View of Hillcrest, Alberta.

Shows pump house and number 2 mine entrance. An explosion occured in Hillcrest coal mine, Crowsnest Pass, June 18, 1914, which took the lives of 189 men. Mine closed in 1938.

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Date 1914-06-19

Creator Gushul, Thomas

Genre Negatives, Photographs

Place Alberta

Subject Accidents, Coal mines and mining, Disasters, Hillcrest mine explosion, Hillcrest, Alberta, Hillcrest, Alberta--Buildings

Archival Information

Fonds/Collection Frank Wesley Anderson collection

Reference code CA ACU GBA C0003

Link to Finding Aid https://searcharchives.ucalgary.ca/frank-wesley-anderson-collection

Unique identifier CU1150870

Legacy Identifier na-629-1

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"View of Hillcrest, Alberta.", 1914-06-19, (CU1150870) by Gushul, Thomas. Courtesy of Glenbow Library and Archives Collection, Libraries and Cultural Resources Digital Collections, University of Calgary.