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Bal Maidens in Towsers Surface Captain in White
A 19th century scene at Tincroft Mine in Carn Brea. The man and 'bal maidens' with their hammers and typical Cornish shovels broke down the large lumps or ore to prepare it for further crushing and washing when the tin and copper was later refined on…
Posed photo of Bal Maidens at Dolcoath
A group of 'bal maidens' at Dolcoath who helped to "dress" or prepare the ores for crushing by the mills or stamps. Large numbers of women were employed in this way on all Cornish mines in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. In fact, during the…
German Loco & Mine Manager at Wheal Bassett
engine pulling tubs of ore
Engine Houses Three Chimneys Smoking
Engine houses smoking, unidentified mine.
Engine Houses Three Chimneys Smoking
Engine houses smoking, unidentified mine, seen across field.
Engine House Chimney Smoking
Engine house smoking, unidentified mine, with cars in front.
Engine Houses Smoking
Engine houses smoking, unidentified mine.
Engine Houses Smoking
Engine houses smoking, unidentified mine.
Engine Houses Smoking
Engine houses smoking, unidentified mine, with yellow van and other cars in front.
Engine Houses Smoking
Engine houses smoking, unidentified mine, seen from down road with fence along it.
Wheal Prosper Engine House Rinsey
Wheal Prosper engine house, Rinsey, in April 1978
Two Ruined Engine Houses Chimneys Smoking
Two ruined engine houses with chimneys smoking.
Coarse Arsenic Powder being Shovelled into Mill at South Crofty,
In the 19th century, large quantities of arsenic were refined and exported to the Americas for use against the boll weevil which was then threatening to destroy American cotton crops. After heat treatment, the arsenic was ground in a mill similar…
Miners with Acetylene Lamps in Hats Wheal Veor
Miners at Wheal Veor (Wheal Vor) Mine, wearing gear and helmets with acetylene lamps.
Ruins of Levant Buildings
The ruins of Levant Mine, showing Headgear engine house.
Levant Surveying with Theodolite on Surface
Men surveying on the surface at Levant Mine, with a theodolite.
Levant Surface Complex before Pendeen Lighthouse
An early photograph of Levant Mine before the 1899 construction of Pendeen Lighthouse.
Levant Hand Drilling below the Sea
Levant, hand drilling below the sea. Four men pictured with tools.
Mining, The Crowns near Botallack incline .
Mining Botallack incline , wooden scaffolding.