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See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

1. View of Buildings and Farmland; Coalton, W. Va.

The Eccles Mine Disaster was an explosion of coal-seam methane in Raleigh County, W. Va. The explosion was caused when a miner blasted a hole through a barrier of coal in order to shorten the distance between working areas. This however cut off ventilation into the mine, allowing methane to accumulate within. An open flame light was the cause of the ignition of methane which killed over 180 people between mines number 5 and 6. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

2. Eccles Mine Explosion, Eccles, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by I. Robbins and Son. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

3. Boys of Beckley Leaving for Camp Lee, Beckley, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by Beckley Racket Store. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

4. View of Neville Street, Beckley, W. Va.

Published by Beckley News Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

5. View of Main Street, Beckley, W. Va.

(From postcard collection legacy system.)

6. M.E. Church South, Beckley, W. Va.