Saar miners, 1939
A group of typical miners of the Saar district, the mining areas of which were completely evacuated by the German authorities during the early weeks of World War II as the French Army advanced into the area. Miners were moved instead by the trainload to the heavily industrialised Ruhr area. The Sphere, from which this photograph is taken comments about the miners independent attitude in pre-Nazi days and the fact they were noted for their independent and radically-inclined politics
Picture No
10582988
Media ID
46143716
Size
4700px x 3650px
(1.1MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Unattributed photograph in the Sphere, 7 October 1939
Date
1939
