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Mining Collection (#8)

Background imageMining Collection: Hydraulic Mining, 1923. Creator: Unknown

Hydraulic Mining, 1923. Creator: Unknown
Hydraulic Mining, 1923. From " Australia, New Zealand and Oceania in Pictures", by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. Blitt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1923]

Background imageMining Collection: Mining Prospectors, 1923. Creator: Unknown

Mining Prospectors, 1923. Creator: Unknown
Mining Prospectors, 1923. From " Australia, New Zealand and Oceania in Pictures", by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. Blitt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1923]

Background imageMining Collection: Mount Morgan Mines, Queensland, 1923. Creator: Unknown

Mount Morgan Mines, Queensland, 1923. Creator: Unknown
Mount Morgan Mines, Queensland, 1923. From " Australia, New Zealand and Oceania in Pictures", by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. Blitt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1923]

Background imageMining Collection: In a Rand Mine - An end Tipler, early 20th century. Creator: Unknown

In a Rand Mine - An end Tipler, early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
In a Rand Mine - An end Tipler, early 20th century. A miner and equipment in a South African gold mine. [Sallo Epstein & Co. Johannesburg]

Background imageMining Collection: A Gold Mine, Johannesburg, early 20th century. Creator: Unknown

A Gold Mine, Johannesburg, early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
A Gold Mine, Johannesburg, early 20th century. Smoking chimneys of a factory in the gold mining area of South Africa. [G. B. & Co. Cape Town]

Background imageMining Collection: Mining Camp, Nevada, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown

Mining Camp, Nevada, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Mining Camp, Nevada, USA, c1900. Nevada is one of the largest sources of gold in the world, and gold mining is a major industry. From Scenic Marvels of the New World edited by Prof. Geo.R. Cromwell

Background imageMining Collection: Diamond Drilling Machine designed by Georges Leschot, pub. 1883 (engraving), 1883

Diamond Drilling Machine designed by Georges Leschot, pub. 1883 (engraving), 1883
Diamond Drilling Machine designed by Georges Leschot and and Charles Se chechaye, pub. 1883 (engraving), 1883. It was the first operational drilling machine fitted with black diamonds

Background imageMining Collection: Sultan Mountain, near Silverton, Colorado, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown

Sultan Mountain, near Silverton, Colorado, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Sultan Mountain, near Silverton, Colorado, USA, c1900. View of the San Juan mountain range in the Rocky Mountains. The area is part of the Colorado Mineral Belt of ore deposits

Background imageMining Collection: La Majorite Opportuniste, 1919. Artist: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen

La Majorite Opportuniste, 1919. Artist: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
La Majorite Opportuniste, 1919. Rich share-holder cashing in cheques at the mining company. From Modern Woodcuts and Lithographs by British and French Artists, by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd

Background imageMining Collection: Noeux-les-Mines, Northern France, c1914-c1918

Noeux-les-Mines, Northern France, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Background imageMining Collection: The Centre of the Cornish Mining District, c1896. Artist: JC Burrow

The Centre of the Cornish Mining District, c1896. Artist: JC Burrow
The Centre of the Cornish Mining District, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Background imageMining Collection: Hoyland Silkstone Collieries, Yorkshire, c1896. Artist: Warner Gothard

Hoyland Silkstone Collieries, Yorkshire, c1896. Artist: Warner Gothard
Hoyland Silkstone Collieries, Yorkshire, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Background imageMining Collection: Unselfconscious Heroes Who Toil in Dangers Face, c1935

Unselfconscious Heroes Who Toil in Dangers Face, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Background imageMining Collection: Salt mine in Halbein, engraving

Salt mine in Halbein, engraving

Background imageMining Collection: Train for the exploitation of kaolin, in the Trappist monastery of Soligny, France, 1901

Train for the exploitation of kaolin, in the Trappist monastery of Soligny, France, 1901

Background imageMining Collection: The Gold Rush (1848), gold mine in California, near Sutters Mill, engraving, 1870

The Gold Rush (1848), gold mine in California, near Sutters Mill, engraving, 1870

Background imageMining Collection: Miners at work on the construction of the Rotherhithe Tunnel, Bermondsey, London, February 1907

Miners at work on the construction of the Rotherhithe Tunnel, Bermondsey, London, February 1907. Two sections of the shield, with bare-chested miners at work

Background imageMining Collection: A Colliery Winding Engine, c1864-1930. Artist: Anna Lea Merritt

A Colliery Winding Engine, c1864-1930. Artist: Anna Lea Merritt
A Colliery Winding Engine, c1864-1930

Background imageMining Collection: Coal Exchange, City of London, 1849

Coal Exchange, City of London, 1849
View of the Coal Exchange, City of London, 1849; with street scene

Background imageMining Collection: John L Lewis, American trade unionist, 1939

John L Lewis, American trade unionist, 1939. John Llewellyn Lewis (1880-1969), was an American leader of organised labour who served as President of the United Mine Workers of America from 1920 to

Background imageMining Collection: Top of a Coal Mine, 1910

Top of a Coal Mine, 1910. From The British Isles in Pictures, by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. D.Lit. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1910]

Background imageMining Collection: Unidentified miner, ca. 1903. Mesabi Range, Minnesota, c1903. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Unidentified miner, ca. 1903. Mesabi Range, Minnesota, c1903. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Unidentified miner, ca. 1903. Mesabi Range, Minn. c1903

Background imageMining Collection: Miners at work on the Mesabi Range in northeast Minnesota, 1903. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Miners at work on the Mesabi Range in northeast Minnesota, 1903. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Miners at work on the Mesabi Range in northeast Minnesota, 1903

Background imageMining Collection: Ore cars at the docks in Duluth, Minnesota, Oct. 31, 1903. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Ore cars at the docks in Duluth, Minnesota, Oct. 31, 1903. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Ore cars at the docks in Duluth, Minn. Oct. 31, 1903

Background imageMining Collection: Salt mines, c1893. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Salt mines, c1893. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Salt mines, c1893. Men working in salt mine

Background imageMining Collection: The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. William Shields, Master Sinker, 1862

The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. William Shields, Master Sinker, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. William Shields, Master Sinker, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England

Background imageMining Collection: The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Emerson, Master Sinker, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Emerson, Master Sinker, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Emerson, Master Sinker, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England

Background imageMining Collection: The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. David Wilkinson, Master Sinker, 1862

The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. David Wilkinson, Master Sinker, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. David Wilkinson, Master Sinker, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England

Background imageMining Collection: The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Thomas Watson, Pitman, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Thomas Watson, Pitman, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Thomas Watson, Pitman, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England

Background imageMining Collection: The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Coulson, Superintendent of the Exploring Party

The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Coulson, Superintendent of the Exploring Party, 1862 Creator: Unknown
The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Coulson, Superintendent of the Exploring Party, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England

Background imageMining Collection: The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Robert Turnbull, Pitmen's Deputy, 1862

The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Robert Turnbull, Pitmen's Deputy, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Robert Turnbull, Pitmen's Deputy, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England

Background imageMining Collection: Rossington Colliery, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters

Rossington Colliery, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters
Rossington Colliery, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1964. The main pit head and winding gear at Rossington Colliery. The original owners of the colliery were the Rossington Main Colliery Ltd which was

Background imageMining Collection: Sunset, Wheal Coates tin mine, St Agnes, Cornwall, 2009

Sunset, Wheal Coates tin mine, St Agnes, Cornwall, 2009. The clifftop mine of Wheal Coates began to be worked in 1802. The ruined buildings that remain today date from the 1870s

Background imageMining Collection: The Quarry, 1923. Artist: Henri Rousseau

The Quarry, 1923. Artist: Henri Rousseau
The Quarry, 1923. From Modern French Painters, by Jan Gordon. [John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, London, 1923]

Background imageMining Collection: Derelict Tin Mine, Cambourne, Cornwall, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon

Derelict Tin Mine, Cambourne, Cornwall, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Derelict Tin Mine, Cambourne, Cornwall, 20th century. Camborne is a town and civil parish in west Cornwall, England, formerly one of the richest tin mining areas in the world

Background imageMining Collection: Bilston Glen Colliery, Midlothian, Scotland, 1960. Artist: Michael Walters

Bilston Glen Colliery, Midlothian, Scotland, 1960. Artist: Michael Walters
Bilston Glen Colliery, Midlothian, Scotland, 1960. Bilston Glen pit was sunk between 1952 and 1961. It was the scene of violent clashes between striking miners

Background imageMining Collection: Woman and a boy working in a coal mine, Bolton, Lancashire, 1848

Woman and a boy working in a coal mine, Bolton, Lancashire, 1848. A woman and boy underground in a coal mine moving a basket containing 3-4 cwt of coal

Background imageMining Collection: Charleroi, 1911, (1914). Artist: Joseph Pennell

Charleroi, 1911, (1914). Artist: Joseph Pennell
Charleroi, 1911, (1914). From King Alberts Book. [The Daily Telegraph, London, 1914]

Background imageMining Collection: Mr Stephenson putting in the last rivet, 1886

Mr Stephenson putting in the last rivet, 1886. From Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts, Mechanical and Chemical, Manufactures, Mining, and Engineering, volume I

Background imageMining Collection: Leather Russacks found in Salt Mines of Hallstatt, Austria. Celtic Iron Age, c6th century BC

Leather Russacks found in Salt Mines of Hallstatt, Austria. Celtic Iron Age, c6th century BC

Background imageMining Collection: A Bedford 7 ton tipper being loaded at Rossington Colliery, near Doncaster, 1963

A Bedford 7 ton tipper being loaded at Rossington Colliery, near Doncaster, 1963
Bedford 7 ton tipper being loaded at Rossington Colliery, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1963. The 6 and 7-ton trucks came with either petrol or diesel engines

Background imageMining Collection: Traditional terraced housing, Albert Road, Kilnhurst, South Yorkshire, 1959. Artist

Traditional terraced housing, Albert Road, Kilnhurst, South Yorkshire, 1959. Artist
Traditional terraced housing, Albert Road, Kilnhurst, South Yorkshire, 1959. In a photograph commissioned by the Swinton Urban District Council in South Yorkshire

Background imageMining Collection: Street scene with family, Ollerton, North Nottinghamshire, 11th July 1962. Artist

Street scene with family, Ollerton, North Nottinghamshire, 11th July 1962. Artist
A family living in the north of England leaving their newly built semi-detatched house in Ollerton, North Nottinghamshire, 11th July 1962

Background imageMining Collection: Mitchell Main coal preparation plant, Wombwell, South Yorkshire, 1956

Mitchell Main coal preparation plant, Wombwell, South Yorkshire, 1956. A general view of the coke ovens area at the Mitchell Main plant

Background imageMining Collection: Typical pit housing in Furlong Road, Bolton upon Dearne, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist

Typical pit housing in Furlong Road, Bolton upon Dearne, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist
Typical pit housing in Furlong Road, Bolton upon Dearne, South Yorkshire, 1963. The rear of a property in Furlong Road in Bolton upon Dearne, close to Barnsley

Background imageMining Collection: The downcast koepe tower at Cotgrave Colliery, Nottinghamshire, 1963

The downcast koepe tower at Cotgrave Colliery, Nottinghamshire, 1963. The downcast koepe tower nearing completion at Cotgrave Colliery in 1963

Background imageMining Collection: Cotgrave Colliery, Nottinghamshire, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters

Cotgrave Colliery, Nottinghamshire, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters
Cotgrave Colliery, Nottinghamshire, 1963. Cotgrave Colliery opened in 1963 and was worked for only thirty years until is finaly closed in 1993

Background imageMining Collection: The downcast headgear at Clipstone Colliery, Nottinghamshire, 1963

The downcast headgear at Clipstone Colliery, Nottinghamshire, 1963. The original shafts of Clipstone Colliery in Mansfield were sunk in 1922 to give access to the top hard seam



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