Clyde J. Miller (1904-1947) – Killed in Shiro Mine
Loyalton Man Killed in Coal Rush, To Be Buried Today Clyde J. Miller, 42, a resident of Loyalton for 25 tears, met death by suffocation when he was covered by […]
Millersburg – Susquehanna Quarry, 1961
A 1961 advertisement for the Susquehanna Quarry, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. SUSQUEHANNA QUARRY MILLERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA Crushed Stone and Sand Telephone – OWen 2-2144 ______________________________________ From the 1961 Yearbook of the […]
Valley View – Leon E. Kocher Coal Company, 1961
A 1961 advertisement for the Leon E. Kocher Coal Company, Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Offices also in Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. LEON E. KOCHER COAL COMPANY Telephone OVERBROOK 2-3181 […]
Lykens – American Briquet Company, 1952
An advertisement for the American Briquet Company, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The ad refers to the company as “MANUFACTURES OF ANTHRACITE BRIQUETS.” American Briquet was making briquets from the material […]
Toil of the Breaker Boys
Although this scene from around 11890 was at a breaker near Pottsville, it was typical of what the breaker boys had to put up with a the collieries. The photo […]
Dump-Chute Sorters at the Mines
A photograph taken about 1880 of men who were dump-chute sorters at a mine in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. According to the description, the adult counterpart of the breaker boy in […]
A Quiet Afternoon at the Patch
An undated photograph of the back fences of a mine patch (housing provided for miners) with miners and their families socializing. When the collieries were idle and the weather was […]
Wash Day at the Patch
An undated photograph of women doing wash at the patch, housing area for miners. The exact location is not known, but the scene is typical. The caption reads: In the […]