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England, UK, 1948 (b/w photo)

England, UK, 1948 (b/w photo)
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EHT6619584
Image title
England, UK, 1948 (b/w photo)
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Date
1948 AD (C20th AD)
Image description

Photographer, John Laing and Son Ltd; Engineer, John Laing and Son Ltd; A view of an unidentified opencast coal mine with Laing excavators extracting coal in the foreground John Laing and Son Ltd had started opencast mining operations in 1942 to meet wartime needs. The work was expanded by the company after the war.

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© Historic England / John Laing Photographic Collection / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
OPEN CAST MINE / opencast mining

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