They show the pits and the miners who worked at them and the times when they took strike action, supported by their families – including armed soldiers outside a pit during one early strike. To find these pictures, go to the Picture Sheffield website, www.picturesheffield.com, which has pictures and photographic gifts on sale. You can find them by searching using the reference numbers in the captions.
5. Coal power
Colliery engine Birley No 5, most probably at Beighton Colliery, owned by Sheffield Coal Co. Ref no: s15051 Photo: Picture Sheffield
6. Military threat
A military presence at Orgreave Colliery during the 1893 coal strike. Ref no: s10717 Photo: Picture Sheffield
7. 'We are women, we are strong'
Striking miners' wives leaving High Moor Colliery, Killamarsh on March 30, 1985 on a march during the 1984/85 miners' strike. Ref no: s22860 Photo: Picture Sheffield
8. Tinsley trains
Parkgate pit at Tinsley Park Colliery, 1920s. Ref no: s10719 Photo: Picture Sheffield