Picture No | 10215852 |
Date | 7th April 1906 |
Description | Miners rescued from the disaster at Courrieres. |
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A photograph of two miners (Dubois and Couplet) rescued from the devastating explosion at the Courrieres mines, 1906, in the Pas de Calais. A massive fire raged through three pits resulted in a unprecedented death toll of 1150 men.
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Source | The Illustrated London News. 7th April 1906, page 481. By N/A. |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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