Explosion at a Coal Mine in Centralia, Illinois.

Identifier:

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.'"

Subjects:

Mine accidents--Illinois--Centralia., Coal mines and mining--Illinois--Centralia., Coal miners--Death., Coal Mines and Mining--Mine Disasters.

Acquisition Source:

'Testimony of John L. Lewis, ' pg. 32

Acquisition Method:

Acquired

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView