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In Monongah, West Virginia, December 6, 1907, an explosion destroyed Mines #6 and #8, killing most of the miners inside. The women in the foreground of the photograph, along with other families walked back and forth on the railroad tracks from one mine entrance to the other searching for news of loved ones. An eyewitness reports many women walked for more than 20 hours without food or sleep and some "were about to become mothers". The official death toll was 361 mine workers killed.

13. Women Searching For News, Walking Railroad Tracks Between Mines 6 and 8 After Explosion, Monongah, W. Va.

IDNO:
038501
Title:
Women Searching For News, Walking Railroad Tracks Between Mines 6 and 8 After Explosion, Monongah, W. Va.
Date:
1907/12/06
Description:
In Monongah, West Virginia, December 6, 1907, an explosion destroyed Mines #6 and #8, killing most of the miners inside. The women in the foreground of the photograph, along with other families walked back and forth on the railroad tracks from one mine entrance to the other searching for news of loved ones. An eyewitness reports many women walked for more than 20 hours without food or sleep and some "were about to become mothers". The official death toll was 361 mine workers killed.
On December 6, 1907, an explosion at Monongah Mines #8 and #6, killed over 361 Workers. Information with print includes "Electric Mining, Rope and Electric Haulage, Capacity 2000 Tons". Print published in a book titled, "Properties Owned and Controlled By the Consolidated Coal Company West Virginia Properties Inspected By Directors And Their Guests Aug. 2-3, 1907".

14. Monongah No. 8 Mine, Fairmont Coal Company, Marion County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039666
Title:
Monongah No. 8 Mine, Fairmont Coal Company, Marion County, W. Va.
Date:
1907/08
Description:
On December 6, 1907, an explosion at Monongah Mines #8 and #6, killed over 361 Workers. Information with print includes "Electric Mining, Rope and Electric Haulage, Capacity 2000 Tons". Print published in a book titled, "Properties Owned and Controlled By the Consolidated Coal Company West Virginia Properties Inspected By Directors And Their Guests Aug. 2-3, 1907".
The Monongah Mine disaster occurred on December 6, 1907 and has been described as the worst mining disaster in American history. An explosion thought to have been caused by the ignition of methane ignited the coal dust in mines number 6 and 8, killing hundreds of workers.

15. Monongah Mine After Explosion, Monongah, W. Va.

IDNO:
041522
Title:
Monongah Mine After Explosion, Monongah, W. Va.
Date:
1907/12
Description:
The Monongah Mine disaster occurred on December 6, 1907 and has been described as the worst mining disaster in American history. An explosion thought to have been caused by the ignition of methane ignited the coal dust in mines number 6 and 8, killing hundreds of workers.
The caption reads: "This scene shows rescuers at work at the mouth of No. 8 mine: broken and twisted machinery shown in foreground to the right."

16. Aftermath of Explosion at Monongah Mine No. 8, Monongah, W. Va.

IDNO:
053855
Title:
Aftermath of Explosion at Monongah Mine No. 8, Monongah, W. Va.
Date:
1907/12
Description:
The caption reads: "This scene shows rescuers at work at the mouth of No. 8 mine: broken and twisted machinery shown in foreground to the right."