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2449. Machinery at a Coal Mine in Thomas, W. Va.

IDNO:
002456
Title:
Machinery at a Coal Mine in Thomas, W. Va.

2450. Machinery at an Unidentified Coal Mine

IDNO:
002457
Title:
Machinery at an Unidentified Coal Mine

2451. Machinery at an Unidentified Coal Mine

IDNO:
002458
Title:
Machinery at an Unidentified Coal Mine

2452. Machinery at an Unidentified Coal Mine

IDNO:
002459
Title:
Machinery at an Unidentified Coal Mine

2453. 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.'

2454. 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.'

2455. Fan House Fire at Gaston Mine in Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
002462
Title:
Fan House Fire at Gaston Mine in Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
1912

2456. 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
Caskets lining the street as horse-drawn hearse takes caskets to the mine.

2457. Hearses Taking Caskets to the Mine, Coffins in the Streets of Monongah

IDNO:
002464
Title:
Hearses Taking Caskets to the Mine, Coffins in the Streets of Monongah
Date:
1907
Description:
Caskets lining the street as horse-drawn hearse takes caskets to the mine.

2458. 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
Street scene after Monongah disaster. Horse-drawn hearse delivers caskets to the mine and coffins line the street of Monongah.

2459. Hearses Taking Caskets to the Mine, Coffins in the Streets of Monongah

IDNO:
002466
Title:
Hearses Taking Caskets to the Mine, Coffins in the Streets of Monongah
Date:
1907
Description:
Street scene after Monongah disaster. Horse-drawn hearse delivers caskets to the mine and coffins line the street of Monongah.
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.'

2460. 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.'