Mining History Fan Pillows

Deadwood 25 miles

"Wheel, schmeel—check these babies out!"

'It's an extinction notice.'

"What does it mean? Heck, I don't know! It's mystifying!"

43AD: Romans invade Britain.

'Those were the days, eh Grandpa?'

Used wheels

'Don't worry it's organic...'

Oedipus

The unknown war poet.

"Poor dear, she's just discovered all these years she's been the muse for a plagiarist."

Maypole

"Lord, save my ass from this Russia debacle, please!"

'We started the extension then the property market collapsed.'

"They've solved the cause of death of Richard III."

'There's no need for confusion. Part 935 of Mining Regulation 823, Section 323 in Article L clearly states . . . '

A horse driving a Model T tows an Amish buggy.

'He followed me home. Can I keep him?'

The Race to Ukraine

Samuel Pepys' writer's block

"I think he may have progressed beyond just digging holes!!"

Carl Wilhelm Scheele: "There was a great display of ores and minerals...I could not write with a molybdenite pencil."

"So we're agreed—free will exists, unless there are treats."

'Is it organic?'

The Jumping Tank

Caged Tourist Attraction

Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev: "At the...conference, four of my colleagues were standing side by side. Kiosk weighed 140 pounds..."

Trojan horse.

"Did we get the line item veto?"

'The Ugoola's wheel is bigger than ours!'