Peter,
>If not already looked at the first and possibly finest book that comes
>to mind here is, ''Mongst Mines and Miners; Or Underground Scenes by
>Flashlight', Burrow, J.C. & Thomas. W., 1893.
>. However, before
>someone shoots me, of course it's 'about' the Cornish tin mining
>industry, not coal.
I understand that Yukiko's work is on postcards, not the high quality
photographic work of practitioners like Burrow and Thomas, and as such is
looking at coal mining as portrayed to the masses.
See her recent message on the subject of Closure of industrial museums /
Hamstead postcards.
Peter
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