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Rohingya refugees line up at registration center in Kutupalong refugees camp in Cox s
Rohingya refugees line up at registration center in Kutupalong refugees camp in Coxs Bazar, Bangladesh, October 20, 2017. REUTERS/ Zohra Bensemra TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

The feet of a man covered in red coloured powder are pictured during Holi celebrations in a lane near the Bankey Bihari temple in Vrindavan in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh March 27

Bare shelves are seen inside a closed down retail unit in Stockport, near Manchester, Britain June 11, 2018. REUTERS/Phil Noble

A male red deer, covered in mud, barks in Richmond Park in south west London, October 3, 2014. Over 600 red and fallow deer roam in the largest of Londons Royal Parks

A boy peers through a window to watch electoral officials count ballots at a polling station in Niamey, Niger, February 21, 2016. REUTERS/Joe Penney TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Migrants gesture after boarding a train after crossing the Macedonian-Greek border near Gevgelija, Macedonia, September 5, 2015

A Rohingya refugee boys feet are covered with mud after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, at a port in Teknaf, Bangladesh October 25, 2017. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A plastic bottle is seen floating in an Adriatic sea of the island Mljet, Croatia, May 30, 2018. Picture taken May 30, 2018. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic

A female security member shows her ink-stained finger after casting her vote at a polling station two days before polls open to the public in a parliamentary election in Najaf, Iraq May 10, 2018

A dead dog is seen at an area affected by the eruption of Fuego volcano in San Miguel Los Lotes in Escuintla, Guatemala, June 7, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

A passenger plane leaves behind contrails as it flies in the skies over London Luton Airport, Luton, Britain, January 7, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra

An internally displaced Syrian girl stands in the mud after heavy rain at a camp on the outskirts of Azaz, Syria January 26, 2018. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Debris of huts are seen after police evict squatters from a land in Villa El Salvador, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru March 14, 2018. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo

A believer prays at the government-sanctioned Catholic church during a mass on Palm Sunday in Youtong village, Hebei province, China, March 25, 2018. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

A butchers foot is covered in hair and blood after slaughtering a goat during Eid al-Adha in Delhi, India September 14, 2016. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A hand of a Sadhu or a Hindu holy man is seen after taking a dip in the waters of Shipra river during the second Shahi Snan (grand bath) at Simhastha Kumbh Mela in Ujjain, India, May 9, 2016

A damaged field hospital room is seen after airstrikes in a rebel held area in Aleppo, Syria October 1, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Bullet impacts are seen on the heavy truck the day after it ran into a crowd at high speed killing scores celebrating the Bastille Day July 14 national holiday on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice

The Wider Image: Chernobyl - return to Pripyat
Trees stand outside a window of an apartment which was evacuated after an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, in the ghost town of Pripyat, Ukraine April 18, 2016

A view shows an empty classroom at the school in Dapchi in the northeastern state of Yobe, where dozens of school girls went missing after an attack on the village by Boko Haram, Nigeria February 23

A shoe is seen near blood stains following a car bomb attack in Hasaka province
ATTENTION EDITORS - VISUAL COVERAGE OF SCENES OF INJURY OR DEATH A shoe is seen near blood stains following a car bomb attack in Hasaka province, Syria, October 13, 2017

A farmer shows his hand as he harvests wheat on Qalyub farm in the El-Kalubia governorate, northeast of Cairo, Egypt May 1, 2016. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A fisherman prepares to catch ray fish at Meireles beach in Fortaleza, Brazil, May 1, 2017. Picture taken May 1, 2017. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A voters finger is marked with ink at a polling station during the presidential election in Alexandria, Egypt March 26, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Egyptian woman has her finger stained with ink after casting her vote at a polling
An Egyptian woman has her finger stained with ink after casting her vote at a polling station during the presidential election in Cairo, Egypt, March 26, 2018. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Recently-harvested coffee fruits are pictured at a plantation in Tepezonapa, in Veracruz state, Mexico, August 14, 2019. Picture taken Agosto 14, 2019. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

The Norwegian Sea is seen from the window of an atmospheric research aircraft during a flight across the Arctic Circle from northern Sweden, July 30, 2019. Picture taken July 30, 2019

Palestinian worker makes clay pots at a pottery workshop in Gaza City
A Palestinian worker makes clay pots at a pottery workshop in Gaza City June 11, 2019. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

A soldier pauses while cleaning plastic and other debris on the shores of Montesinos beach, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic July 19, 2018. REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas

A shoe is seen among a pile of unexploded ordnance at the positions of the Iraqi forces at the frontline in Old City of West Mosul, Iraq June 27, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Worker holds the body of an unborn baby whose mother was killed by an airstrike in
A worker holds the body of an unborn baby whose mother was killed by an airstrike in Hodeida, Yemen April 2, 2018. REUTERS/Abduljabbar Zeyad

A child is seen on a balcony after being forcibly removed from a building where they had been living, in central Rome, Italy, August 20, 2017. Picture taken August 20, 2017

A dairy cow cleans her newly born calf on a dairy farm in Saint-Valerien-de-Milton, southeast of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, August 30, 2018. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi

Athens Polytechnic school students carry a blood-stained Greek flag during a rally marking the 45th anniversary of a 1973 student uprising against the military dictatorship that was ruling Greece

A potter makes earthenware oil lamp or Diyo used to decorate temples
A potter makes earthenware oil lamp or " Diyo" used to decorate temples and homes ahead of Tihar festival, also called Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Bhaktapur, Nepal October 20

An informal gold miner adds mercury to panned material to suck the gold out of the dirt at the site of Nsuaem-Top in Ghana, November 23, 2018. Picture taken November 23, 2018

Monkeys collect lotus in a lake to eat as food, at a temple near Angkor Wat, in Siem Reap, Cambodia August 19, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

Spotlight: Nigeris floating school
Chalk is placed on a blackboard at a floating school in the Makoko fishing community on the Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria February 29, 2016

Hands of a man are pictured as he makes earthenware in Bhaktapur
The hands of a man are pictured as he makes earthenware in Bhaktapur, Nepal, September 26, 2019. REUTERS/Monika Deupala

The Wider Image: Frustration of surviving pricey Hong Kong stirs protest anger
A general view shows pipes on the outside wall of a residential apartment block in Hong Kong, China, June 29, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Peter SEARCH " YOUNG HK" FOR THIS STORY

A worker picks coffee fruits at a plantation in Pueblorrico, Colombia March 11, 2019. Picture taken March 11, 2019. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez

Guns hang with a hammock on the wall of a Tembe indigenous tribes house, who are facing a conflict with illegal loggers on their land, in Teko-haw indigenous village near Paragominas, Para state

South East Asia, Thailand, Asian water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) wallowing in mud

Old Wine Bottles at Costanti Winery, Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy

Africa, Namibia, Caprivi, Elephant in the Bwa Bwata National Park

Elephant at waterhole, Etosha National parrk, Namibia, Africa

Old Wine Bottles, Costanti Winery, Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy

Old Dirty Persian Background
Ornaments from "L'Ornement Polychrome" First and Second Series published in 1873 by Albert Charles Auguste Racinet (1825-1893) a french designer, lithographer and art historian

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"Unearthing the Dirty Secrets: A Glimpse into Coal Miners' Lives in South Wales and Cornwall" Step back in time to witness the gritty reality of coal miners as they ascend from the depths of shaft lifts, their faces smeared with soot. In South Wales, these brave souls toiled tirelessly, risking their lives daily for a livelihood that sustained communities. Venture further into Folly Ditch at Jacobs Island, circa 1878, where an unknown creator captures a scene shrouded in mystery. The air thick with grime and uncertainty, this image hints at a world hidden beneath layers of dirt. At Geevor Tin Mine in Pendeen, Cornwall, a lone miner stands amidst rugged terrain. His weathered face tells tales of perseverance and determination against all odds. These men battled darkness and filth to extract precious minerals that fueled industries far and wide. The coalface was their battleground - blackened hands digging deep into the earth's core. In South Wales, miners worked relentlessly under treacherous conditions to meet the insatiable demand for coal during an era when energy needs knew no bounds. Travel across oceans to New Zealand through an antique map from 1873. As explorers navigated uncharted territories on distant shores, they encountered lands untouched by civilization's cleansing touch – raw beauty concealed beneath layers of untamed wilderness. In Sweden's Volvo 240 GL lies another tale entwined with dirt – not just physical but metaphorical too. This iconic vehicle symbolizes resilience; its sturdy frame defying weariness despite traversing rough terrains year after year. A Punch cartoon depicts Faraday offering his card to Father Thames – perhaps suggesting that even great minds recognize the inherent connection between science and nature's dirty secrets flowing within rivers' veins. But cleanliness is also elusive; it slips through our fingers like grains of sand as we strive for godliness.