Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Universal Colliery, Senghenydd, photograph

Benton, W. (Photographer)

Photograph "Pit Disaster at Senghenydd. "Heroes All". A rescue party leaving the Pit after a night search". Rescue teams were used at Senghenydd for many days, searching for survivors and fighting fires which were raging underground. One of the teams is shown leaving the pit after their shift.

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

87.108I/40

Historical Associations

Association Type: Colliery
Date: 1913
Place: Universal Colliery
Association Type: Place name
Date: 1913
Place: Senghenydd

Creation/Production

Role: Photographer
Period: 1913

Acquisition

donation, 2/7/1987

Measurements

Length (mm): 505
Width (mm): 635

Material

Paper

Categories

Coal Mid Glamorgan 1910s

Classification

rescue disaster
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