Picture No | 10102671 |
Date | January 1862 |
Description | Hartley Mine Disaster 1862 |
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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.
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Source | Engraving in 'The Illustrated London News', 1 February 1862, page 111 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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