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- IDNO:
- 002525
- Title:
- No. 6 Coal Mine after the Explosion at Monongah, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1907/12
- Description:
- Tracks and trestle leading into mine no. 6 after the Monongah disaster. People gathered on the hillside above.
- IDNO:
- 002526
- Title:
- Crowd Gathered Near the the Monongah, W. Va. Mine Entrances After the Explosion
- Date:
- 1907/12
- Description:
- Onlookers at the tragic scene after the Fairmont Coal Company Monongah Mine disaster.
- IDNO:
- 002529
- Title:
- Entrance to Fairmont Coal Company Monongah Mine No. 8 After the Explosion
- Date:
- 1907/12
- Description:
- Crowds gathered at the entrance to Mine No. 8 after the explosion at Monongah.
- IDNO:
- 002540
- Title:
- Mine Inspectors in Front of the Entrance to Fairmont Coal Company Mine No. 8 at Monongah, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1907/12
- Description:
- Group portrait of inspectors and mine experts from West Virginia and Ohio standing in front of Mine No. 8 at Monongah, W. Va.
- IDNO:
- 002544
- Title:
- No. 8 Coal Mine Fan and Other Buildings after the Explosion at Monongah, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1907/12
- Description:
- 'Shows the scene about the mouth of No. 8 Monongah Mine explosion, where the fan house and other buildings were completely demolished by the force of the explosion and where Engineer Byce was killed. The photograph was taken just as bodies of the victims were being brought out of the mine.'
- IDNO:
- 002545
- Title:
- Scene at No. 9 Mine as Men Prepare to Close off the Entrance after the Disaster, Monongah, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1907/12
- IDNO:
- 002546
- Title:
- Scene at No. 6 Mine as Men Prepare to Close Off Entrance After Disaster, Monongah, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1907/12
- Description:
- Men stand near the mine entrance at Monongah before it was closed off.
- IDNO:
- 010974
- Title:
- Entrance to Fairmont Coal Company Monongah Mine No. 8 After the Explosion
- Date:
- 1907/12
- Description:
- Crowds gathered at the entrance to Mine No. 8 after the explosion at Monongah. Note: image is taken from the original print donated to the West Virginia Collection.
- IDNO:
- 041522
- Title:
- Monongah Mine After Explosion, Monongah, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1907/12
- Description:
- The Monongah Mine disaster occurred on December 6, 1907 and has been described as the worst mining disaster in American history. An explosion thought to have been caused by the ignition of methane ignited the coal dust in mines number 6 and 8, killing hundreds of workers.
- IDNO:
- 053855
- Title:
- Aftermath of Explosion at Monongah Mine No. 8, Monongah, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1907/12
- Description:
- The caption reads: "This scene shows rescuers at work at the mouth of No. 8 mine: broken and twisted machinery shown in foreground to the right."
