Rescuing a miner after a pit disaster. The rescuer is using Royquayrol's breathing apparatus. From 'Underground Life; or, Mines and Miners' by Louis Simonin (London, 1869). Wood engraving.

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Rescuing a miner after a pit disaster. The rescuer is using Royquayrol's breathing apparatus. From 'Underground Life; or, Mines and Miners' by Louis Simonin (London, 1869). Wood engraving.

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