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Image Not Available for A miner squats on the ground waiting for a bus after a long shift underground. He has miles to go home for a bath
A miner squats on the ground waiting for a bus after a long shift underground. He has miles to go home for a bath
Image Not Available for A miner squats on the ground waiting for a bus after a long shift underground. He has miles to go home for a bath

A miner squats on the ground waiting for a bus after a long shift underground. He has miles to go home for a bath

Creator Bert Hardy (British, 1913 - 1995)
Date1956
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions35.5 x 25.7 cm (14 x 10 1/8 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift, 2007
Category
    Object number2007/1325
    LocationNot currently on display

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