Coal mining - men ascending a pit in Wales. Early 20th century photograph of men with faces blackened by coal, crammed into the pit lift, coming up after the end of their shift. Men and boys are waiting in the background to go down the pit. Everyone is wearing a flat cap, with the exception of one man in uniform

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Photo credit: © SocialHistoryImages / Alamy / Afripics
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