Cemetery memorial and graves for Kaiserstuhl I mining accident in Dortmund
Pictures and text by Mark R. Hatlie
These pictures were taken on 8 June, 2007 in the eastern cemetery (Ostfriedhof) in Dortmund. It was getting dark and I did not have a tripod, so the pictures started to blur.
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Each of the dead miners got an iron marker with his name and date of birth. |
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The front reads, "For the miners who died fulfilling their duty in the Kaiserstuhl I mine on 19 August, 1893 dedicated by the ver. Westfalia Labor Union." (Den in treuer Pflichterfüllung am 19. August 1893 auf Schacht Kaiserstuhl I verunglückten Bergleuten gewidmet von der Gewerkschaft ver. Westfalia.) |
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The text on the back is identical. |
The visit to this location was paid for by a research grant from the American Public University System. "Educating those who serve." |
