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Onlookers at the tragic scene after the Fairmont Coal Company Monongah Mine disaster.

1. Crowd Gathered Near the the Monongah, W. Va. Mine Entrances After the Explosion

IDNO:
002526
Title:
Crowd Gathered Near the the Monongah, W. Va. Mine Entrances After the Explosion
Date:
1907/12
Description:
Onlookers at the tragic scene after the Fairmont Coal Company Monongah Mine disaster.
Crowds gathered at the entrance to Mine No. 8 after the explosion at Monongah.

2. Entrance to Fairmont Coal Company Monongah Mine No. 8 After the Explosion

IDNO:
002529
Title:
Entrance to Fairmont Coal Company Monongah Mine No. 8 After the Explosion
Date:
1907/12
Description:
Crowds gathered at the entrance to Mine No. 8 after the explosion at Monongah.
Crowds lining the hillside above and gathered around the entrance to Monongah Mine No. 8.

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

IDNO:
002530
Title:
No. 8 Coal Mine Entrance after the Explosion at Monongah, W. Va.
Date:
1907/12/07
Description:
Crowds lining the hillside above and gathered around the entrance to Monongah Mine No. 8.
Caskets line the street which served as a makeshift morgue for the miners killed in the explosion at the Fairmont Coal Company Monongah Mines.

4. Street Morgue After Monongah Mine Disaster

IDNO:
002531
Title:
Street Morgue After Monongah Mine Disaster
Date:
1907/12/12
Description:
Caskets line the street which served as a makeshift morgue for the miners killed in the explosion at the Fairmont Coal Company Monongah Mines.
Caskets line the street which served as a makeshift morgue for the miners killed in the explosion at the Fairmont Coal Company Monongah Mines.

5. Street Morgue After Monongah Mine Disaster

IDNO:
002532
Title:
Street Morgue After Monongah Mine Disaster
Date:
1907/12/12
Description:
Caskets line the street which served as a makeshift morgue for the miners killed in the explosion at the Fairmont Coal Company Monongah Mines.
Crowds line the hillside above and gather near the entrance to mine no. 8 after the disaster.

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

IDNO:
002533
Title:
No. 8 Coal Mine Entrance after the Explosion at Monongah, W. Va.
Date:
1907/12/07
Description:
Crowds line the hillside above and gather near the entrance to mine no. 8 after the disaster.
Caskets line the street, a makeshift morgue for the miners killed in the explosion at Fairmont Coal Company's Monongah Mines.

7. Street Morgue After Monongah Mine Disaster

IDNO:
002534
Title:
Street Morgue After Monongah Mine Disaster
Date:
1907/12/12
Description:
Caskets line the street, a makeshift morgue for the miners killed in the explosion at Fairmont Coal Company's Monongah Mines.
'Shows the scene about the mouth of No. 8 Monongah Mine explosion, 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.'

8. No. 8 Coal Mine Fan and Other Buildings after the Explosion at Monongah, W. Va.

IDNO:
002544
Title:
No. 8 Coal Mine Fan and Other Buildings after the Explosion at Monongah, W. Va.
Date:
1907/12
Description:
'Shows the scene about the mouth of No. 8 Monongah Mine explosion, 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.'
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.

9. Street Morgue After Monongah Mine Disaster

IDNO:
010973
Title:
Street Morgue After Monongah Mine Disaster
Date:
1907/12/12
Description:
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.