The Tower Theatre Collapse, 1958
A 1958 newspaper photograph showing the collapse of the roof and a large section of wall of the Tower Theatre, corner of Sixth Avenue and Grand Avenue, Tower City, Schuylkill […]
The Funeral of the Eight Italian Miners, 1892
It was an “Old World” style funeral of a type that had never been seen before in Minersville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The eight Italians who were killed in the Lytle […]
Boiler Explosion at Erdman Cider Mill Kills Worker, 1907
On September 17, 1907, at the cider mill of Senary Erdman in Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, a boiler exploded killing Elmer Artz, seriously injuring Samuel Martz, and injuring […]
The Lytle Mine Tragedy, 1892
On April 21, 1892, water from an abandoned mine broke through the newly dug tunnels of the Lytle Coal Company’s mine near Minersville, ultimately resulting in the drowning deaths of […]
Pillow – Moyer General Store
An undated photograph (later colorized) of the H. J. Moyer General Store, Market Street, Pillow, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Presumably, Mr. Moyer is in the sleigh holding the reigns of the […]
Cock Fighting in Tower City Area
A photograph from around 1915 of a cock fight in the Tower City area, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. This brief story (and photo above) comes from the Centennial History of Tower […]
Tower City – Commercial Hotel
An undated photograph of the Commercial Hotel, located on the south side of Grand Avenue between Bellas Street and Hand Street, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The hotel was erected […]
Shamokin – Neighborhood Boys of the 1930s
A photograph from the 1930s of a group of neighborhood boys, in Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, who by the 1940s would all end up serving in the military. In front […]