Miners Collection (page 11)

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)

The Miners Good-Bye (engraving)
7188222 The Miners Good-Bye (engraving) by Ridley, Matthew White (1837-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Miners Good-Bye. Illustration for Home Words (1885).); © Look and Learn

Miner (colour litho)
7172624 Miner (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miner. Illustration from Fragemaulchen, ein Bilderbuch)

Lead Miners Wooden Bucket, c. 1940. Creators: Arthur Stewart, Paul Poffinbarger
Lead Miners Wooden Bucket, c. 1940

Trades in Regency England: flannel market, copper mines and shoe-maker
6340295 Trades in Regency England: flannel market, copper mines and shoe-maker by Taylor, Isaac (1730-1807); (add.info.: Trades in Regency England: flannel market, copper mines and shoe-maker)

Miners struck by Lightning (engraving)
3628900 Miners struck by Lightning (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miners struck by Lightning)

Stone Quarry, Normanton (coloured photo)
3643230 Stone Quarry, Normanton (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stone Quarry, Normanton. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The beginnings of the city of Johannesburg, Transvaal, after the discovery of gold deposits, 1885 (b / w photo)
5229604 The beginnings of the city of Johannesburg, Transvaal, after the discovery of gold deposits, 1885 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Discharging coal at the top of a mine shaft (litho)
6014254 Discharging coal at the top of a mine shaft (litho) by Ward, Enoch (1859-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Discharging coal at the top of a mine shaft)

Klondike gold miners at work, Yukon, Canada, 1890s (engraving)
5997400 Klondike gold miners at work, Yukon, Canada, 1890s (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Klondike gold miners at work, Yukon, Canada, 1890s)

The Miner (engraving)
1059223 The Miner (engraving) by Ridley, Matthew White (1837-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Miner. Illustration for The Graphic)

In the Spanish Black Country, Sketches in an Andalusian Lead Mining District (engraving)
1059089 In the Spanish Black Country, Sketches in an Andalusian Lead Mining District (engraving) by Corbould, Alfred Chantrey (1852-1920); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sketches in a Cornish Tin-Mine (engraving)
1627718 Sketches in a Cornish Tin-Mine (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches in a Cornish Tin-Mine)

Cross-section of a coal mine, engraved by Jules Ferat (b. 1819) 1889 (colour litho)
CHT383158 Cross-section of a coal mine, engraved by Jules Ferat (b.1819) 1889 (colour litho) by Bonhomme, Ignace Francois (1809-81) (after); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

On the Road from Klondyke, the Difficulties of Transport (engraving)
1042476 On the Road from Klondyke, the Difficulties of Transport (engraving) by Craig, Frank (1874-1918); Private Collection; (add.info.: On the Road from Klondyke, the Difficulties of Transport)

Rowland Hill preaching to the colliers at Kingswood (litho)
956132 Rowland Hill preaching to the colliers at Kingswood (litho) by Hindley, Godfrey C. (fl.1876-1903); Private Collection; (add.info)

Second Lieutenant Cecil Calvert unearths and rescues two men from a mine gallery which had fallen in
976466 Second Lieutenant Cecil Calvert unearths and rescues two men from a mine gallery which had fallen in, 6 September 1915 (litho) by Ripperger, H

View of an iron mine (engraving)
819284 View of an iron mine (engraving) by Metz, Conrad Martin (1745/49-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: View of an iron mine. After Conrad Martin Metz, engraved by James Heath)

Chinese Coal Miners, c. 1867-72 (b / w photo)
473728 Chinese Coal Miners, c.1867-72 (b/w photo) by Thomson, John (1837-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coal mining near Patung in Hubei province, central China.); Scottish, out of copyright

Saint Barbara (chromolitho)
724715 Saint Barbara (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint Barbara. Patron saint of miners, firemen and artillerymen)

Placer Mining, Panning Out, from Gems of California Scenery
745228 Placer Mining, Panning Out, from Gems of California Scenery published by Lawrence and Houseworth, 1866 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

The dramas of the mines (colour litho)
2808998 The dramas of the mines (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The drama of the mines)

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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.