Hartley Mine Disaster 1862
Watched by a melancholy crowd, the bodies of the victims are brought to the surface and placed in coffins. 204 miners died, trapped underground in the pit near Durham, England
Picture No
10102671
Media ID
47300925
Size
5656px x 3986px
(5.7MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Engraving in The Illustrated London News', 1 February 1862, page 111
Date
January 1862
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