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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.'

2461. 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.'

2462. 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

2463. 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.

2464. 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.

2465. 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.

2466. 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.'

2467. 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.'
Wives and family members wait for men outside Monongah No. 8 mine. A. G. Martin and Company, Fairmont, W. Va.

2468. Wives Waiting for Husbands at Mine No. 8 after Monongah Mine Disaster

IDNO:
002468
Title:
Wives Waiting for Husbands at Mine No. 8 after Monongah Mine Disaster
Date:
1907/12/6
Description:
Wives and family members wait for men outside Monongah No. 8 mine. A. G. Martin and Company, Fairmont, W. Va.

2469. 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.'

2470. 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.'
Wives and other family members waiting outside Monongah Mine No. 8 for information regarding if their husbands and/or sons are dead or alive. A.G. Martin & Company.

2471. Wives Waiting for Husbands at Mine No. 8 after Monongah Mine Disaster, Marion County, W. Va.

IDNO:
002471
Title:
Wives Waiting for Husbands at Mine No. 8 after Monongah Mine Disaster, Marion County, W. Va.
Date:
1907/12/6
Description:
Wives and other family members waiting outside Monongah Mine No. 8 for information regarding if their husbands and/or sons are dead or alive. A.G. Martin & Company.
Group portratit of 'Five miners who lived to tell the story'

2472. 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'