In an interview given on September 4, 1925, John L. Lewis, International President of the United Mine Workers of America, commented on a report that anthracite mine workers earned an […]
A 1984 photograph of the morning building trades class of the Upper Dauphin Area High School, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Members pictured in the photo: Front Row: J. Rudy; M. Caffas; J. […]
A 1984 photograph of the afternoon building trades class of the Upper Dauphin Area High School, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Members pictured in the photo: Front Row: D. Ditty; S. Slough; B. […]
In early January 1906 the Lykens Standard reported that a record number of fatal accidents occurred in the Anthracite Region in 1905. A total of 610 persons were killed in […]
A set of five photographs showing some of the workers at the Fox-Knapp Company apparel factory in Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. None of the individuals pictured are identified. _______________________________________ […]
A 1908 photograph (later colorized) of the employees of Swab Wagon Company, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Identified in the photo: Front Row: Perry Miller; Charles Schreffler; John Hetrick; Aaron Bressler; George […]
A 1921 photograph (recently colorized) of a group of unidentified men at the Susquehanna Colliery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, taking a break from work. ___________________________________________ For additional information about this […]
A birds-eye view of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, taken about 1899. The photograph was featured as part of an article titled “History of Lykens,” that appeared in a special Souvenir […]