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Shaft 9 of Annequin colliery in France. |
A smoking smoke stack of a colliery in Auchel. |
Shaft 5 of a colliery in Auchel. |
The railway station of Auchel - near the colliery. |
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Historic mining related postcards from France - Part 2 ! |
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Shaft 9 of Annequin colliery in France. |
A smoking smoke stack of a colliery in Auchel. |
Shaft 5 of a colliery in Auchel. |
The railway station of Auchel - near the colliery. |
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| A group of children in front of a colliery. | A colliery in Barlin in France. | The Northern shaft in Bauvin. | A postcard from Béthune of 1905. |
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| The colliery in Béthune once again. | A colliery in Billy-Montigny. | The same colliery after the first World War. | A colliery in Bruay. |
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| A beautiful postcard from Bruay. | Lots of children in front of the colliery in Bruay. | The miners in front of their French colliery. | Horse-drawn carriages for the transportation. |
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| Ships were used for transportation, as well. | A postcard from Carvin of 1904. | A very rare colour photo. | Mine cars in front of a colliery in Carvin. |
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| A colliery's entrance in Billy-Montigny. | Colliery's houses along a street. | Two different kinds of winding towers. | A postcard from Evin-Malmaison. |
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| The colliery's bridge for pedestrians. | Lots of women have been employed here. | Alfred Descamps colliery in 1914. | The colliery called Hardinghen. |
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| The La Parisienne colliery in Hénin-Liétard. | Another shaft of that colliery. | The town hall of Hénin-Liétard in 1939. | A shaft that was also called "Tonkin". |
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| The sinking of a shaft in Lens. | Horses on a colliery's area. | Shaft 3 in Liévin. | The coal was transported with waggons. |
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| A winding tower with a spiral staircase. | Édouard Bollaert colliery. | A very interesting winding tower. | A French ventilation shaft. |
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| The drawing of a remarkable winding tower. | This is the original tower. | After the war the tower is destroyed :-(. | A winding tower with flat ropes. |
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| The collieries needed lots of timber. | A sinking tower in Marles. | Flat ropes were used here, as well. | A horse-drawn carriage in front of a winding tower. |
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| Shaft 13 of a colliery in Sallaumines. | The shaft's new winding tower. | A winding tower built of concrete. | A beautiful ancient engine. |
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| A winding tower and a sinking tower. |