Courrieres Mine disaster 1906
Colliery disaster at Courrieres mines in the Pas de Calais. An explosion in one of the three pits resulted in a unprecedented death toll of 1150 men. The image shows the mines on an average working day, before the disaster took place
Picture No
10215848
Media ID
46351371
Size
6125px x 3950px
(3.7MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
The Sphere. 17th March 1906
Date
March 1906
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