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Layland Mine Disaster, Fayette County, W. Va.
IDNO:
047598
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Layland Mine Disaster, Fayette County, W. Va.
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1915
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An explosion in the mine killed 115 miners and trapped 41 for five days. Survivors told stories of chewing leather shoelaces and the inner bark on chestnut mine props to stave off hunger. The men in the photo are unidentified.