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The crowd waiting at the Pit mouth at Senghenydd for news (postcard)

Benton, W.

Full title - The crowd waiting at the Pit mouth at Senghenydd for news.

Black and white photograph mounted on green card. Benton card number '8'. October 1913.

The crowd waiting at the Pit mouth at Senghenydd for news (postcard)
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Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

87.166I/78

Creation/Production

Benton, W.
Date: 1913

Acquisition

Donation, 21/9/1987

Measurements

mount (mm): 88
mount (mm): 137
mount (mm): 245
mount (mm): 318

Techniques

black and white (monochrome photograph)
photograph

Material

card

Location

In store

Categories

coal Mid Glamorgan 1910s

Classification

disaster
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