Daily Herald Photograph: Miner training for displaced persons

PART OF:
The photographic library of the 'Daily Herald' newspaper
Made:
1945-1950 in Leigh
maker:
Daily Herald
Daily Herald Photograph: Miner training for displaced persons Daily Herald Photograph: Miner training for displaced persons

Daily Herald Photograph: Miner training for displaced persons
Science Museum Group
© Mirrorpix/SMG Images

Daily Herald Photograph: Miner training for displaced persons
Science Museum Group
© Mirrorpix/SMG Images

One photograph depicting a group of men seated at desks in an ex-naval training facility while a teacher offers instruction. The men are displaced persons who volunteered for service in British coal pits. Caption on back reads: '[...] These men are taking a six weeks course to learn English ways, the English language and mining terms before advanced tuition in coal-mining [...] OPS. J. Karcz an instructor teaches English to a Polish class'. Negative number X108.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Daily Herald Archive
Object Number:
1983-5236/42979
Materials:
paper
type:
photographic print