Murder at the Valley View Water Works, 1910
In 1910, at the conclusion of the construction of the Hegins Water Works at Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, a fight took place at the quarters of the Italian workers. […]
Lykens – Old Home Week, 1913
A colorized version of a large article that appeared on the front page of the Lykens Standard, July 4, 1913, touting the Old Home Week celebration. The article featured the […]
Leo F. Kanaskie (1885-1957) – Baseball Man of Shamokin
Leo J. Kanaskie died on July 31, 1957. During the era when local baseball teams were prominent in the greater Lykens Valley area, he established himself as a player and […]
Charges Against 1934 Labor Rioters Dropped, 1935
In early 1935, it was reported that charges against three individuals involved in the 1934 shirt factory labor disturbances in Elizabethville and Gratz would be dropped. From the Lykens Standard, […]
Tremont – Mitchell Day, 1905
An undated colorized post card view from October 1905 issued in commemoration of Mitchell Day in the coal regions. All the collieries were closed and John Mitchell, President of the […]
Labor Riots at Gratz & Elizabethville Shirt Factories, 1934
In October and November 1934, workers at two Lykens Valley shirt factories, one in Elizabethville and one in Gratz, clashed with the factory owners over the right to organize as […]
Mt. Carmel – Women Working at Cigar Factory
An undated photograph of workers making cigars at a cigar factory in Mount Carmel, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The photo appeared in the “Looking Back” feature of the Pottsville Republican and Herald, […]
Shamokin – F & S Brewery
An undated photograph of two workers making kegs at the old F & S Brewery, Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The photo appeared in the “Looking Back” feature of the Pottsville Republican […]