Williamstown Colliery First Aid Crew
An undated, colorized photograph of the First Aid Crew of the Williamstown Colliery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, standing in front of the tunnel entrance. The 1856 date probably indicates the […]
Abortion on Mountainside – Fetus Found in Coal Mine, 1941
In October 1941, a group of miners saw something suspicious near an abandoned coal mine on a mountainside near Tremont. The notified the police and then discovered that a box […]
Williamstown – Birds-Eye View
An undated colorized photograph of a birds-eye view of Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, showing the town and the mining operation above the town, including the culm bank. ____________________________________________ For additional […]
Lykens Hometown Heroes – Edmund T. Hunter III
Edmund T. Hunter III – U.S. Navy – Korean Conflict ________________________________________________ Banner provided by the Miller and Burger families. Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post. […]
Locust Summit Coal Breaker
An undated colorized post card view of the coal breaker at Locust Summit, located between Mt. Carmel, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, and Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. This was one of the […]
Shamokin – Diminick Breaker
Note the passenger train on the hill above the road. It is pulled by two locomotives. Note also the autos on the road and the “Welcome to Shamokin” sign at […]
Lykens Valley Coal Company, c.1868
A photo from the late 1860s taken by photographer Isaac Kunkel of the Lykens Valley Coal Company’s breaker on the eastern slopes of Bear Gap in Wiconisco Township, Dauphin County, […]
Locust Summit Train Yard, 1954
A 1954 photograph of the Locust Summit Train Yard, near Mount Carmel, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The photo appeared in the “Looking Back” feature of the Pottsville Republican and Herald, October 7, […]