A worker carrying a sack of coal on his back out of a small coal mine

A worker carrying a sack of coal on his back out of a small coal mine

Collection

Lindsay, Michael

Identifier

ML07-d34

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: ML07-d34.

Caption on photograph

Small coal mine. They had a pumping engine but no winding engine and all the coal had to be carried up a very steep tunnel (like the Ystad level) on people's backs like this.  

Estimated Date

1938-1941

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph