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Crowds of men and women, with horse-drawn carriages, stand in the streets of Monongah. A sign for Coliseum Restaurant is visible in the background. Front of the card reads: ""Sightseeing after the explosion in S Monongah, W.Va."

1. Sightseeing after the explosion in South Monongah, South W. Va.

The caskets are pulled in a cart with the name "W. S. Thomas" on it, drawn by several horses. Many onlookers stand outside a church in the background.

2. Hauling Victims of the Monongah Mine Disaster to Burial

3. The Italian and Polish Cemetery for the Monongah Mine Disaster

Men in coats stand outside a mine entrance.

4. The Monongah Mine Disaster

A crowd stands outside one of the Monongah mines.

5. The Monongah Mine Disaster

A coal miner stands with his pickaxe, shovel, and canister.

6. Coal Miner

7. Viewing the Dead from the Monongah Mine Disaster

The Italian and Polish Cemetery for the Monongah Mine Disaster.

8. The Italian and Polish Cemetery for the Monongah Mine Disaster

Mourners view rows of caskets from the mine disaster.

9. Caskets from the Monongah Mine Disaster

Wives waiting for their husbands at Monongah Mine No.8.

10. Wives waiting at Monongah Mine No.8

Young orphans awaiting news at the Monongah Mine No. 8.

11. Orphans at the Monongah Mine Disaster

12. Coal Miner posing for a picture

Caskets from the Monongah Mine Disaster being carried off to the cemetery. Back of postcard reads: "Mine explosion at Monongah, W.Va. A Merry Christ and Happy New Year."

13. Caskets from Monongah Mine Disaster

Hearses taking caskets from the streets of Monongah to Monongah Mine No.6.

14. Caskets of Monongah Mine No.6

A survivor looking toward the remains of the Monongah Mines.

15. A Survivor of the Monongah Mine Horrors

Crowds gathering on train tracks to view the remains of the Monongah Mines after the explosion.

16. Crowds around remains of the Monongah Mines

A view of a mine at Monongah.

17. A Mine at Monongah

Caskets from the Monongah Mine Disaster being taken to the cemetery by W. S. Thomas. An excerpt of text from the front states, "Between 400 and 600 killed."Back reads: "Where is that post card picture of your school you were going to send me? How are you? One of my cousins (Becca Clinton) was buried yesterday. 3 of her sisters and her brother Luke are not expected to live. You remember him. You had his knife. They have Spinal Meningitis. I am not teaching this week. [Maurie?] Alice. To Ada Ballentine, Waverly, West Virginia."

18. Caskets from Monongah Mine Disaster being taken to the Cemetery

Victims of the disaster at Monongah Mine in their caskets.

19. The Dead of the Disaster at Monongah Mine No.6.

People trying to identify the dead of the disaster at Monongah Mine No.6.

20. Identifying the Dead at the Monongah Mine No.6 Disaster

A postcard showing mine inspectors at Mine No.8 at Monongah.

21. Mine Inspectors at Monongah Mine No.8

A postcard showing the scene at Monongah after the mine explosion.

22. A view of Monongah after the Mine Explosion

A postcard showing the extent of the destruction inflicted by the explosion of Monongah Mine No.8. Back reads: "The worst damage was done at this mine, over 225 bodies have been taken out to date and about twice that amount in there yet, exact number [illegible] never be known [illegible] reach near 700."

23. Monongah Mine No.8 after the Explosion

A postcard of workers at the remains of Monongah Mine No.8 after the explosion.

24. Monongah Mine No.8 after the Explosion

A postcard of the fan at Monongah Mine No.8 after the recent explosion.

25. The Fan at Monongah Mine No.8 after the Explosion

A postcard of Monongah Mine No.8 after the recent explosion.

26. Monongah Mine No.8 after the Explosion

Crowds at Fairmont were mailing their way to Monongah to see the remains of the recent mine explosions.

27. Crowd leaving Fairmont for the Mine Explosions at Monongah

Citizens of towns neighboring towns come to see the scene of the Monongah Mine Disaster.

28. Crowds visiting the site of the Monongah Mine Disaster

Postcard of the entrance to Monongah Mine No.6

29. Entrance to Monongah Mine No.6

A picture of Main Street in Monongah, West Virginia.

30. Main Street in Monongah, West Virginia

Postcard of homes in Monongah, WV.

31. Monongah Mining Station

Postcard of Monongah Mine No.8.

32. Monongah Mine No.8

Remains of a decimated coal cart recovered from the No. 8 Monongah Mine.

33. Destroyed Coal Carts from Monongah Mine No.8

People look upon the remains of Monongah Mine collapse.

34. The Ruins of Monongah Mine No.10

Fan house at Monongah Mine No.8 after the explosion. Back: "This is the most terrible explosion of its kind that ever happened in the U.S. We were up yesterday. Will write in a few days. It shook here considerably. [illegible]" To Mr. Okey May in Terra Haute, Indiana.

35. Monongah Mine No.8 Fan House after Explosion

People gathering to look at where the only living man was found from the 1907 Monongah Mine Disaster.

36. Onlookers looking at a Mine Disaster

Front: "Fan after the Explosion Monongah, W.Va" Back: "See if you can find grandpa on this card. To Fred from Aunt Lessie."

37. Remains of Monongah Mine No.18 after Disaster

Group of boys gather to form a human pyramid.

38. Camp Hoosier on Cheat River

39. Woodsdale Mansion, Wheeling, W. Va.

40. McLure House, Wheeling, W. Va.

Postcard print.

41. Green Hill Cemetery, Martinsburg, W. Va.

Postcard print of large homes with several turrets, window dormers and chimneys.

42. Residence Section East of John Street, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W. Va.

Postcard print of East Covington, Allegheny County, Virginia, bordering Greenbrier County, West Virginia.

43. East Covington, Virginia, Looking South