An ‘at work’ view of a group of miners – the lighting is obviously from magnesium flash placed at ground level. Now known to be a postcard dated 1910 and sent from Micklow Terrace in Loftus. It is a view of the ‘Deputies Cabin’ at Loftus Mine; Deputies were in charge of a District (specific mining area of an ironstone mine). Notice the conventional midge on the left and the Davy safety lamp of the Deputy on the right (holding the roof probe); also the rack of drill bits leaning against the wall on the left. Can anybody provide names?
Image courtesy of Jean Hall and Olive Bennett.
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