A pit pony being lowered down a mine shaft in the Creuzot coalfield, France. From 'Underground Life; or, Mines and Miners' by Louis Simonin (London, 1869). Wood engraving.

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A pit pony being lowered down a mine shaft in the Creuzot coalfield, France. From 'Underground Life; or, Mines and Miners' by Louis Simonin (London, 1869). Wood engraving.

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