The images show the perilous conditions miners operated in.
In the 1890s photographer J.C.Burrow was commissioned by Cornwall's mine owners to showcase their technology in a series of illustrated guides.
W Thomas and JC Burrow / SWNS
The images Burrow captured show the miners operating what was then state-of-the-art machinery deep underground.
W Thomas and JC Burrow / SWNS
The black and white images also highlight the stifling conditions in which the Cornish miners worked.
W Thomas and JC Burrow / SWNS
Burrow's pictures are some of the earliest examples of flash photography ever attempted in Britain.
W Thomas and JC Burrow / SWNS
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