[Sheriff Jack Laxton Administers Oxygen to Rescue Worker Edker Hunnicutt]
Creation: 1965
After a methane gas and coal dust explosion on May 24, 1965, Corn photographed rescue efforts and the disaster aftermath at Brimstone Mountain for The Nashville Tennessean. Five miners were killed, and the two-day rescue drew several hundred anxious spectators, family, and members of the press.
Title
[Sheriff Jack Laxton Administers Oxygen to Rescue Worker Edker Hunnicutt]
Contributor
Date
Creation: 1965
Description
After a methane gas and coal dust explosion on May 24, 1965, Corn photographed rescue efforts and the disaster aftermath at Brimstone Mountain for The Nashville Tennessean. Five miners were killed, and the two-day rescue drew several hundred anxious spectators, family, and members of the press.
Rights
Copyright; licensed to Vanderbilt University
Format
Black-and-white photographs
Source
MSS0774, Jack Corn Collection, Image 037
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Collection
Citation
“[Sheriff Jack Laxton Administers Oxygen to Rescue Worker Edker Hunnicutt],” Gallery, accessed August 19, 2026, https://gallery.library.vanderbilt.edu/items/show/820.