Men hauling excavated soil up a shaft in a bucket suspended from a rope, driven by a steam hoist. Wood engraving, 1868.
Wellcome Collection

Men hauling excavated soil up a shaft in a bucket suspended from a rope, driven by a steam hoist. Wood engraving, 1868.

1868

CC0 — Public Domain
Wellcome Collection

Lettering: The shaft at Tower-Hill.

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