Slide set: Don't go down the mine, Dad (song: Bamforth & Co., 20 slides, 1910)

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Slide 1

Slide 2**

A miner leaving home for his work, heard his little boy scream

Slide 3**

He went to his bedside, 'O daddy, I've had such a dream'

Slide 4**

Slide 5**

The top of the mine was surrounded by sweethearts and wives

Slide 6**

Don't go down the mine, dad, dreams very often come true

Slide 7**

Slide 8**

Slide 9**

Slide 10**

It's my living, I can't stay away, for duty, my lad, must be done

Slide 11**

Slide 12**

As the miner went to his work, he heard this appeal from his lad

Slide 13**

Slide 14**

Something is going to happen to-day, dear daddy, don't go down the mine

Slide 15**

Whilst waiting his turn with his mates to descend

Slide 16**

He returned home again, to his wife and his child

Slide 17

Slide 18**

He thanked God above, for the dream his child had

Slide 19**

Slide 20

** there are alternative versions or views of this slide

Number of slides

Manufacturer

Bamforth & Co., England

Other related organisations

in stock of Lawrence Wright Music Co., 1910

in stock of Riley Brothers, 1911-1914 (item ref. 1751)

Main type of image

life model

Main usage of set

song

Date of first manufacture

1910

Reading or song

Robert Donnelly and Will Geddes (arr. Lawrence Wright), Don't go down in the mine, Dad: a little child's dream (Leicester: Lawrence Wright Music Co., 1910)

Collections

20 slides known to exist in private collection

2 slides known to exist in private collection

15 slides in Kirklees Museums and Galleries

Subject keywords

industry – mining and quarrying
creative arts – music – songs

Lucerna ID 3003305

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 8 July 2019

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Slide set: Don't go down the mine, Dad (song: Bamforth & Co., 20 slides, 1910)