Thank you for your patience while we retrieve your images.
Heritage Photo Archive & Heritage Image Register
Home
▼
Home
▼
Home
HERITAGE IMAGE REGISTER
▼
HERITAGE IMAGE REGISTER
▼
View the Register
Conditions of Deposit etc
IMAGE FINDER
▼
IMAGE FINDER
▼
SEARCH
How to Search
ABOUT
CONTACT
PHOTO SERVICES
THE HERITAGE IMAGE REGISTER
»
HERITAGE PHOTO ARCHIVE MAIN COLLECTION
»
COALMINING
»
Children's Employment Commission 1842 Illustrations
Taken
20-Sep-11
Visitors
81
« Previous
Next »
6
of
10
photos
HRS 1443 Coal man with candle hewing left
Very much a contrived illustration that attempted quite successfully to show the cramped and dangerous conditions in coal mines. Notice the naked flame of the candle. Escaping methane gas from the coal often caused explosions.
Epson Perfection4990
Categories & Keywords
Category:
People
Subcategory:
Men
Subcategory Detail:
Keywords:
1842
,
Children's employment Commission
,
accidents
,
candles
,
child labour
,
coal
,
coal-mining
,
coalmining
,
employment
,
explosions
,
haulage
,
health and Safety
,
men
,
methane
,
mining
,
victorian
© Heritage Photo Archive & Heritage Image Register