A topographical map of Tremont Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, showing the configuration of three mountains – Broad Mountain, Sharp Mountain, and Second Mountain. Tremont Borough is in the northernmost part […]
An undated scene at a breaker in the coal region where the boys who worked at the breaker were given a short time off to have their mid-day meal. The […]
An undated stereoscopic view card showing a trainload of anthracite coal going through an area near Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The card was part of a series on “American Scenery.” […]
An undated photo post card view of a coal breaker and yard, Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
A newspaper photo of an undated post card with the title, “Coming Home From School – Gratz, Pennsylvania.” The photo accompanied a feature article in the Citizen-Standard, Valley View, on […]
A story of the lumber merchants who supplied support timbers for the anthracite coal mines of Dauphin, Northumberland and Schuylkill Counties. Presented as part of “Pennsylvania Profiles,” a weekly series […]
An undated photo of the breaker at the Lincoln Colliery, located in the area between Tremont and Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. ____________________________________________________ From “Down Memory Lane,” Press-Herald (Tremont), July 29, […]
The illustrated featured story on “Pennsylvania Profiles” from the Sunbury Daily Item, June 1, 1985, was about the exploitation of the people of the anthracite coal regions. Panel 1 – […]