Holland
The Netherlands has a coal mining district in the province of Limburg, just west of the German Ruhr mines. Like all coal miners, they get dirty and need to clean up at the end of their shift.
A closer view of a Limburg miner. I "stole" this and the previous photo from my friend Jerry's blog Vintage Muscle Men. Thanks, Jerry!
These are miners at the Oranje Nassau Mines in the province of Limburg.
(Photo by Dutch photographer Nico Jesse, 1952-1953, Nederlands fotomuseum.)
More miners at the Oranje Nassau Mines.
(Photo by Nico Jesse, 1952-1953, Nederlands fotomuseum.)
And a final shot of the changing room at the Oranje Nassau Mines. Note the clothes hanging from the ceiling, which seems to be standard practice in mines everywhere. The Oranje Nassau Mines closed in 1974.
(Photo by Nico Jesse, 1952-1953, Nederlands fotomuseum.)
3 comments:
A smoking coal miner. I'm sure that wasn't unusual but I wonder how long he lived?
I thought the same thing.
A brotherhood that cannot be denied
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