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- 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.'
- IDNO:
- 002469
- Title:
- Explosion at Eccles No. 5 Coal Mine in Beckley, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1926
- IDNO:
- 002481
- Title:
- Explosion at an Eccles Coal Mine in Beckley, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1926
- Description:
- Crowds gather around the smoking buildings after an explosion at the Eccles mine.
- IDNO:
- 022235
- Title:
- Hearses Await the Dead after the Eccles Mine Explosion on April 8, 1926
- Date:
- 1926
- IDNO:
- 022240
- Title:
- Monument to Mine Disasters, Eccles, Raleigh County, W.Va.
- Date:
- 1980-2000
- Description:
- 'This memorial is dedicated to those men who died on April 28, 1914 and March 8, 1926 in explosions at the Eccles five and six mines. Their contribution to the economic growth of this country will not be forgotten.'
- IDNO:
- 052112
- Title:
- Mine Rescue Team from Kilsyth at Eccles Mine Explosion, Eccles, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1926
- Description:
- From left to right are Clarence Stone, George Beckingham, Fred Ohlinger, Harry Witcher, and Captain Bill Ward.
