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313. Viewing the Dead from the Monongah Mine Disaster

IDNO:
054407
Title:
Viewing the Dead from the Monongah Mine Disaster
Date:
1907
A coal miner stands with his pickaxe, shovel, and canister.

314. Coal Miner

IDNO:
054408
Title:
Coal Miner
Date:
1907
Description:
A coal miner stands with his pickaxe, shovel, and canister.
A crowd stands outside one of the Monongah mines.

315. The Monongah Mine Disaster

IDNO:
054409
Title:
The Monongah Mine Disaster
Date:
1907
Description:
A crowd stands outside one of the Monongah mines.
Men in coats stand outside a mine entrance.

316. The Monongah Mine Disaster

IDNO:
054410
Title:
The Monongah Mine Disaster
Date:
1907
Description:
Men in coats stand outside a mine entrance.

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

IDNO:
054411
Title:
The Italian and Polish Cemetery for the Monongah Mine Disaster
Date:
1907
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.

318. Hauling Victims of the Monongah Mine Disaster to Burial

IDNO:
054412
Title:
Hauling Victims of the Monongah Mine Disaster to Burial
Date:
1907
Description:
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.
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."

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

IDNO:
054413
Title:
Sightseeing after the explosion in South Monongah, South W. Va.
Date:
1907
Description:
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."
A postcard of a few buildings at Storer College in Harper's Ferry, W.Va.

320. Storer College

IDNO:
054414
Title:
Storer College
Date:
ca. 1946
Description:
A postcard of a few buildings at Storer College in Harper's Ferry, W.Va.
A statue of Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson.The plaque reads: "Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson, 1875 - 1950. 'Father of Black History.' Former Principal - Douglass High School. 'We should emphasize not Negro history but the Negro in history.'--CGW Memorial Foundation Inc.Founded 1986 by former Mayor Robert Nelson.Special Thanks - Mayor Jean Dean.-- Newatha Perry, President"

321. Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson

IDNO:
054417
Title:
Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson
Date:
ca. 1946
Description:
A statue of Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson.The plaque reads: "Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson, 1875 - 1950. 'Father of Black History.' Former Principal - Douglass High School. 'We should emphasize not Negro history but the Negro in history.'--CGW Memorial Foundation Inc.Founded 1986 by former Mayor Robert Nelson.Special Thanks - Mayor Jean Dean.-- Newatha Perry, President"
A picture of Marble Hunter at Harold's Farm in Ohio.

322. Marble Hunter

IDNO:
054420
Title:
Marble Hunter
Date:
October 2005
Description:
A picture of Marble Hunter at Harold's Farm in Ohio.
Copy of a painting of Mary Wilson Johnson.

323. Mary Wilson Johnson

IDNO:
054421
Title:
Mary Wilson Johnson
Date:
undated
Description:
Copy of a painting of Mary Wilson Johnson.
Copy of depiction of James Johnson. The caption states that Johnson's name while enslaved was "McGathic."

324. James Johnson

IDNO:
054422
Title:
James Johnson
Date:
undated
Description:
Copy of depiction of James Johnson. The caption states that Johnson's name while enslaved was "McGathic."