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Coal mining Collection: Coal mine in England, 1850s

Coal mine in England, 1850s
Removing coal in the Bradley mine, Staffordshire, England, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Coal mining Collection: Industrial Revolution. England. Mining

Industrial Revolution. England. Mining. Nineteenth-century engraving

Coal mining Collection: Davy lamp, invented by Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829) in 1815

Davy lamp, invented by Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829) in 1815
XND75967 Davy lamp, invented by Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829) in 1815; Private Collection; out of copyright

Coal mining Collection: Colliery (engraving)

Colliery (engraving)
2808341 Colliery (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colliery. Illustration for The Book of Trades or Circle of the Useful Arts (12th edn, Richard Griffin)

Coal mining Collection: The Pits of St. Pierre & St. Paul at Le Creusot, 1866 (ink and gouache on paper)

The Pits of St. Pierre & St. Paul at Le Creusot, 1866 (ink and gouache on paper)
NUL113305 The Pits of St. Pierre & St. Paul at Le Creusot, 1866 (ink and gouache on paper) by Bonhomme, Ignace Francois (1809-81); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Coal mining Collection: Underground scene in a coal mine in the Newcastle-upon-Tyne area of England, 1823

Underground scene in a coal mine in the Newcastle-upon-Tyne area of England, 1823. Miners hewing coal and carrying away in corves (baskets). From Scenes of British Wealth by the Rev Isaac Taylor

Coal mining Collection: Plan of a coal mine in the 19th century, from Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts

Plan of a coal mine in the 19th century, from Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts and Manufactures by Charles Tomlinson
5242668 Plan of a coal mine in the 19th century, from Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts and Manufactures by Charles Tomlinson

Coal mining Collection: Women climbing ladders to carry coal up a mineshaft, Scotland, in early 19th century

Women climbing ladders to carry coal up a mineshaft, Scotland, in early 19th century
530410 Women climbing ladders to carry coal up a mineshaft, Scotland, in early 19th century. London, 1865 (wood engraving from L)

Coal mining Collection: Pendulum-Room at the Bottom of the Harton Coal-Pit, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Pendulum-Room at the Bottom of the Harton Coal-Pit, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Pendulum-Room at the Bottom of the Harton Coal-Pit, 1854. Experiment to determine the weight of the Earth. The apparatus consists of two astronomical clocks with compensation pendulums

Coal mining Collection: Mouth of the Harton Coal-Pit, South Shields, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Mouth of the Harton Coal-Pit, South Shields, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Mouth of the Harton Coal-Pit, South Shields, 1854. Mr. Airy['s] grand object was to arrive at the weight of our globe...it being necessary to know this before we can proceed to determine the weight

Coal mining Collection: Blaenavon Ironworks (engraving)

Blaenavon Ironworks (engraving)
NGW311317 Blaenavon Ironworks (engraving) by Hoare, Richard Colt (1758-1838) (after); National Museum Wales; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

Coal mining Collection: A Blenkinsop Locomotive at a Yorkshire Colliery, 1814, (1945). Creator: Unknown

A Blenkinsop Locomotive at a Yorkshire Colliery, 1814, (1945). Creator: Unknown
A Blenkinsop Locomotive at a Yorkshire Colliery, 1814, (1945). Man smoking a pipe, and a Blenkinsop steam locomotive at Middleton colliery near Leeds, West Yorkshire

Coal mining 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

Coal mining Collection: CHILD LABOUR IN MINES

CHILD LABOUR IN MINES
Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts showing children working down the mines, with a small boy acting as a "trapper" opening an air door for a truck to 1841

Coal Mine
Vintage engraving showing a cross section of a coal mine, 1864

Coal mining Collection: Coal miners, wood engraving, published in 1877

Coal miners, wood engraving, published in 1877
Workers in the coal mine. Wood engraving, published in 1877

Coal mining Collection: Victorian coal miner pushing a minecart

Victorian coal miner pushing a minecart
Victorian vintage engraving of a 19th century coal miner pushing coal in a minecart. The minecart or mine cart (also known as a mine trolley) is a type of rolling stock found on a mine railway

Coal mining Collection: Coal mining and terrils (aspects of the contree boraine)

Coal mining and terrils (aspects of the contree boraine)
LSE4333976 Coal mining and terrils (aspects of the contree boraine). Engraving by Constant Meunier, to illustrate the story " Belgium", by Camille Lemonnier (1844-1913) Belgian writer

Coal mining Collection: Scene in a coal mine, illustration from Germinal by Emile Zola (1840-1902)

Scene in a coal mine, illustration from Germinal by Emile Zola (1840-1902)
CHT200425 Scene in a coal mine, illustration from Germinal by Emile Zola (1840-1902), 1886 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Coal mining Collection: Pit Ponies and Cart

Pit Ponies and Cart
HAT2560 Pit Ponies and Cart by Hair, Thomas H. (1810-82); Hatton Gallery, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; English, out of copyright

Coal mining Collection: Blenkinsop locomotive at Middleton colliery near Leeds, engraved by Robert

Blenkinsop locomotive at Middleton colliery near Leeds, engraved by Robert
IGM3413 Blenkinsop locomotive at Middleton colliery near Leeds, engraved by Robert and Daniel Havell, 1814 (colour litho) by Walker, George (fl.1803-15) (after); Ironbridge Gorge Museum, Telford

Coal mining Collection: Lighting coal mines, Davy lamps or Mueseler lamps (chromolitho)

Lighting coal mines, Davy lamps or Mueseler lamps (chromolitho)
961372 Lighting coal mines, Davy lamps or Mueseler lamps (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lighting coal mines, Davy lamps or Mueseler lamps)

Coal mining Collection: Scene of the Riot at Wigan, the Royal Hotel, November 1853 (engraving)

Scene of the Riot at Wigan, the Royal Hotel, November 1853 (engraving)
1097386 Scene of the Riot at Wigan, the Royal Hotel, November 1853 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene of the Riot at Wigan, the Royal Hotel)

Coal mining Collection: Blenkinsop locomotive at Middleton colliery near Leeds, from

Blenkinsop locomotive at Middleton colliery near Leeds, from
STC246796 Blenkinsop locomotive at Middleton colliery near Leeds, from Costume of Yorkshire engraved by Robert Havell (1769-1832) 1814 (colour litho) by Walker

Coal mining Collection: Scenes on the North Branch of the Susquehanna, 1874. Creator: James H. Richardson

Scenes on the North Branch of the Susquehanna, 1874. Creator: James H. Richardson
Scenes on the North Branch of the Susquehanna, 1874....the furnace on Hunlocks Creek, Nanticoke ferry, Danville, the hemlock-gatherers, the stone-quarry, etc

Coal mining Collection: Blenkinsop steam locomotive at Middleton colliery near Leeds, West Yorkshire, 1814

Blenkinsop steam locomotive at Middleton colliery near Leeds, West Yorkshire, 1814. From Costume of Yorkshire by George Walker, 1814

Coal mining Collection: Pithead at Hebburn Colliery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne area, 1860

Pithead at Hebburn Colliery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne area, 1860. The engine house (left) provides power for the winding gear (centre) which is raising baskets (corves)

Coal mining Collection: Woman and boy drawing a corve containing 3-4 cwt of coal, Bolton, Lancashire, 1848

Woman and boy drawing a corve containing 3-4 cwt of coal, Bolton, Lancashire, 1848. The woman wears a harness around her waist, passing between her legs and attached to a sledge by a chain

Coal mining Collection: Boy putter drawing a truck containing coal along a 24 inch high seam, Halifax, Yorkshire, 1848

Boy putter drawing a truck containing coal along a 24 inch high seam, Halifax, Yorkshire, 1848
Boy putter drawing a truck containing 2 1/4 cwt of coal along a 24 inch high seam, Halifax, Yorkshire, 1848. This illustrates the hardship of conditions underground in the British coal industry in

Coal mining Collection: Woman and children coal putters, Mid and East Lothian, Scotland, 1848. Artist: J Christie

Woman and children coal putters, Mid and East Lothian, Scotland, 1848. Artist: J Christie
Woman and children coal putters, Mid and East Lothian, Scotland, 1848. From A Treatise on the Winning and Working of Collieries by Matthias Dunn. (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1848)

Coal mining Collection: Boy putters moving coal in a narrow seam, Lancashire, England, 1848

Boy putters moving coal in a narrow seam, Lancashire, England, 1848. From A Treatise on the Winning and Working of Collieries by Matthias Dunn. (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1848)

Coal mining Collection: Coal mining: sending baskets (corves) of coal to the surface of a mine, 1852

Coal mining: sending baskets (corves) of coal to the surface of a mine, 1852. From The Wonders of Home by Grandfather Grey. (London, 1852)

Woman putter dragging a sledge of coal along a narrow seam, South Wales, c1848

Coal mining Collection: Boy pushing a truck loaded with coal from the coal face to the bottom of the pit shaft, c1848

Boy pushing a truck loaded with coal from the coal face to the bottom of the pit shaft, c1848. On the right of the picture squats a smaller boy, the trapper

Coal mining Collection: Boy putter dragging a sledge of coal along a narrow seam, South Wales, 1848

Boy putter dragging a sledge of coal along a narrow seam, South Wales, 1848. From A Treatise on the Winning and Working of Collieries by Matthias Dunn. (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1848)

Coal mining Collection: Woman carrying a load of coal up a turnpike spiral stair, Scottish, 1848

Woman carrying a load of coal up a turnpike spiral stair, Scottish, 1848
Woman carrying a load of coal up a turnpike spiral stair, Scottish. From Matthias Dunn A Treatise on the Winning and Working of Collieries, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1848. Engraving

Coal mining Collection: Women workers hauling coal to the surface up a ladder

Women workers hauling coal to the surface up a ladder. Leading woman has lost her load and the woman following is in danger of being hurt buy falling coal and and falling off the ladder

Coal mining Collection: Women climbing ladders to carry coal up a mineshaft, Scotland, early 19th century

Women climbing ladders to carry coal up a mineshaft, Scotland, early 19th century. From L. Simonin Mines and Miners, London, c1865. Wood engraving

Coal mining Collection: Killingworth Colliery, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside, England, seen here the high pit

Killingworth Colliery, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside, England, seen here the high pit. George Stephenson, enginewright at the colliery, built his first locomotive Blucher here

Coal mining Collection: Iron (engraving)

Iron (engraving)
5221745 Iron (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Iron. From Illustrations of Useful Arts and Manufactures by Charles Tomlinson (SPCK)

Coal mining Collection: Whimsey Or Engine Drawing Coal In The Staffordshire Collieries, England In The 19Th Century

Whimsey Or Engine Drawing Coal In The Staffordshire Collieries, England In The 19Th Century. From Cyclopaedia Of Useful Arts And Manufactures By Charles Tomlinson

Coal mining Collection: Bradley Coal Mine, Near Bilston, England In The 19Th Century

Bradley Coal Mine, Near Bilston, England In The 19Th Century. Getting Out The Ten Yard Coal In The Staffordshire Collieries. From Cyclopaedia Of Useful Arts And Manufactures By Charles Tomlinson

Coal mining Collection: Plan Of A Coal Mine In The 19Th Century. From Cyclopaedia Of Useful Arts And Manufactures By

Plan Of A Coal Mine In The 19Th Century. From Cyclopaedia Of Useful Arts And Manufactures By Charles Tomlinson

Coal mining Collection: Woman and children coal putters, Mid and East Lothian, Scotland, c1848

Woman and children coal putters, Mid and East Lothian, Scotland, c1848. The woman pulls the heavy coal truck wearing a harness while the children push from behind

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

Coal mining Collection: Industrial Revolution. Nineteenth century. English miner and transport of coal mined

Industrial Revolution. Nineteenth century. English miner and transport of coal mined. Engraving after a watercolor (1814) by George Walker. Colored

Coal mining Collection: The Prince of Wales at Shireoaks Colliery, Nottinghamshire near Yorkshire border

The Prince of Wales at Shireoaks Colliery, Nottinghamshire near Yorkshire border, The property of the Duke of Newcastle : Shown here the shaft engine house 2 November 1861

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