Picture No | 12000014 |
Date | 15 July 1880 |
Description | Risca Colliery Explosion 1880 |
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Risca colliery disaster in Wales, in the middle of the night of 15 July 1880, a large explosion happen, killing more than 120 workers. Engraving showing two widows, the older woman comforting the woman's newly loss, knowing her grief from losing her husband 20 years previous.
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Source | Engraving by C, J Staniland in 'The Graphic', 31 July 1880, page 116 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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