The last day of Wirek coal mine III Photo

Photographer’s Note

Last day of Wirek coal mine. The coal mine has been closed on Friday, 31st July.
The carriage with the last tone of coal.

Noticed WS. This photo could be taken in 1937 as well. :)

Regards.

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isabela_sor (42349) 2009-08-10 0:36 [Comment]

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mikolaj_kawa (30985) 2009-08-10 0:51

Czesc Jan! Swietna reporterska robota, dobra sytuacja, ten moment, zaden inny. Klaniam sie!

CLODO (4549) 2009-08-10 1:45

Hey Jan
The B&W makes think that it was a 1937 shot (only the date on the trolley indicates that it's up to date)! Good reporter event well framed.
Cheers
CLODO

gabrielpat (6551) 2009-08-10 3:45

Now,an historical shot.. well seen.
patrick.

saxo042 (16164) 2009-08-10 9:39

Hi Jan,
This is really a good documentary and know it has been said before, I hope you make an exhibition for the local people of these series. The manipulation in the WS is very skilfully done (or is it the other way?).
Kind regards
Gunnar

Buin (38136) 2009-08-10 11:29

Good evening, Jan!
Here I am again ... ;-)
Again an impressivre and somehow touching photo of this memorable event. Especially the different facial expressions of these miners are fascinating here. Obviously very mixed emotions ...
Greetings from still summerly and very dry Westphalia!
Frank

papera (5609) 2009-08-10 14:50

hi jan,
I often wonder what it is that makes an image timeless - and I really mean in the sense that one cannot tell when it was taken. this image has a lot of this timeless feel - is it because of the writing on the cart, with the old-fashioned font? or because miners' faces will always have a certain expression..?
I don't know. what I know is that indeed this is a series that deserves an exhibition, all the pictures together create a strong story single, powerful chapters.
c.

axiotea (16229) 2009-08-10 23:13

Hello Jan
An interesting documentary shot, for which the B&W works very well! I guess, after the closing of the coal mine, the people who used to work there, will be jobless!!
A suitable framing too!
Cheers
Marilyn

Graal (58577) 2009-08-10 23:32

Bdb dokument, nawet w TV o tym bylo. Wszystko czytelne, dobre ujecie z gornikami.
Pozdr. Al.

mesutilgim (37186) 2009-08-11 0:00

Hello Jan,
Those thematic entries are allways great jobs duly conforming with the mission of TE.
Here this one is surely a milestone, a historical one but on the other hand als quite sad, as it's marking the end of an aera.
Good choice to use b&w.
TFS and have a great day my friend
MESUT ILGIM

faubry (32405) 2009-08-11 1:11

very good daily life men at work, hard work i presume, your BW is very well contrasted;
have a good day my friend
francine

holmertz (9901) 2009-08-11 2:23

Hello Jan,
You have done an impressive documentation of the closing of the Wirek mine. I think the faces of these workers express quite well their strange feelings when seeing an epoch in the life of their community coming to its end.
Thanks for sharing,
Gert

emka (22131) 2009-08-11 16:16

Witaj, Fajne zdjęcie, z tym napisem wygląda jak z epoki minionej trzeba by tylko zmienic datę. Cóż, wiele fabryk przestało działać, na Śląsku, czy w Warszawie, czy w Łodzi... Nie bardzo to rozumiem. Diobra robota, ale to przeciez twoja profesja.

Pozdrawiam

AiresSantos (42750) 2009-08-12 0:31

Hi Jan
The expressions of those men are not the same. Will all of them work in the new mine ?
Excellent black and white picture, great details
Regards my dear friend
Aires

siolaw (25800) 2009-08-13 7:55

Hi Jan
An interesting series on these mines closure, and a fine daily life capture of the miners condition...
Good documentary value in TE spirit here.
Greetings
Laurent

ninaL (19556) 2009-08-15 23:25

Niezle !
Widze, ze w czasie mojego "urlopu od TE" narobiles sporo ciekawych fotek.
Tutaj mozna byloby troche popracowac nad bladnymi twarzami i szarymi odcieniami, ktore kontrastuje troche slabo z tym czarnym, blyszczacym wozkiem.
Pozdro. G.