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 […]
Trevorton – Pay Day at the Stephens Colliery
An undated photograph of workers lining up to receive their pay at the Stephens Colliery, Trevorton, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Scenes like this were repeated throughout the coal regions. The photo […]
How In Hell Can You Vote for Nixon?
A political ad that appeared in the Pine Grove Press Herald, October 26, 1972, with the caption, “If you work for a living, how in hell can you vote for […]
Pine Grove – Reading Railroad Section Crew, 1923
A photograph taken in 1922 of the section gang or crew that worked for the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, Pine Grove area, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Identified in the photo: Front […]
Pennsylvania Profiles – William Penn Owned Slaves
A story about William Penn as a slaveowner was told as part of “Pennsylvania Profiles,” a weekly series produced for the Sunbury Daily Item, with the above number published on July […]
Pennsylvania Profiles – The Coal Mine Runner
A story of a little-known position in the anthracite coal mines, often held by a young man in the middle to late teens, A brief, illustrated history of the “coal […]
Eleven Complete Mine Rescue Course, 1961
A newspaper photograph of the eleven employees of the Hegins Mining Company, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, who completed a course in first aid and mine rescue. The photo appeared in the […]
Bootleg Miners Riot at Donaldson, 1941
A portrait of Gov. Arthur H. James (1883-1973), a Republican who took the side of the “bootleg” miners in the debate over strip mining in the southern anthracite coal fields. […]