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Brancepeth Colliery, hewer
'A' Pit. Pat Trainer, aged 30, hewing 15" seam. The plank across the roof is 6ft long, 4" wide and 3" thick. The light by the hewer's head is his candle, placed so that the photographer could take aim before igniting flash.
Date:
1929-1933
Period:
1926 - 1950
Place:
Brancepeth
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Item Type:
photograph
Donor:
Foster, W
Artist:
Foster, W (Willington)
Collection:
Flashback
Reference:
DR04360
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