18 Feb 1939 - Portrait of a Miner : One of More Than 750,000 in This Country

18 Feb 1939 - Portrait of a Miner : One of More Than 750,000 in This Country

Tommy Shotton is a coal-miner. He lives in the small colliery village of Greenside, seven miles fron Newcastle. He is working on the night-shift from midnight to 8 a.m. His life is typical of that of many thousands of British coal-miners.

(Image and text reproduced from the "Picture Post" of February 18th, 1939)

Image Reference: P-00616-01-0002