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

Identifier:

010979

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. Note: image is taken from the original print donated to the West Virginia Collection.

Subjects:

Monongah Mines Disaster, Monongah, W. Va., 1907., Coal Mines and Mining--Mine Disasters--Monongah, 1907., Mine accidents--West Virginia--Monongah.

Corporate Names:

Fairmont Coal Company. Monongah Mine no. 8.

Acquisition Source:

Lee, Thomas Davis

Acquisition Method:

Gift

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView