Miners in the Le Creusot coal field in south east France gathering for their shift. At the top the next batch to enter the cage are being checked. Below them a cage full of men and boy miners carrying their lamps is being lowered to the working level. From 'Le Journal de la Jeunesse' (Paris, 1885). Engraving.


Miners in the Le Creusot coal field in south east France gathering for their shift. At the top the next batch to enter the cage are being checked. Below them a cage full of men and boy miners carrying their lamps is being lowered to the working level. From 'Le Journal de la Jeunesse' (Paris, 1885). Engraving.


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