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Ian Winstanley of the Coal Mining History Research Centre has collected a number of old mining prints - primarily from the Illustrated London News and has made them available on the internet at http://www.cmhrc.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/prints.htm.
| Sample | Date | Description |
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 | 1556 | Agricola - Shafts and Drifts |
 | 1556 | Agricola - Modes of Entrance |
 | 1556 | Agricola - Pumping (use of treadmill) |
 | 1556 | Agricola - Pumping (use of horse whin) |
 | 1556 | Agricola - Ventilation |
 | 1556 | Agricola - Ventilation (use of bellows) |
 | 1600 | Coal trade from Newcastle (17th C) |
 | 1800 | Explosion of Fire-damp |
 | 1800 | "The Penitent," or "Fireman" on his knees and swathed, exploding fire-damp |
