Workman in quarry hut, North Wales

A workman (Isaac Evans) in a quarry hut in North Wales, sitting by the fire with a teapot keeping warm in front. A month or two after this picture was taken, the quarryman died of silicosis, a respiratory disease caused by the silica dust in slate and other rocks, affecting most slate quarry workers in middle age. The quarry has been shut down

Dusty Isaac Lung Lungs Quarry Quarrying Quarryman Respiratory Shut Silica Slate Teapot Unhealthy Workman Workmen

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