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1. Fan House Fire at Gaston Mine in Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
002460
Title:
Fan House Fire at Gaston Mine in Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
1912
Caption on back reads, 'Fire in the ventilation system or fan house of the Gaston Mine, 1912. This mine was opened by James Otis Watson in 1874. Located at Watson and closed in 1925. It was located in what is now the present boundary of the friendly city of Fairmont.'

2. Fan House Fire at Gaston Mine in Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
002461
Title:
Fan House Fire at Gaston Mine in Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
1912
Description:
Caption on back reads, 'Fire in the ventilation system or fan house of the Gaston Mine, 1912. This mine was opened by James Otis Watson in 1874. Located at Watson and closed in 1925. It was located in what is now the present boundary of the friendly city of Fairmont.'

3. Fan House Fire at Gaston Mine in Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
002463
Title:
Fan House Fire at Gaston Mine in Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
1912

4. Fan House Fire at Gaston Mine in Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
002465
Title:
Fan House Fire at Gaston Mine in Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
1912
Caption on back reads, 'No misfortune can come to the coal miner, or operator, that does not touch every man, woman and child in Beckley. So, this picture of Beckley's greatest disaster at the Eccles mine, April 28, 1914, in which 181 men lost their lives. The photo is believed to have been taken very quickly after the (first) explosion, since the gondolas have not beed dropped out from under the tipple and the West Virginia mine rescue car does not appear to have arrived.'

5. Disaster at the Eccles Coal Mine in Beckley, W. Va.

IDNO:
002467
Title:
Disaster at the Eccles Coal Mine in Beckley, W. Va.
Date:
1914/04/28
Description:
Caption on back reads, 'No misfortune can come to the coal miner, or operator, that does not touch every man, woman and child in Beckley. So, this picture of Beckley's greatest disaster at the Eccles mine, April 28, 1914, in which 181 men lost their lives. The photo is believed to have been taken very quickly after the (first) explosion, since the gondolas have not beed dropped out from under the tipple and the West Virginia mine rescue car does not appear to have arrived.'

6. Explosion at Eccles No. 5 Coal Mine in Beckley, W. Va.

IDNO:
002469
Title:
Explosion at Eccles No. 5 Coal Mine in Beckley, W. Va.
Date:
1926
Caption on back reads, 'Picture of Perry Vernon with his lard oil miner's lamp in the Monongah mine previous to that mine's explosion in 1907. Mr. Vernon resided in South Side Fairmont, hastily gathered a group of rescuers a few minutes after the Monongah explosion occured and was the first party to reach the scene of the explosion. The group traveled by a special street car which was operated by James O. Watson, II.'

7. Vernon, Perry and Horse in the Monongah Mine

IDNO:
002470
Title:
Vernon, Perry and Horse in the Monongah Mine
Description:
Caption on back reads, 'Picture of Perry Vernon with his lard oil miner's lamp in the Monongah mine previous to that mine's explosion in 1907. Mr. Vernon resided in South Side Fairmont, hastily gathered a group of rescuers a few minutes after the Monongah explosion occured and was the first party to reach the scene of the explosion. The group traveled by a special street car which was operated by James O. Watson, II.'
Group portratit of 'Five miners who lived to tell the story'

8. Survivors of an Explosion in McIntyre, Pa.

IDNO:
002472
Title:
Survivors of an Explosion in McIntyre, Pa.
Date:
1940/12/31
Description:
Group portratit of 'Five miners who lived to tell the story'

9. Miner's Wife Comforted by Others Who Share Her Grief at Centralia, Ill.

IDNO:
002473
Title:
Miner's Wife Comforted by Others Who Share Her Grief at Centralia, Ill.
Date:
1947/03/26
Bodies covered with blankets of two coal miners killed in Mulga, Alabama lie on top of wooden caskets.

10. Two of 33 Miners Killed Oct. 15, 1937. in Mulga, Ala.

IDNO:
002474
Title:
Two of 33 Miners Killed Oct. 15, 1937. in Mulga, Ala.
Date:
1937/10/15
Description:
Bodies covered with blankets of two coal miners killed in Mulga, Alabama lie on top of wooden caskets.
Caption on back reads, 'innocent victims of recent mine safety negligence.'

11. Coal Miner's Widow and Orphans

IDNO:
002475
Title:
Coal Miner's Widow and Orphans
Date:
undated
Description:
Caption on back reads, 'innocent victims of recent mine safety negligence.'
Miners help a pony out of the mine.

12. Rescuing a Mine Pony in Monongalia County

IDNO:
002477
Title:
Rescuing a Mine Pony in Monongalia County
Date:
ca. 1960-1970
Description:
Miners help a pony out of the mine.
Miners carry stretchers with the victims of the mine accident at Pursglove.

13. Explosion in Pursglove, W. Va. that Killed 20 Miners.

IDNO:
002479
Title:
Explosion in Pursglove, W. Va. that Killed 20 Miners.
Date:
1942/06/09
Description:
Miners carry stretchers with the victims of the mine accident at Pursglove.
People stand near the wreckage after an explosion at a Thomas mine.

14. Explosion at a Coal Mine in Thomas, W. Va.

IDNO:
002480
Title:
Explosion at a Coal Mine in Thomas, W. Va.
Description:
People stand near the wreckage after an explosion at a Thomas mine.
Crowds gather around the smoking buildings after an explosion at the Eccles mine.

15. Explosion at an Eccles Coal Mine in Beckley, W. Va.

IDNO:
002481
Title:
Explosion at an Eccles Coal Mine in Beckley, W. Va.
Date:
1926
Description:
Crowds gather around the smoking buildings after an explosion at the Eccles mine.
Miners carry out the bodies of those killed in an explosion at a Bartley, W. Va. mine.

16. First of 92 Miners who Perished when Gas Exploded at a Coal Mine in Bartley, W. Va.

IDNO:
002482
Title:
First of 92 Miners who Perished when Gas Exploded at a Coal Mine in Bartley, W. Va.
Date:
1940/01/19
Description:
Miners carry out the bodies of those killed in an explosion at a Bartley, W. Va. mine.
Crowds surround the Christopher Coal Company mine where 56 miners were killed in 1942.

17. Crowd Gathers at the Christopher Coal Company Mine after a Gas explosion, Osage, W.Va

IDNO:
002483
Title:
Crowd Gathers at the Christopher Coal Company Mine after a Gas explosion, Osage, W.Va
Date:
1942/05/12
Description:
Crowds surround the Christopher Coal Company mine where 56 miners were killed in 1942.

18. New River Company Employees who helped at the Benwood Mine Disaster.

IDNO:
002484
Title:
New River Company Employees who helped at the Benwood Mine Disaster.
Date:
1924
Men search through wreckage after an explosion at a Thomas mine.

19. Explosion at a Coal Mine in Thomas, W. Va.

IDNO:
002485
Title:
Explosion at a Coal Mine in Thomas, W. Va.
Description:
Men search through wreckage after an explosion at a Thomas mine.
Miners and others stand over the covered bodies of miners killed at Downaton Point, Ohio.

20. Three of Sixty Six Miners killed July 5, 1944 in Downaton Point, Ohio.

IDNO:
002486
Title:
Three of Sixty Six Miners killed July 5, 1944 in Downaton Point, Ohio.
Date:
1944/07/05
Description:
Miners and others stand over the covered bodies of miners killed at Downaton Point, Ohio.
Miners carry the body of a miner past onlookers.

21. First of 10 Miners being Brought out after Explosion in LaFollette, Tenn.

IDNO:
002487
Title:
First of 10 Miners being Brought out after Explosion in LaFollette, Tenn.
Date:
1943/05/05
Description:
Miners carry the body of a miner past onlookers.
Miners carry the body of a miner killed in a gas explosion at Exeter, Pennsylvania through a crowd of miners and onlookers.

22. Body of One of 9 Miners Killed in a Coal Gas Explosion in Exeter, Pa.

IDNO:
002488
Title:
Body of One of 9 Miners Killed in a Coal Gas Explosion in Exeter, Pa.
Date:
1947/04/10
Description:
Miners carry the body of a miner killed in a gas explosion at Exeter, Pennsylvania through a crowd of miners and onlookers.
Body of a miner on stretcher in a crowd of miners in rescue gear. Caption on back reads, 'The 112th miner was lucky, he still lives.'"

23. Explosion at a Coal Mine in Centralia, Illinois.

IDNO:
002489
Title:
Explosion at a Coal Mine in Centralia, Illinois.
Date:
1947/03/25
Description:
Body of a miner on stretcher in a crowd of miners in rescue gear. Caption on back reads, 'The 112th miner was lucky, he still lives.'"
Men dig out a pony trapped in a mine shaft.

24. Rescuing a Mine Pony in Monongalia County

IDNO:
002491
Title:
Rescuing a Mine Pony in Monongalia County
Date:
1960-1970
Description:
Men dig out a pony trapped in a mine shaft.

25. Crowd Awaits News After a Mine Disaster in Barrackville, W. Va.

IDNO:
002492
Title:
Crowd Awaits News After a Mine Disaster in Barrackville, W. Va.
Date:
1925
Body of miner killed in an explosion lying next to train track.

26. Victim of a Mine Explosion

IDNO:
002493
Title:
Victim of a Mine Explosion
Date:
ca. 1914
Description:
Body of miner killed in an explosion lying next to train track.
Body of a miner killed an explosion lying next to train track.

27. Victim of a Mine Explosion

IDNO:
002495
Title:
Victim of a Mine Explosion
Date:
ca. 1914
Description:
Body of a miner killed an explosion lying next to train track.

28. Crowd Gathers at the Site of a Mine Disaster, Barrackville, W. Va.

IDNO:
002496
Title:
Crowd Gathers at the Site of a Mine Disaster, Barrackville, W. Va.
Crowds gather outside mine buildings after an explosion.

29. Crowd Awaits News After a Mine Disaster in Barrackville, W. Va.

IDNO:
002497
Title:
Crowd Awaits News After a Mine Disaster in Barrackville, W. Va.
Date:
1925
Description:
Crowds gather outside mine buildings after an explosion.
Westover and Granville Volunteer Fire Departments respond to a fire at the Humphrey No. 7 Tipple in Granville, W. Va.

30. Humphrey No. 7 Coal Tipple Fire in Granville, W. Va.

IDNO:
002498
Title:
Humphrey No. 7 Coal Tipple Fire in Granville, W. Va.
Date:
1966
Description:
Westover and Granville Volunteer Fire Departments respond to a fire at the Humphrey No. 7 Tipple in Granville, W. Va.

31. Rubble After an Explosion at Thomas, W. Va.

IDNO:
002499
Title:
Rubble After an Explosion at Thomas, W. Va.

32. Destruction at Unidentified Coal Mine

IDNO:
002500
Title:
Destruction at Unidentified Coal Mine
Date:
undated

33. Destruction after an Explosion at a Thomas, W. Va. Mine

IDNO:
002501
Title:
Destruction after an Explosion at a Thomas, W. Va. Mine
Men leaving an elevator after a mine accident in Monongalia County.

34. Mine Accident, Monongalia County

IDNO:
002514
Title:
Mine Accident, Monongalia County
Date:
ca. 1960-1970
Description:
Men leaving an elevator after a mine accident in Monongalia County.
Crowds gather above and at the end of the trestle leading into mine no. 6 after the explosion.

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

IDNO:
002528
Title:
No. 6 Coal Mine after the Explosion at Monongah, W. Va.
Date:
1907/12/06
Description:
Crowds gather above and at the end of the trestle leading into mine no. 6 after the explosion.
A site of a mine accident.

36. Mine Accident, W. Va.

IDNO:
011736
Title:
Mine Accident, W. Va.
Description:
A site of a mine accident.
A site of a mine accident.

37. Mine Accident, W. Va.

IDNO:
011737
Title:
Mine Accident, W. Va.
Description:
A site of a mine accident.

38. Hearses Await the Dead after the Eccles Mine Explosion on April 8, 1926

IDNO:
022235
Title:
Hearses Await the Dead after the Eccles Mine Explosion on April 8, 1926
Date:
1926
'This memorial is dedicated to those men who died on April 28, 1914 and March 8, 1926 in explosions at the Eccles five and six mines. Their contribution to the economic growth of this country will not be forgotten.'

39. Monument to Mine Disasters, Eccles, Raleigh County, W.Va.

IDNO:
022240
Title:
Monument to Mine Disasters, Eccles, Raleigh County, W.Va.
Date:
1980-2000
Description:
'This memorial is dedicated to those men who died on April 28, 1914 and March 8, 1926 in explosions at the Eccles five and six mines. Their contribution to the economic growth of this country will not be forgotten.'
Information inscribed on the back of the photograph, "Caused by 13 loaded cars breaking loose and jumping over the side of the steel span causing it to "upset"and igniting the coal dust and gas. The photograph was taken after the clean up had begun. The building to the right is the new power house and boiler room, only a small portion of the power house is visible".

40. Wreck of Bridge at Monongah Mine # 6, Monongah, W. Va.

IDNO:
038502
Title:
Wreck of Bridge at Monongah Mine # 6, Monongah, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1906
Description:
Information inscribed on the back of the photograph, "Caused by 13 loaded cars breaking loose and jumping over the side of the steel span causing it to "upset"and igniting the coal dust and gas. The photograph was taken after the clean up had begun. The building to the right is the new power house and boiler room, only a small portion of the power house is visible".
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.

41. Layland Mine Disaster, Fayette County, W. Va.

IDNO:
047598
Title:
Layland Mine Disaster, Fayette County, W. Va.
Date:
1915
Description:
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.