Bronze Age Gold from Wales
Deep Navigation Colliery, film negative
Cornwell, John (Mr) (John Cornwell was a freelance photographer who took many photographs of collieries, mostly in south Wales and the English Midlands, both underground and on the surface, during the 1970s and early 1980s. He perfected a method of underground photography using the standard colliery lighting and was able to photograph coal faces, roadways, shafts and equipment with amazing clarity. In addition to photographing working mines he also recorded abandoned mine workings, above and below ground.
John Cornwell was also well respected in the broader field of industrial archaeology. He published a number of books on Welsh and English collieries.
The copyright of his south Wales images are now owned by Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales.)
Black and white film negative of a photograph showing the entire workforce and management of Deep Navigation Colliery 23 June 1910, Treharris, taken to commemorate a visit by David Davies MP and Mrs Davies. Major David Davies, chairman of the Ocean Coal Company Ltd., is seen standing in the centre of the picture next to his wife and child, and with Mr. William Jenkins (Gen. Manager until he retired in 1914), and his wife and child.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
2014.45/190
Creation/Production
Cornwell, John (Mr)
unknown
Date: 20th century, late
Acquisition
Donation, 13/6/2014
Measurements
Length
(mm): 100
Width
(mm): 125
Techniques
film negative (black & white)
film negative
negative
Material
film (photographic)
Location
In store
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