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''Un sapeur-mineur a son obscur et perilleux travail dans une galerie', 1915. Creator: Unknown''Un sapeur-mineur a son obscur et perilleux travail dans une galerie', 1915. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]
Works on metro line 1; trench under the Place de l'Etoile, between 1899 and 1902. Creator: Gaston BrunWorks on metro line 1; trench under the Place de l'Etoile, between 1899 and 1902
Meeting of the Two Boring Parties at the Final Piercing of the Lotchberg Tunnel, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co
Rotary Cutter at Work in the Enlarged Tube of the City and South London Railway Line, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co
Tube Tunnel Excavation By Means of Greathead Boring Shield, c1930. Creator: UnknownTube Tunnel Excavation By Means of Greathead Boring Shield, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne]
A Greathead Shield: Excavating a Tube Tunnel, 1930. Creator: UnknownA Greathead Shield: Excavating a Tube Tunnel, 1930. From " The Wonder Book of Railways", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, 1930]
The Shaft Leading To The Entrance Of The Blackwall Tunnel, 1901. Creator: UnknownThe Shaft Leading To The Entrance Of The Blackwall Tunnel Which Was Constructed By The London County Council At A Cost Of £ 869, 476, 1901. From " The Harmsworth Magazine, Volume VI
The Thames Tunnel under construction, London, c1835. Cross section showing the Thames Tunnel, connecting Wapping and Rotherhithe, being built; with a view of its position beneath the River Thames
Excavating a tube railway, Great Northern and City Railway, London, c1903 (1903). Artist: Pearson & Son LtdExcavating a tube railway: at work in the shield, Great Northern and City Railway, London, c1903 (1903). The Great Northern & City Railway constructed underground tunnels to allow electrified trains
Mining at Messines Ridge, Belgium, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels PublishersMining at Messines Ridge, Belgium, World War I, 1914-1918. The Battle of Messines was launched on June 7, 1917 by British General Herbert Plumers Second Army
The Labyrinth, Arras, France, World War I, 1916-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels PublishersThe Labyrinth, Arras, France, World War I, 1916-1918. The British Army dug a huge system of tunnels beneath the German lines at Arras in preparation for an assault launched in April 1917
A French sapper digging a tunnel to place a mine under the enemy lines, France, 1915. The placing of huge explosive mines in tunnels beneath enemy trenches became a common tactic on the Western Front
James Henry Greathead, British engineer, (1934). Greathead (1844-1896) worked on the underground railway networks of London
Coal mining accident, Tynewydd Colliery, South Wales, April 1877 (c1885). Artist: William Heysham OverendCoal mining accident, Tynewydd Colliery, South Wales, April 1877 (c1885). Volunteers digging through an obstruction to rescue colleagues trapped in flooded workings in the Tynewydd Colliery in
Front cover of Le Pays de France, 9 September 1915. French sappers placing a mine under a German trench. The placing of huge explosive mines in tunnels beneath enemy trenches became a common tactic
Germain Sommeillers compressed air rock drill used in excavation of the Mont Cenis Tunnel, 1874Germain Sommeillers compressed air rock drill used in the excavation of the Mont Cenis Tunnel, 1874. The Mont Cenis Tunnel was built between 1857
Construction of the St Gotthard Tunnel beneath the Alps, 1880. The tunnel was built to link Italy and Switzerland by rail
Completion of the St Gotthard Tunnel beneath the Alps, 1880. The tunnel was built to link Italy and Switzerland by rail. Workmen from the two ends of the 9 1/4 mile-long tunnel broke through the last
Siege of Delhi, Indian Mutiny, September 1857 (c1895). Engineers blowing up the Cashmere Gate so that British soldiers commanded by Colonel Campbell could pass into the city
At Work on the New Mersey Tunnel, c1930. Creator: UnknownAt Work on the New Mersey Tunnel, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne]
Enlarging Tunnels on the City and South London Railway, Shoowing New and Old Diameters, 1930. From " The Wonder Book of Railways", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co