Italian Laborer Attacked in Railroad Camp, 1911
The danger evident in the work camps of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad was noted in a brief article which appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph, 15 August 1911. One of the […]
Gratz – Employees of the Union House Hotel, 1910
A photograph about 1910 of the employees at the Rogers House or Union House Hotel at the southwest corner of Market and Center Streets, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The employees […]
Foreigners Employed to Construct Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, 1910-1911
Any thought that the construction of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad would bring jobs to the Lykens Valley was quickly dispelled by the employment of foreign labor to construct the line […]
U. S. Department of Labor Employment Service, 1933
Both sides of an identification card issued by the U. S. Department of Labor, United States Employment Service and the Pennsylvania State Employment Service, dated 5 December 1933. The registration […]
Williamstown – Trolley at U.M.W. of A. Arch
An undated photograph of the electric trolley at Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at the site of the arch built to welcome and support the United Mine Workers of America (U. […]
Thomas Bowman (1897-1942) – Mine Accident Victim
HELD FUNERAL FOR MINE ACCIDENT VICTIM SATURDAY Funeral services for Thomas Bowman, 44, of Tower City, who was killed in an accident at an independent mine working last Tuesday [10 […]
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, Local 363, 1967
Members of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (ACWA), Local No. 363 (Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania), were entitled to privileges at the Union Center, a recreation area at Cornwall, Lebanon […]
Ralph Barry (1919-1942)
Fatally Injured in Railroad Accident Ralph Barry, 23, of Colonial Park, was fatally injured when he fell beneath the wheels of a moving freight car in the Rutherford Yards of […]