Illustration
An illustration of a child pulling a tub of coal from the mine face to the surface. Child labour was common in mines in Britain and not restricted until the 1842 Mines Act.
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Original image by Unknown Artist. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 16 March 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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APA Style
Artist, U. (2023, March 16). Child Pulling Coal in a Mine. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17201/child-pulling-coal-in-a-mine/
Chicago Style
Artist, Unknown. "Child Pulling Coal in a Mine." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 16, 2023. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17201/child-pulling-coal-in-a-mine/.
MLA Style
Artist, Unknown. "Child Pulling Coal in a Mine." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 16 Mar 2023, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17201/child-pulling-coal-in-a-mine/. Web. 23 Apr 2025.
