Scene in a German metalliferous mine just the

Scene in a German metalliferous mine just the change of shift. The miners and the women pit-head workers listen while the mine engineer reads prayer. The foreman is descending the shaft, foreground, to supervise the change of shift, his oil lamp in his hand. From Underground Life; or, Mines and Miners by Louis Simonin (London, 1869). Wood engraving

1869 Descending Foreman Listen Mines Pit-head Shaft Shift Simonin Supervise Supervising

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