Picture No | 11003467 |
Date | 1877 |
Description | Blantyre colliery explosion |
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Blantyre colliery explosion, 22nd October 1877. 'Shankers' descending in the 'kettle' to clear the 'Shank'. 207 miners died in the explosion in Blantyre, Scotland.
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Source | The Graphic, 3rd November 1877 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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