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Black Mountain Ltd. Pit ponies each have an individual handler who is responsible for its health, welfare and cleanliness. Neath, Wales

HURN, David

© David Hurn / Magnum Photos / Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales

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Full title: Black Mountain Ltd. Pit ponies each have an individual handler who is responsible for its health, welfare and cleanliness. Ponies are not underground for long periods. Simply the time it takes to get to the coal face and bring the coal out to the surface. A distance of about a mile.

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Collection

Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A 56258

Creation/Production

HURN, David

Date: 1993

Acquisition

Gift, 25/4/2017

Donated by David Hurn, 2017

Measurements

(): h(cm) image size:28.4

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(): w(cm) image size:43.3

(): w(cm)

(): h(cm) paper size:43.2

(): w(cm) paper size:55.9

Techniques

Digital Pigment Print

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