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Picture No 10215853
Date 1906
Description Pruvost with his son, one of the miners rescued from the dis
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Pruvost with his son, a miner decorated with the Cross of the Legion of Honour for his bravery. 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.
Source The Illustrated London News. 7th April 1906
Credit © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
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