The Great Flood of 1972 – The Culm Bank at Sheridan (1)
A photograph taken in Sheridan, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, after the flood of 22 June 1972. The culm bank and mud dam north of Sheridan, a small village, west of Tower […]
Schuylkill County Mine Disasters, 1960-1977
At the time of the Porter Tunnel Mine Disaster of March 1977, the Pottsville Republican published an article by Nora Coyne, staff writer, which chronicled the mine disasters that occurred […]
Tower City-Porter Township Centennial Plate, 1968
A 1968 centennial plate issued for the Tower City-Porter Township Centennial (1868-1968), Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The plate depicts images of a one-room school, a colliery, and a church […]
Lykens – Mine Tunnel
An undated photo post card depicting workers preparing to enter a mine tunnel at Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Compare to: ____________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments […]
Jacob Stein (1827-1915) – Carpenter for the Railroad & Coal Mines
JACOB STEIN Jacob Stein, the oldest citizen of this place, passed away at the home of his son, C. M. Stein on West Main Street, last Friday [22 January 1915], […]
Gratz National Bank Board of Directors, 1956
A 1956 newspaper photograph of the Board of Directors of the Gratz National Bank, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. On 12 December 1956, the Gratz National Bank held an open house […]
Lykens-Millersburg Railway Post Office, 1911
The message and address side of a post card mailed from Lykens on 12 July 1911 and canceled aboard the Lykens Valley Railroad by postal workers serving on the Lykens–Millersburg […]
Lykens – Short Mountain Slope
An undated post card view of the Short Mountain Slope, Lykens [Bear Gap], Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The man standing on the coal car is not identified. ___________________________________ Corrections and additional […]