18 Feb 1939 - Symbol of Coal-Mining: The Shaft with its Great Wheels

18 Feb 1939 - Symbol of Coal-Mining: The Shaft with its Great Wheels

Wherever coal is mined you see them. Over these wheels passes the cable carrying the cage - in which the miners descend hundreds of feet below the surface to dig out the debris of ancient forests.

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

Image Reference: P-00617-01-0002