first section of tunnel constructed, c
7315326 Longitudinal section showing the Rotherhithe shaft with the first section of tunnel constructed, c.1818-39 (watercolour) by Brunel

Cylindrical tunnelling shield (two views), 1818, (watercolour on paper)
7315310 Cylindrical tunnelling shield (two views), 1818, (watercolour on paper) by British School, (19th century); 50x27 cm; London Metropolitan Archives

Three miners at work in the tunnel, c. 1818-39 (watercolour on paper)
7315287 Three miners at work in the tunnel, c.1818-39 (watercolour on paper) by British School, (19th century); 26x43.5 cm; London Metropolitan Archives

A lithograph section of the whole tunnel with three vignettes, c. 1818-39 (lithograph print on paper)
7315332 A lithograph section of the whole tunnel with three vignettes, c.1818-39 (lithograph print on paper) by Westall, William (1781-1850); London Metropolitan Archives

Section of a tripartite tunnelling shield with twelve miners at work, c. 1818-39 (watercolour on paper)
7315303 Section of a tripartite tunnelling shield with twelve miners at work, c.1818-39 (watercolour on paper) by British School, (19th century); 27x27 cm; London Metropolitan Archives

Four views of the Tunnelling Shield, c. 1818-39 (grisaille watercolour on paper)
7315298 Four views of the Tunnelling Shield, c.1818-39 (grisaille watercolour on paper) by Brunel, Marc Isambard (1769-1849); 51.5x50.5 cm; London Metropolitan Archives

Stone miners - 2891
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Martin Maginnis of Montana, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown
Martin Maginnis of Montana, 1865-1880. Maginnis, Hon. Martin of Montana. Delegate from Territory of Montana, between 1865 and 1880

Martin Maginnis, of Delegation from Territory of Montana, between 1865 and 1880. Creator: Unknown
Maginnis, Hon. Martin of Delegation from Territory of Montana, between 1865 and 1880. Private in 1st Minn. Inf.; later was a Captain; was appointed Major in 11th Minn. Inf. in Sept. 1864

Young coal miner at Turkey Knob Mine, West Virginia. 1908 (coloured photo)
7286994 Young coal miner at Turkey Knob Mine, West Virginia. 1908 (coloured photo) by Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940); Private Collection; (add.info)

Young coal miner at Turkey Knob Mine, West Virginia. 1908 (photo)
7286052 Young coal miner at Turkey Knob Mine, West Virginia. 1908 (photo) by Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940); Private Collection; (add.info)

A miners house under siege in St Etienne, France (colour litho)
3099100 A miners house under siege in St Etienne, France (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: A miners house under siege in St Etienne, France)

Intense Activities for the Sempione tunnel, 1903 (b / w photo)
7272438 Intense Activities for the Sempione tunnel, 1903 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: TRAFORO OF the SEMPIONE Photography memory of a group of workers at)

Stupide, La Maheude se baissa, illustration from Germinal by Emile Zola (1840-1902)
CHT286992 Stupide, La Maheude se baissa, illustration from Germinal by Emile Zola (1840-1902) engraved by Desire Dumont (19th century), 1886 edition (engraving) (b/w photo) by Ferat

Some border soldiers, a gap opened in the avalanche that blocked the access to a tunnel (colour litho)
2778204 Some border soldiers, a gap opened in the avalanche that blocked the access to a tunnel (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Some border soldiers)

The drama of mining, extraction from a well of workers who died after an explosion in a Welsh mine (colour litho)
2814768 The drama of mining, extraction from a well of workers who died after an explosion in a Welsh mine (colour litho) by Beltrame

Italian heroism in Catalonia (colour litho)
2783787 Italian heroism in Catalonia (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italian heroism in Catalonia)

A Bergamo miner taken from a flooded mine, in Australia, after nine days of burial (colour litho)
2815007 A Bergamo miner taken from a flooded mine, in Australia, after nine days of burial (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

120 miners killed by the fire in a Westphalian mine, the Emperor witnesses the attempts... (colour litho)
2808506 120 miners killed by the fire in a Westphalian mine, the Emperor witnesses the attempts... (colour litho) by Beltrame

A miner crucified by his comrades (colour litho)
2782431 A miner crucified by his comrades (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A miner crucified by his comrades after a drinking session at Avella)

DDE-90033397
Norway, Trondheimsforden, Trondheim. Sverresborg Open-air museum (aka Trondheim Folk Museum). The Roros Buildings. Aspaas House, early 1700's miner's house. Date: 01/12/2005

DDE-90033396
Norway, Trondheimsforden, Trondheim. Sverresborg Open-air museum (aka Trondheim Folk Museum). The Roros Buildings. Aspaas House, early 1700's miner's house with sod roof. Date: 01/12/2005

DDE-90033395
Norway, Trondheimsforden, Trondheim. Sverresborg Open-air museum (aka Trondheim Folk Museum). The Roros Buildings. Aspaas House, early 1700's miner's house. Date: 01/12/2005

DDE-90033394
Norway, Trondheimsforden, Trondheim. Sverresborg Open-air museum (aka Trondheim Folk Museum). The Roros Buildings. Aspaas House, early 1700's miner's house with sod roof. Date: 01/12/2005

John King Luttrell of California, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown
John King Luttrell of California, 1865-1880. Luttrell, Hon. John King, Rep. of California, between 1865 and 1880. [Miner, lawyer and politician]

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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.