Charles Edwin Umholtz (1883-1932) – Coal Miner & Lifetime Gratz Area Resident
CHARLES EDWIN UMHOLTZ Charles Edwin Umholtz, age 48 years, 11 months and 7 days, died at his home in Gratz at eight o’clock Sunday morning, October 9th, as the result […]
John L. Mitchell Visits Williamstown, 1905
A photograph taken on 21 September 1905 of United Mine Workers of America (U.M.W.A.) President John L. Mitchell on his visit to Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The man on the […]
Sinking of Shaft No. 2 at Williamstown, 1902
A 1902 photo of the men who drove Shaft No. 2 at the Williamstown Colliery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Men believed to be in this photo, although not specifically identified […]
Williamstown Colliery – Breaker Boys
A undated photograph of the breaker boys at the Williamstown Colliery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. In the lower right corner is a handwritten description of the photo, but the date […]
Tower City – Liebowitz and Sons Factory, 1946
A 1946 photograph of the employees of the Liebowitz and Sons Factory at Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. SCHUYLKILL MEMORY LANE QUIZ Clue: Taken thirty years ago, or thirty-one to […]
Williamstown Miners Going to Work
An undated photograph of a group of miners from or around Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photo is titled, “Miners Going to Work.” None of the individuals pictured are identified, […]
Berrysburg – Wallick & Schwalm Employees, 1948
A 1948 photograph of the employees of the Wallick and Schwalm Dress Manufacturing Plant, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. None of the individuals in the photo are identified. Wallick and Schwalm […]
Williamstown Miners
An undated photograph of a group of miners from or around Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Only two miners in this photo have been identified: In the center of the photo […]