coalmining

80 photos and 1 illustration tagged coalmining, from 13 members of Flickr Commons.

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The Majestic Ballroom

from North East Museums

Workers Helmet

from North East Museums

  • 1 older comment, and then…
  • Bryan# said:
    Is that a bottle of "a little something" in the helmet?
  • Vincenzo Diana said:
    bellissima!
  • Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums said:
    Bryan# It would seem so, but can anyone identify what the "little something" could be?
  • inconclusive canvas said:
    I think it's cigarettes
  • Bryan# said:
    Cigarettes - possibly - but why take them down a wet mine where they might get ruined and you could not smoke them. Anyone taking a match down a coal mine in the North East of England would be an absolute pariah. Too many men had died due to explosions of firedamp. There again; maybe he was an above ground worker.

The Scooter Boat Lake

from North East Museums

  • Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums said:
    Do you recognise anyone in this photo? If so, please leave a comment