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Crowd of people looking at the destroyed fan and boiler house after Monongah Mine explosion. Note: image is taken from the original print donated to the West Virginia Collection.

1. Mine No. 8 Fan and Boiler House after Monongah Explosion

Caskets line the street which served as a makeshift morgue for the miners killed in the explosion at the Fairmont Coal Company Monongah Mines. Note: image is taken from the original print donated to the West Virginia Collection.

2. Street Morgue After Monongah Mine Disaster

Ruins of the fan and boiler house after the Monongah explosion. Note: image is taken from the original print donated to the West Virginia Collection.

3. No. 8 Coal Mine Fan and Boiler House after the Explosion at Monongah, W. Va.

Men sitting and standing near the entrance to mine number 8. Note: image is taken from the original print donated to the West Virginia Collection.

4. No. 8 Coal Mine Entrance after the Explosion at Monongah, W. Va.

Crowds line the hillside above and gather near the entrance to mine no. 8 after the disaster. Note: image is taken from the original print donated to the West Virginia Collection.

5. No. 8 Coal Mine Entrance after the Explosion at Monongah, W. Va.