Search Results
- IDNO:
- 048635
- Title:
- Engine 1642 Explosion at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1953/06/09
- Description:
- Looking at the toppled engine from the railroad tracks. To the right, a group of unidentified workers observe the damage.
- IDNO:
- 048636
- Title:
- Waiting in Line to Audition For "It's Wheeling Steel" Radio Program
- Date:
- Undated
- IDNO:
- 048637
- Title:
- Scene at Wreckage After Engine 1642 Blew Up at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1953/06/09
- Description:
- Two unidentified men observe the damage. Where the "X" is on the picture, body of engineer W. H. Anderson was found.
- IDNO:
- 048638
- Title:
- Site Where Fireman's Body Found after Engine 1642 Blew Up at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1953/06/09
- Description:
- The "X" on the photo marks the spot where fireman J. W. Sullivan was found dead. Parts of the engine are pictured in the river.
- IDNO:
- 048639
- Title:
- Observing the Wreckage After the Explosion of Engine 1642 at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1953/06/09
- Description:
- Two unidentified men inspect the damage along the railroad tracks.
- IDNO:
- 048640
- Title:
- Wheeling Musical Steelmakers Performance at WVU Field House, Morgantown, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1943
- Description:
- Picture taken of performance inside of WVU Field House, which was part of the "It's Wheeling Steel" radio program's "Buy a Bomber" series, where communities were challenged to buy enough Defense Bonds to purchase a bomber. The money raised in this circumstance exceeded all expectations and was the largest such fundraiser in Monongalia County, West Virginia.
- IDNO:
- 048641
- Title:
- Site of Engine 1642 Explosion Along River, Hinton, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1953/06/09
- Description:
- View of the site where the engine blew up at C. W. Cabin. Parts of the damaged engine can be seen at the bottom of the photo.
- IDNO:
- 048642
- Title:
- Damage of Engine 1642 Explosion at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1953/06/09
- Description:
- Looking at the derailed train and what's left of the engine. The cabin is pictured in the background unharmed.
- IDNO:
- 048643
- Title:
- 'It's Wheeling Steel' Cast Including Steel Sisters and WVU ROTC in Front of Boreman Hall, Morgantown, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1943
- Description:
- From left to right: (?), Margie Greig, Regina Colbert, B.J. Evans, Lois Mae Nolte, Harriet Drake, M.J. Evans, (?), Tommy Whitley, and (?). Picture taken before or after the performance at WVU Field House, which was part of their "Buy a Bomber" series, where communities were challenged to buy enough Defense Bonds to purchase a bomber. The money raised in this circumstance exceeded all expectations and was the largest such fundraiser in Monongalia County, West Virginia.
- IDNO:
- 048644
- Title:
- Railroad Workers Inspecting Explosion Aftermath at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1953/06/09
- Description:
- Unidentified workers walk up and down the railroad tracks after Engine 1642 exploded.
- IDNO:
- 048645
- Title:
- "It's Wheeling Steel" Cast Including Steel Sisters and WVU ROTC in Front of Boreman Hall, Morgantown, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1943
- Description:
- From left to right: (?), Margie Greig, Regina Colbert, B.J. Evans, Lois Mae Nolte, Harriet Drake, M.J. Evans, (?), Tommy Whitley, and (?). Picture taken before or after the performance at WVU Field House, which was part of their "Buy a Bomber" series, where communities were challenged to buy enough Defense Bonds to purchase a bomber. The money raised in this circumstance exceeded all expectations and was the largest such fundraiser in Monongalia County, West Virginia.
- IDNO:
- 048646
- Title:
- Crane Lifting Derailed C. & O. Cars After Engine 1642 Explosion at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1958
- Description:
- View of the wreckage.
