Accidents - Disasters - Fires - Floods - Tragedies
Mar. 03, 1973 - Miners Trapped In Colliery: There were hopes today that the seven flood-trapped miners at the Lofthouse Colliery, near Wakefield, Yorkshire, had found an air pocket and that rescuers would be in tome to reach them. Photo shows Mrs. Evelyn Cotton, wife of one of the trapped miners, crying bitterly as she talks to Gordon Firth, one of her husband's workmates at the pit for the past five years. Mr. Firth was one of the lucky few to escape in the early stages
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13285738
Media ID
47061775
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5522px x 4459px
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Credit
(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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Editorial Use Only - No Property or Model Releases. For any non-editorial use, please contact Mary Evans direct
Source
Keystone Pictures USA
