Miners Collection (page 10)

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)

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)

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)

Aventures De Trois Fugitifs En Siberie (engraving)
2789291 Aventures De Trois Fugitifs En Siberie (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aventures De Trois Fugitifs En Siberie)

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

Les Voleurs De Diamants (engraving)
2789314 Les Voleurs De Diamants (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Voleurs De Diamants. Illustration for Journal Des Voyages, 4 March 1883)

Scenes Californiennes, Aux mines d argent (engraving)
2789283 Scenes Californiennes, Aux mines d argent (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scenes Californiennes, Aux mines d argent)

AN ATTEMPT TO UNDERMINE JOHN BULL or WORKING THROUGH THE GLOBE. 1803 (engraving)
7262210 AN ATTEMPT TO UNDERMINE JOHN BULL or WORKING THROUGH THE GLOBE. 1803 (engraving) by Roberts, Piercy (fl.1791-1828); Bromley Museum, Orpington

Workers mining rock salt in Northwich, Cheshire. 1807 (aquatint)
7237435 Workers mining rock salt in Northwich, Cheshire. 1807 (aquatint) by Daniell, William (1769-1837); Private Collection; (add.info)

Minor in "De Re metallica", 1621, dealing with the extraction and shaping of metals (engraving)
PCT4256306 Minor in " De Re metallica", 1621, dealing with the extraction and shaping of metals (engraving) by Agricola

A mine, in "De Re metallica", 1621, dealing with the extraction and shaping of metals (engraving)
PCT4256311 A mine, in " De Re metallica", 1621, dealing with the extraction and shaping of metals (engraving) by Agricola

Descent into the Hallein Salt Mine, Austria, 18th century (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986490 Descent into the Hallein Salt Mine, Austria, 18th century (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by Stanghi (19th century); (add.info.: Descent into the Hallein Salt Mine, Austria)

Les "Roufions"(colour litho)
2779330 Les " Roufions" (colour litho) by Jonas, Lucien Hector (1880-1947); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les " Roufions". Striking miners in Northern France)

Frontispice of "De Re metallica", 1621, dealing with the extraction and shaping of metals (engraving)
PCT4256300 Frontispice of " De Re metallica", 1621, dealing with the extraction and shaping of metals (engraving) by Agricola

Miners at work, 17th century
6317483 Miners at work, 17th century. by Luyken, Caspar (1672-1708) (after); (add.info.: Miners at work in the 17th century)

Frontispice of "De Re metallica", 1621, dealing with the extraction and shaping of metals (engraving)
PCT4256294 Frontispice of " De Re metallica", 1621, dealing with the extraction and shaping of metals (engraving) by Agricola

Sappers, miners and engineers in the Imperial Army, 19th century (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986515 Sappers, miners and engineers in the Imperial Army, 19th century (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by Verico, Antonio (1775-after 1822); (add.info.: Sappers)

The City and Waterloo Railway, a Visit to the Works (litho)
1056734 The City and Waterloo Railway, a Visit to the Works (litho) by Lanos, Henri (1859-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: The City and Waterloo Railway, a Visit to the Works)

The Souvignet Family working as miners in Saint Etienne (b / w photo)
1718404 The Souvignet Family working as miners in Saint Etienne (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Souvignet family working as miners in Saint Etienne (France) 20 s)

Coal miner working deep below ground by light of Davy Lamp, early 19th century (hand-coloured engraving)
3245426 Coal miner working deep below ground by light of Davy Lamp, early 19th century (hand-coloured engraving) by British School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures

Medici dogs, with a cat and a rabbit from the Italian school, 15th-16th century (painting)
LRI4623900 Medici dogs, with a cat and a rabbit from the Italian school, 15th-16th century (painting) by Italian School, (15th century); Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy; Luisa Ricciarini

The Clay Pit, 1923
RCM77709 The Clay Pit, 1923 by Harvey, Harold (1874-1941); 68x81 cm; The Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro, Cornwall, UK; © Royal Cornwall Museum

St. Just Tin Miner, 1935
RCM77710 St. Just Tin Miner, 1935 by Harvey, Harold (1874-1941); 76.5x63.5 cm; The Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro, Cornwall, UK; © Royal Cornwall Museum

Humphry Davy with Davy safety lamp for miners, invented in 1815 (hand-coloured wood engraving)
3245397 Humphry Davy with Davy safety lamp for miners, invented in 1815 (hand-coloured wood engraving) by British School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Hydraulic mining for gold, Blue Tent, California, USA (engraving)
7148376 Hydraulic mining for gold, Blue Tent, California, USA (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hydraulic mining for gold, Blue Tent, California, USA)

Early stamp battery for grinding ore at a gold mine on the Wiwatersrand, Transvaal, South Africa (b / w photo)
7157605 Early stamp battery for grinding ore at a gold mine on the Wiwatersrand, Transvaal, South Africa (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Gold Washing in the California Mines (engraving)
7162520 Gold Washing in the California Mines (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gold Washing in the California Mines)

Washing Floor (engraving)
7182665 Washing Floor (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Washing Floor. Illustration for Island Scenery (James B Knapp, c 1895).); © Look and Learn

The sappers and miners meeting the enemy in the cavern at Tournay (engraving)
7192567 The sappers and miners meeting the enemy in the cavern at Tournay (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Explosion (engraving)
7188218 The Explosion (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Explosion. Illustration for Home Words (1885).); © Look and Learn

Coal mining (coloured engraving)
7201041 Coal mining (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coal mining. Illustration from Bebe Devient Savant, by Madame Doudet (Theodore Lefevre)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Collier (de chien); Dog-collar; Halsring (engraving)
7195451 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Collier (de chien); Dog-collar; Halsring (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Collier (de chien); Dog-collar; Halsring

The Way into a Coal-Mine (engraving)
7182181 The Way into a Coal-Mine (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Way into a Coal-Mine)

Australia: Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales (b / w photo)
7182025 Australia: Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales (b/w photo) by Australian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Mineur; Miner; Grubenarbeiter (engraving)
7196717 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Mineur; Miner; Grubenarbeiter (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mineur; Miner; Grubenarbeiter)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Houillere; Coal-mine; Kohlenbergwerk (engraving)
7196367 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Houillere; Coal-mine; Kohlenbergwerk (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Houillere; Coal-mine; Kohlenbergwerk)

Coal Miners (engraving)
7181325 Coal Miners (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coal Miners. Illustration for The Worlds Inhabitants by G T Bettany (Ward Lock)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Collier; Necklace; Halsband (engraving)
7195452 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Collier; Necklace; Halsband (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Collier; Necklace; Halsband)

Prince Albert Victor and Prince George, ready to go down a gold mine, Ballarat, Australia (litho)
7201695 Prince Albert Victor and Prince George, ready to go down a gold mine, Ballarat, Australia (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prince Albert Victor)

Houilleur; Herscheuse (engraving)
7158275 Houilleur; Herscheuse (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Houilleur; Herscheuse)

Opening up one of the earliest gold mines at Johannesburg, South Africa, 1886 (b / w photo)
7157607 Opening up one of the earliest gold mines at Johannesburg, South Africa, 1886 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Australia: Prospecting a Lease (b / w photo)
7171457 Australia: Prospecting a Lease (b/w photo) by Australian Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prospecting a Lease)

Silver Mines of Potosi, Peru (engraving)
7179007 Silver Mines of Potosi, Peru (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Silver Mines of Potosi, Peru)

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"Unyielding Strength: A Glimpse into the Lives of Miners" In this captivating snapshot, we witness Adrian Street, the flamboyant Welsh professional wrestler, standing proudly beside his father - a coal miner. The stark contrast between their worlds is evident as they pose for the camera in Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall in 1893. The image takes us back to a time when mining was at its peak in Cornwall and South Wales. We catch a glimpse descending into the depths of Dolcoath Mine's shaft lift; their faces etched with determination and resilience as they embark on another grueling shift underground. Moving further west to Pendeen, Cornwall, we encounter a miner at Geevor Tin Mine. Covered in dust and sweat, he symbolizes unwavering dedication towards extracting precious minerals from deep within the earth's crust. Venturing southwards to South Wales again, we find ourselves amidst miners working tirelessly at the coalface. Their weathered hands reveal years spent chipping away at black gold that fueled industries across Britain. Amidst these tales of perseverance lies an unexpected connection with nature – a miner accompanied by his trusty canary. This small bird serves as an early warning system against toxic gases lurking in mineshafts; reminding us of both fragility and resilience coexisting underground. As dawn breaks over Snowdon's majestic peaks – offering breathtaking views from its summit – it reminds us that even amidst treacherous conditions below ground level, there is beauty waiting to be discovered above. The photograph also transports us back to Markham Colliery during its heyday. Here we witness miners filling trucks with coal - each shovelful representing countless hours spent battling darkness and danger beneath our feet. Yet not all stories are filled with physical labor alone; history reveals moments like the National Coal Strike of 1912 where demands for better working conditions echoed throughout mining communities.