Photograph of miners standing either side of a young piper positioned in front of one of the winding towers at Monktonhall Colliery. The miners appear to be in a celebratory mood.

Photograph of Queen Elizabeth talking to Dr William Reid, National Coal Board Scottish Area Chairman, as they progress through the workshops of Cowdenbeath Colliery, with other officials and Princess Margaret following on and machinery and workmen on either side.

Photograph of royal party examining a model of Rothes Colliery in Fife. Queen Elizabeth is on the left with Princess Margaret standing in foreground. Dr William Reid, National Coal Board Scottish Area Chairman, is obscured in the centre.

Photograph of royal party, Princess Margaret, King George VI, and Queen Elizabeth, examining a piece of machinery, possibly a coal cutter, in the workshops at Cowdenbeath Colliery. Dr William Reid, National Coal Board Scottish Area Chairman, is on the right.

Photograph of workman operating machine with compressing action in Alloa Central Workshops

Photograph of interior of Alloa Central Workshops. Materials and machines are laid out on floor, with cable drums in foreground.

Photograph of railway sidings on west side of Kinneil Colliery prior to its 1955 reconstruction.

Photograph of roadway at Monktonhall Colliery. Pointed arched girders and wooden planks support the roof.

Photograph of roadway at Monktonhall Colliery, looking towards three-way junction. Pointed arched girders and wooden planks support the roof.