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Oakeley slate quarry, photograph
North Wales Newspaper Services
(Photographer)
Two workmen using the 'jumper' for drilling pillaring holes. Drilling a hole along the line of cleavage prior to the insertion of a charge of gunpowder to split the rock.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
52.465/12
Historical Associations
Association Type: Slate company
Place: Oakeley slate quarries
Creation/Production
Acquisition
donation
Measurements
Length
(mm): 251
Width
(mm): 300
Techniques
Black and white (monochrome photograph)
Photograph
Material
Paper
Location
In store
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