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

1. Remains of Monongah Mine No.18 after Disaster

Rescue parties clearing a cave-in at Monongah Mine #8.

2. Rescue Efforts at Monongah Mine #8

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.

3. Monongah Mine No.8 Fan House after Explosion

People look upon the remains of Monongah Mine collapse.

4. The Ruins of Monongah Mine No.10

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

5. Destroyed Coal Carts from Monongah Mine No.8

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

6. Crowds visiting the site of the Monongah Mine Disaster

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

7. Crowd leaving Fairmont for the Mine Explosions at Monongah

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

8. Monongah Mine No.8 after the Explosion

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

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

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

10. Monongah Mine No.8 after the 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."

11. Monongah Mine No.8 after the Explosion

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

12. A view of Monongah after the Mine Explosion