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View of the cemetery after the Monongah Mine explosion.

697. Preparing the Cemetery after the Monongah Explosion

Shows the scene about the mouth of No. 8 Monongah Mine, Marion County, W. Va., where the fan house and other buildings were completely demolished by the force of the explosion and where Engineer Byce was killed. The photograph was taken just as bodies of the victims were being brought out of the mine.

698. Monongah Mine Disaster

People standing on hill overlooking what used to be the fan and fan house at Mine No. 8.

699. Wreck of Fan and Fan House at Monongah Mine No. 8

Rubble left over after the explosion at Monongah Mine.

700. Explosion at Mine No. 8

Onlookers at the tragic scene after the Fairmont Coal Company Monongah Mine disaster.

701. Crowd Gathered Near the the Monongah, W. Va. Mine Entrances After the Explosion

Crowds gather above and at the end of the trestle leading into mine no. 6 after the explosion.

702. No. 6 Coal Mine after the Explosion at Monongah, W. Va.

People fill the streets after the Monongah Mine disaster.

703. Street Scene in Monongah, W. Va. After Explosion

Tracks lead to the the entrance of a coal mine in Thomas, W. Va.

704. Coal Mine Entrance in Thomas, W. Va.

Miner operates a train of loaded cars from the Mathies Mine.

705. Transporting Loaded Mine Cars from Mathies Coal Mine

Wood building which served as the blacksmith shop at Mine No. 36, Thomas, W. Va.

706. Blacksmith Shop at Mine No. 36, Thomas, W. Va.

Anterior view of wood tipple at Mine No. 35 in Thomas, W. Va.

707. Tipple at Mine No. 35, Thomas, W. Va.

Brick engine house at mine in Thomas, W. Va.

708. Engine House at Thomas, W. Va.