The Duvin Mine explosion occurred July 14, 1939 in Providence, Kentucky. The disaster killed twenty eight miners and left ten wounded.
Calbert, Virginia
Virginia Calbert and Nettie Davis discuss their recollections of the Duvin Mine explosion. They discuss James R. Gaither, the brother of Ms. Davis, and George Louis Springfield, the husband of Mrs. Calbert, who perished in the explosion.
Douglas H. Cates provides a firsthand account of the Duvin Mine explosion. He was one of the last miners to escape the mine after the explosion. He describes the conditions faced by coal miners in central Kentucky in the first half of the twentieth century.
Nettie Davis and Virginia Calbert discuss their recollections of the Duvin Mine explosion. They discuss James R. Gaither, the brother of Ms. Davis, and George Louis Springfield, the husband of Mrs. Calbert, who perished in the explosion.
Patricia “Trisha” Green provides a secondhand account of the Duvin Mine explosion. She received information of the disaster through her mother whose brother-in-law, Carl “Big Boy” Holloman, Jr., had perished in the mine explosion.
Linda Earl McDowell discusses the Duvin Mine explosion on July 14, 1939. Her account of the disaster was told by her mother, family members, newspaper clippings, other miners and F. V. Ruckman, the owner of the mine.
Nadine Weldon discusses the Duvin Mine Explosion. She was a sister of a survivor and provides a detailed account of the events at the mine and the rescue efforts that followed the explosion.
