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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.

Monongah Mine Disaster

Identifier:
002515
Title:
Monongah Mine Disaster
Date:
1907/12
Creator:
Jarves Eng. Co., Wheeling, W. Va.
Description:
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.
Acquisition Method:
Acquired
Medium:
print
Projects:
West Virginia History OnView