Miners rescued from the disaster at Courrieres
A photograph of two miners (Dubois and Couplet) rescued from the devastating explosion at the Courrieres mines, 1906, in the Pas de Calais. A massive fire raged through three pits resulted in a unprecedented death toll of 1150 men
Picture No
10215852
Media ID
46351399
Size
4180px x 4191px
(4.0MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
The Illustrated London News. 7th April 1906, page 481. By N/A
Date
7th April 1906
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1150 Calais Courrieres Devastating Dubois Massive Mines Pits Raged Rescued Resulted Toll Unprecedented
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