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1929 McAlester, Oklahoma coal mine disaster....



Item # 586990

December 18, 1929

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 18, 1929 

* McAlester, Oklahoma mining disaster 
* Old Town Mine
 

This 56 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "OKLAHOMA BLAST ENTOMBS 59 MINERS", "Three Injured Brought Up in McAlester Disaster-Twenty-three Bodies Recovered", " Little Hope For Others" and more (see photos). 1st report coverage on the explosion at the Old Town mine in McAlester, Oklahoma.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Rag edition in great condition.

Category: The 20th Century