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Rubble left over after the explosion at Monongah Mine.

1. Explosion at Mine No. 8

IDNO:
002520
Title:
Explosion at Mine No. 8
Date:
1907/12/06
Description:
Rubble left over after the explosion at Monongah Mine.
Rubble left over after the explosion at Monongah Mine.

2. Explosion at Mine No. 8

IDNO:
002521
Title:
Explosion at Mine No. 8
Date:
1907/12/06
Description:
Rubble left over after the explosion at Monongah Mine.
Tracks and trestle leading into mine no. 6 after the Monongah disaster. People gathered below houses on hill.

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

IDNO:
002524
Title:
No. 6 Coal Mine after the Explosion at Monongah, W. Va.
Date:
1907/12/06
Description:
Tracks and trestle leading into mine no. 6 after the Monongah disaster. People gathered below houses on hill.
Crowds gather above and at the end of the trestle leading into mine no. 6 after the explosion.

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

IDNO:
002527
Title:
No. 6 Coal Mine after the Explosion at Monongah, W. Va.
Date:
1907/12/06
Description:
Crowds gather above and at the end of the trestle leading into mine no. 6 after the explosion.
Crowds gather above and at the end of the trestle leading into mine no. 6 after the explosion.

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

IDNO:
002528
Title:
No. 6 Coal Mine after the Explosion at Monongah, W. Va.
Date:
1907/12/06
Description:
Crowds gather above and at the end of the trestle leading into mine no. 6 after the explosion.
Men standing outside and inside of the demolished fan house.

6. Fan House After Explosion at Monongah, W. Va.

IDNO:
002537
Title:
Fan House After Explosion at Monongah, W. Va.
Date:
1907/12/06
Description:
Men standing outside and inside of the demolished fan house.
Crowds gather above and at the end of the trestle leading into mine no. 6 after the explosion. Note: image is taken from the original print donated to the West Virginia Collection.

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

IDNO:
010984
Title:
No. 6 Coal Mine after the Explosion at Monongah, W. Va.
Date:
1907/12/06
Description:
Crowds gather above and at the end of the trestle leading into mine no. 6 after the explosion. Note: image is taken from the original print donated to the West Virginia Collection.
Aftermath of the explosion at Mine No. 8 on December 6, 1907 at Monongah, W. Va.

8. Explosion at Mine No. 8, Monongah, W. Va.

IDNO:
028588
Title:
Explosion at Mine No. 8, Monongah, W. Va.
Date:
1907/12/06
Description:
Aftermath of the explosion at Mine No. 8 on December 6, 1907 at Monongah, W. Va.
In Monongah, West Virginia, December 6, 1907, an explosion destroyed Mines #6 and #8, killing most of the miners inside. The women in the foreground of the photograph, along with other families walked back and forth on the railroad tracks from one mine entrance to the other searching for news of loved ones. An eyewitness reports many women walked for more than 20 hours without food or sleep and some "were about to become mothers". The official death toll was 361 mine workers killed.

9. Women Searching For News, Walking Railroad Tracks Between Mines 6 and 8 After Explosion, Monongah, W. Va.

IDNO:
038501
Title:
Women Searching For News, Walking Railroad Tracks Between Mines 6 and 8 After Explosion, Monongah, W. Va.
Date:
1907/12/06
Description:
In Monongah, West Virginia, December 6, 1907, an explosion destroyed Mines #6 and #8, killing most of the miners inside. The women in the foreground of the photograph, along with other families walked back and forth on the railroad tracks from one mine entrance to the other searching for news of loved ones. An eyewitness reports many women walked for more than 20 hours without food or sleep and some "were about to become mothers". The official death toll was 361 mine workers killed.