Curator's note | This posed miner would completely fail current occupational safety regulations . To increase safety he should be wearing googles and ear protection and not have open shirt cuffs that could be caught in machinery. |
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Title | Miner |
Date | 23 February 1968 |
Physical extent | 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm |
Scope and content | From a series depicting miners underground at a potash mine near Saskatoon, SK. Men are working at a variety of jobs, all wearing hardhats and Rolex watches. These photographs were taken for a promotional campaign for Rolex. |
Repository | Saskatoon Public Library Local History Room |
Fonds/collection | Creative Professional Photographers Collection | Credits | Creative Professional Photographers |
Retrieval information | Potash Company of America, CP-5407-8 |
Occupation(s) |
Miners and mining - potash |
Theme(s) |
Mining |
Database ID | 36453 |