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Men on drilling rig, c 1970s
Photograph of two men working on drilling rig for core sampling.
Sea boring tower in the Forth, 1955
Photograph of a National Coal Board sea boring tower in Firth of Forth.
Sea boring tower in the Forth, 1955
Photograph of a National Coal Board sea boring tower in Firth of Forth.
Men on sea boring tower in Forth, c 1955
Photograph of men examining core samples on board the drilling rig of a National Coal Board sea boring tower in the Firth of Forth.
Pontoon deck of sea boring tower in the Forth, 1955
Photograph of men attaching lifting cables on the pontoon deck of a National Coal Board sea boring tower in Firth of Forth.
Removing boring rods in the Forth, 1955
Photograph of men removing boring rods on a National Coal Board sea boring tower in Firth of Forth. Core rods already removed are stacked on the right.
Men removing drilled core on boring tower in the Forth, 1955
Photograph of men removing the drilled core from a boring rod on a National Coal Board sea boring tower in Firth of Forth.
Men working on a boring tower in the Forth, 1955
Photograph of men removing the crown from a boring rod on a National Coal Board sea boring tower in Firth of Forth.