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1950 Press Photo Scene at the Pithead of Colliery disaster

Name: 1950 Press Photo Scene at the Pithead of Colliery disaster
Brand: KSD
SKU: KSD00273
Price: 19.99 USD
Availability: InStock

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Eighty men lost in Colliery disaster. Scene at the Pithead: An official statement says that it is impossible to rescue eighty of the men trapped by a wall of flame in Creswell Colliery, Derbyshire. The fire is believed to have started 1,300 feet underground at a point 1,000 yards from the shaft bottom. Photo Shows Anxious relatives and miners awaiting at the pithead for latest news in the disaster.

Photo measures 10 x 8 inches.

Photo is dated 9-26-1950.

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1950 Press Photo Scene at the Pithead of Colliery disaster

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