A 1920 photograph entitled “Touring the Big Lick Tunnel,” Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Two people in the photo are identified: Pat Meehen, miner; David Watkeys, foreman. _____________________________________ This photo was […]
A photograph taken on 21 September 1905 of United Mine Workers of America (U.M.W.A.) President John L. Mitchell on his visit to Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The man on the […]
LOSES LIFE IN MINE ACCIDENT Hilbert G. Hoffman, 39, of Tower City, was killed when caught beneath a fall of rock at an independent mine operation, north of Tower City, […]
A 1951 advertisement for the Leon E. Kocher Coal Company, Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Deep Mined – Cone Cleaned Anthracite _____________________________________ From the 1951 Yearbook, Memoria, of Tremont High […]
An undated photograph identified as fire boss Jones testing for gas after a fall of top [roof] at the Williamstown Mines, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _______________________________ Photo from the Sesquicentennial […]
Eighth in a series of nine 1904-1905 newspaper articles in which two old-timers are portrayed reminiscing about the Lykens Valley of the past. The two fictional characters, the “old railroader” […]
A 1902 photo of the men who drove Shaft No. 2 at the Williamstown Colliery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Men believed to be in this photo, although not specifically identified […]
An undated photograph identified as the “New Breaker,” Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. More information is sought about this photo. _______________________________ Photo from the Sesquicentennial History of Williamstown and Williams Township, […]