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1. Fan House Fire at Gaston Mine in Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
002460
Title:
Fan House Fire at Gaston Mine in Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
1912
Caption on back reads, 'Fire in the ventilation system or fan house of the Gaston Mine, 1912. This mine was opened by James Otis Watson in 1874. Located at Watson and closed in 1925. It was located in what is now the present boundary of the friendly city of Fairmont.'

2. Fan House Fire at Gaston Mine in Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
002461
Title:
Fan House Fire at Gaston Mine in Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
1912
Description:
Caption on back reads, 'Fire in the ventilation system or fan house of the Gaston Mine, 1912. This mine was opened by James Otis Watson in 1874. Located at Watson and closed in 1925. It was located in what is now the present boundary of the friendly city of Fairmont.'

3. Fan House Fire at Gaston Mine in Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
002463
Title:
Fan House Fire at Gaston Mine in Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
1912

4. Fan House Fire at Gaston Mine in Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
002465
Title:
Fan House Fire at Gaston Mine in Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
1912
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.'

5. Disaster at the Eccles Coal Mine in Beckley, W. Va.

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.'

6. Explosion at Eccles No. 5 Coal Mine in Beckley, W. Va.

IDNO:
002469
Title:
Explosion at Eccles No. 5 Coal Mine in Beckley, W. Va.
Date:
1926
Caption on back reads, 'Picture of Perry Vernon with his lard oil miner's lamp in the Monongah mine previous to that mine's explosion in 1907. Mr. Vernon resided in South Side Fairmont, hastily gathered a group of rescuers a few minutes after the Monongah explosion occured and was the first party to reach the scene of the explosion. The group traveled by a special street car which was operated by James O. Watson, II.'

7. Vernon, Perry and Horse in the Monongah Mine

IDNO:
002470
Title:
Vernon, Perry and Horse in the Monongah Mine
Description:
Caption on back reads, 'Picture of Perry Vernon with his lard oil miner's lamp in the Monongah mine previous to that mine's explosion in 1907. Mr. Vernon resided in South Side Fairmont, hastily gathered a group of rescuers a few minutes after the Monongah explosion occured and was the first party to reach the scene of the explosion. The group traveled by a special street car which was operated by James O. Watson, II.'
Group portratit of 'Five miners who lived to tell the story'

8. Survivors of an Explosion in McIntyre, Pa.

IDNO:
002472
Title:
Survivors of an Explosion in McIntyre, Pa.
Date:
1940/12/31
Description:
Group portratit of 'Five miners who lived to tell the story'

9. Miner's Wife Comforted by Others Who Share Her Grief at Centralia, Ill.

IDNO:
002473
Title:
Miner's Wife Comforted by Others Who Share Her Grief at Centralia, Ill.
Date:
1947/03/26
Bodies covered with blankets of two coal miners killed in Mulga, Alabama lie on top of wooden caskets.

10. Two of 33 Miners Killed Oct. 15, 1937. in Mulga, Ala.

IDNO:
002474
Title:
Two of 33 Miners Killed Oct. 15, 1937. in Mulga, Ala.
Date:
1937/10/15
Description:
Bodies covered with blankets of two coal miners killed in Mulga, Alabama lie on top of wooden caskets.
Caption on back reads, 'innocent victims of recent mine safety negligence.'

11. Coal Miner's Widow and Orphans

IDNO:
002475
Title:
Coal Miner's Widow and Orphans
Date:
undated
Description:
Caption on back reads, 'innocent victims of recent mine safety negligence.'
Miners help a pony out of the mine.

12. Rescuing a Mine Pony in Monongalia County

IDNO:
002477
Title:
Rescuing a Mine Pony in Monongalia County
Date:
ca. 1960-1970
Description:
Miners help a pony out of the mine.