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Oakeley slate quarry, photograph
unknown
(Photographer)
Quarrymen having their meal break in the caban at Oakeley slate quarry, sitting around a central stove. The cabanau are the centres of social life in the mine.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
52.465/8
Historical Associations
Association Type: Slate company
Place: Oakeley slate quarries
Creation/Production
Acquisition
donation
Measurements
Length
(mm): 304
Width
(mm): 254
Techniques
Black and white (monochrome photograph)
Photograph
Material
Paper
Location
In store
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