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| Lots of bikers and their motorbikes. | An interesting view of the shaft tower. | Information about the colliery's logo. | Ost colliery's miners' band - photo 1. |
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Church service at Lerche shaft ! |
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| Lots of bikers and their motorbikes. | An interesting view of the shaft tower. | Information about the colliery's logo. | Ost colliery's miners' band - photo 1. |
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| Ost colliery's miners' band - photo 2. | Sta. Barbara on the altar. | A beautiful wooden crucifix. | An important point was the hard coal. |
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| Something is missing here... | Lots of guests came to the pit bank. | Even the stairs were used to sit on. | The priests start the church service. |
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| The two priests of the ecumenical church service. | Various intercessions have been presented. | The priests praying at the altar. | The priests in front of the audience. |
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| Markus Masuth, manager of Ost colliery. | Markus Masuth and Wolfgang Junge. | Thanks for the decoration, part 1. | Thanks for the decoration, part 2. |
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| Thanks for the decoration, part 3. | A long line of motorbikes. | The band played after the church service, as well. | A view up to the wheels of Lerche shaft's tower. |
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| In this photo there is only one wheel of the tower. | A view up inside the shaft tower. | The entire tower of Lerche shaft. | This time from the other side. |
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| The shaft's gate. | Once again a view up inside the shaft tower. | The altar after the church service. | The wooden crucifix. |
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| The hoisting ropes as contre-jour shot. | A nice view of Lerche shaft. | A really impressioning tower. | The elephant - the famous landmark of Hamm. |
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| The explanation of the elephant's name. |