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Tracks and trestle leading into mine no. 6 after the Monongah disaster.  People gathered on the hillside above.

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

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

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

Crowds gathered at the entrance to Mine No. 8 after the explosion at Monongah.

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

Group portrait of inspectors and mine experts from West Virginia and Ohio standing in front of Mine No. 8 at Monongah, W. Va.

16. Mine Inspectors in Front of the Entrance to Fairmont Coal Company Mine No. 8 at Monongah, W. Va.

'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.'

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

18. Scene at No. 9 Mine as Men Prepare to Close off the Entrance after the Disaster, Monongah, W. Va.

Men stand near the mine entrance at Monongah before it was closed off.

19. Scene at No. 6 Mine as Men Prepare to Close Off Entrance After Disaster, Monongah, W. Va.

Crowds gathered at the entrance to Mine No. 8 after the explosion at Monongah. Note: image is taken from the original print donated to the West Virginia Collection.

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