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| Picture No | 10100426 |
| Date | 1869 |
| Description | Coal Mine - 'Penitent' |
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A 'penitent', so named because his clothing resembled that of religious orders, rids the air of explosive gas by setting fire to it. A dangerous task, that often ended unhappily.
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| Source | Engraving by Hildibrand, in La Vie Souterraine, by Simonin |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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