Cherry Mine disaster

Cherry Mine disaster

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Zwerdling, Michael, former owner
Publication:
[Illinois?] : [publisher not identified], [1909?]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Coal Mining
Miners
Nurses
Asphyxia
Disasters
Red Cross
Illinois
Genre(s):
Postcard
Abstract:
Black and white photograph of 2 Red Cross nurses assisting coal miners at the scene of the Cherry Mine fire, in Cherry, Illinois, where 259 men and boys died on November 13, 1909.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 postcard : 9 x 14 cm
Provenance:
Purchase; Michael Zwerdling; 2004; 04-22.
Technique:
black and white
NLM Unique ID:
101764431 (See catalog record)
OCLC no.:
1145306963
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101764431