Pit ponies in their underground stables, South Wales, 24 June 1931. Pit ponies in their underground stables, South Wales, 24 June 1931. Photograph by James Jarche (1891-1965).
Britain's child slaves: They started at lived off acorns and had nails put through their ears for shoddy work. - Childhood and Child Labour in The British Industrial Revolution by Professor Jane Humphries
“Pit ponies of the coal mines are easily the most controversial working horses in history. Here a mining horse poses with his coworkers. In the mechanization eliminated pit ponies altogether.” ~the horse: "ya, im a pit pony. whatcha gonna do?
