Rumor of Reopening of Short Mountain Mining, 1936
In 1936, rumors began circulating in the southern anthracite coal fields that the tunnel at the Short Mountain Colliery, located at Bear Gap, north of Lykens and Wiconisco, would be […]
Picking Coal at the Waste Dump
An undated colorized post card view of women picking coal from a waste dump. This was a generic “Anthracite Region” post card sold in many communities. This image also appeared […]
Pine Grove – Lincoln Colliery, 1908
A photograph cropped from an old post card from about 1908 of the Lincoln Colliery near Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo shows the breaker and railroad tracks going […]
Coal Mining – Coming Out of the Tunnel
An undated colorized photo post card view of a group of miners coming out of a mine tunnel and “Homeward Bound.” This is a generic scene of an unspecified location […]
Breaker Boys in a Screen Room
An undated photo post card view of the interior of a coal breaker showing young breaker boys at work sorting coal in a Screen Room. Note the task master standing […]
More Early Stories of the Lykens Valley Railroad, 1833-1933
A photograph believed to have been taken about 1916 of the railroad station at Lenkerville (Millersburg), Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, showing the junction of the Lykens Valley Railroad line (freight cars […]
Tower City – East Brookside Mine Shaft
An undated colorized post card view of the mine shaft at East Brookside Colliery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Note that the car refers to Tower City as “Tar City,” […]
Railroad Service in Lykens Valley Ends, 1981
An undated photograph of a diesel engine pulling a freight train at the Elizabethville Railroad Station, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The movement of freight on portions of the Lykens Valley […]