Coalmine Collection

Gelli coalmine, Rhondda, South Wales
View of the Gelli coalmine, Rhondda, South Wales. Date: 1935

Winching men up from the coalface - Wales. Note the Davy lamp hanging off the belt of the man in the centre. Date: circa 1910s

Plan of a coal mine in the 19th century, from Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts and Manufactures by Charles Tomlinson
5242668 Plan of a coal mine in the 19th century, from Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts and Manufactures by Charles Tomlinson.

Lord Shaftesbury visiting the coal mines of the Black Country, 1840-42, illustration from 'The Graphic'
ILN111356 Lord Shaftesbury visiting the coal mines of the Black Country, 1840-42, illustration from 'The Graphic'

Crime scene
Marc Huybrighs

The Page Bank Colliery-pit on Fire, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Page Bank Colliery-pit on Fire, 1858. Industrial accident near Durham. The fire is supposed to have originated by a spark from the furnace failing into the shaft...An attempt was made by two of

Les terrils de Sacré Madame, 1897. Creator: Maximilien Luce
Les terrils de Sacre Madame, 1897. The slag heaps of Sacre Madame. Coal mine in the western suburbs of Charleroi

The employment of women at pit mouths - breakfast time, 1886. Creator: Unknown
The employment of women at pit mouths - breakfast time, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Pendulum-Room at the Bottom of the Harton Coal-Pit, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Pendulum-Room at the Bottom of the Harton Coal-Pit, 1854. Experiment to determine the weight of the Earth. The apparatus consists of two astronomical clocks with compensation pendulums

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

Entrance to the Coal-Mine of Heraclea, on the Black Sea, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Entrance to the Coal-Mine of Heraclea, on the Black Sea, 1854. Fuel for allied ships during the Crimean War. The new system of steam-warfare demands an immediate supply of coal...the coal-pits of

Company housing, Consumers, near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Consumers, near Price, Utah. Company housing. Rent approximately eight dollars monthly in Utah coal town

Home and family of a Utah coal miner...near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Home and family of a Utah coal miner. Consumers, near Price, Utah

Main street, Utah coal town, Consumers, near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Main street, Utah coal town. Consumers, near Price, Utah

Home and family of a Utah coal miner...near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Home and family of a Utah coal miner. Consumers, near Price, Utah

Utah coal mining town, Consumers, near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Utah coal mining town. Consumers, near Price, Utah. "Dumping grounds of the West"

Housing in Utah coal town, Consumers, near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Consumers, near Price, Utah. Housing in Utah coal town

Blue Blaze coal mine, Consumers, near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Blue Blaze coal mine. Consumers, near Price, Utah

Company housing in coal town, Consumers, near Price, Utah. 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Consumers, near Price, Utah. Company housing in coal town

Miners coming home, Blue Blaze mine, Consumers, mining town near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Blue Blaze mine. Consumers, mining town near Price, Utah. Miners coming home

Company housing, Consumers, near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Consumers, near Price, Utah. Company housing. Rent approximately eight dollars monthly in Utah coal town

Company housing in coal town, Consumers, near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Consumers, near Price, Utah. Company housing in coal town

Main street in a Utah coal mining settlement, Consumers, near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Main street in a Utah coal mining settlement. Consumers, near Price

View of company-owned houses, Utah coal town, Consumers, near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Consumers, near Price, Utah. View of company-owned houses. Utah coal town

Blue Blaze coal mine, Consumers, near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Consumers. Blue Blaze coal mine. Near Price, Utah

Main street, Utah coal town, Consumers, near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Main street, Utah coal town. Consumers, near Price, Utah

Utah coal miners houses, Blue Blaze mine, Consumer, near Price, Utah. 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Utah coal miners houses. Consumer, near Price, Utah. Blue Blaze mine

Blue Blaze mine, coal town, company houses, Consumers, near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Blue Blaze mine, coal town, company houses. Consumers, near Price, Utah

Miner's housing, company-owned, in Utah coal town, Consumers, near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Miner's housing, company-owned, in Utah coal town. Consumers, near Price, Utah

Company housing, Utah coal town, Consumers, near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Company housing, Utah coal town. Consumers, near Price, Utah

Home and family of a Utah coal miner, Consumers, near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Home and family of a Utah coal miner. Consumers, near Price, Utah

Utah coal miner's house, Consumers, near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Utah coal miner's house. Consumers, near Price, Utah

Utah coal mining, Consumers near Price, Utah. 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Utah coal mining town. Consumers, near Price, Utah. "Dumping grounds of the West"

Utah coal miner, Consumers, near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Utah coal miner. Consumers, near Price, Utah

Utah coal town housing, Consumers near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Utah coal town housing. Consumers, near Price, Utah. Mines owned and controlled by absentee capital in the East

Coal industry on January 1, 1933, 1934. Creator: Mikhail Alekseevich TSvetkov
Coal industry on January 1, 1933, 1934. From the atlas "Industry of the USSR at the beginning of the 2nd Five-Year Plan

Coal industry on January 1, 1933, 1934. Creator: Mikhail Alekseevich TSvetkov
Coal industry on January 1, 1933, 1934. From the atlas "Industry of the USSR at the beginning of the 2nd Five-Year Plan

Exiled Convicts Hauling Coal in the Yards of the Due Coal Mine, 1880-1899. Creator: Innokenty Ignatievich Pavlovsky
Exiled Convicts Hauling Coal in the Yards of the Due Coal Mine, 1880-1899. From an album created on Sakhalin Island in the 1890s

Due Coal Mine Alekseevsky Drift, 1880-1899. Creator: Innokenty Ignatievich Pavlovsky
Due Coal Mine Alekseevsky Drift, 1880-1899. From an album created on Sakhalin Island in the 1890s. Sakhalin was used by imperial Russia as a penal colony and place of exile for criminals

Sharp shadows
Bruno Flour

Evening Glow over the Grand Vista
J&ampampW Photography

The Disastrous Colliery Explosion at Llanerch, Monmouthshire; General view of the Works... 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Disastrous Colliery Explosion at Llanerch, Monmouthshire; General view of the Works just after the explosion, 1890

The Widows of Courrieres, 1909. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
The Widows of Courrieres, 1909

Two Spouted Torch, c. 1942. Creator: William Frank
Two Spouted Torch, c. 1942

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"Glimpses into the Depths: A Journey through Coalmines" Step into the world of Gelli coalmine, nestled in the heart of Rhondda, South Wales. Here, men toil tirelessly, their faces smeared with sweat and coal dust as they extract black gold from deep within the earth. Winching themselves up from the treacherous coalface is a daily ritual that tests their strength and determination. As evening descends upon this industrial landscape, a breathtaking glow paints the sky over the grand vista of towering chimneys and winding machinery, and is a sight that both captivates and reminds us of the immense power harnessed within these mines. Across continents in Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania, USA, an ingenious switchback railway transports miners and materials alike with precision and efficiency. The clatter of wheels on tracks echoes through tunnels as progress marches forward. In an unexpected twist amidst this gritty environment, Queen Mary herself graces these colliers with her presence. Her regal figure stands tall among them; a symbol of admiration for their tireless efforts below ground. Yet not all stories told are ones of triumph. "To The Rescue" recounts an episode from 1886 when disaster struck one colliery without warning or mercy. Its creator remains unknown but its message reverberates through time - reminding us of the dangers faced by those who delve deep into darkness for our benefit. The haunting engravings depicting child labor in mines before 1843 serve as stark reminders that innocence was stolen too soon beneath these unforgiving depths. Women also bore witness to such hardships alongside their young counterparts; together they endured unimaginable conditions etched forever in history's lithographs. One cannot forget Llanerch's disastrous colliery explosion in Monmouthshire during 1890 - a tragedy that claimed lives while leaving behind only ruins and sorrowful memories captured by unknown eyes behind a lens.