bolts

50 photos and 1 illustration tagged bolts, from 4 members of Flickr Commons.

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1895

2015

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Tender & endangered Cow/Horse said:
what does 'man cages' mean?
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums said:
Hi, Man cages such as these were used to transport miners underground and raise them back up again. It's essentially serving as a lift.
optimal chicken said:
Yes. They made them in columns to move men more quickly in bigger groups - some mines employed over a thousand men below ground in any one working shift. The same would be done for transporting lots tubs full of coal to the surface.

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Mike Gerrish said:
This is fantastic!!
divergent curtain said:
A nice 1970's image. I find it interesting that the adult male is also wearing "flares". Where I come from he would have been considered an old guy trying to look young.
AbrashTX said:
Fascinating stuff... at first I thought the photo was taken in the 1930s, then I noticed the boy is wearing bell bottoms!
mikescottnz said:
Great very 'Steptoe & Son' when the tv series ran?
Gosforth Photography said:
Absolutely love this. Street photography at it's peak. "Oi, tinker. Fancy posing for a few minutes while I get set up and if you don't mind, put your best menacing face on?" . I could imagine doing that now with a couple of grands worth of stuff strapped to your back in the current climate?