Door Boys in the Mines
A photograph believed to have been taken about 1875 inside a mine in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo shows a door boy at a mine entrance door. Many young boys […]
Mine Gangway with Miners Relaxing on Rails
A undated photograph of a small group of miners relaxing on the rails of a typical mine gangway. The location is unknown and the miners are not identified. _______________________________ Photo […]
Typical Colliery Blacksmith Shop
An undated photograph of a typical colliery blacksmith shop. The location is unknown. _______________________________ Photo was published in the Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania) in the column “Coal Castles,” 18 […]
The “Black Diamond” – Payroll Car for the Mines
A photograph of the “Black Diamond,” the payroll car of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company. This car made the rounds of the collieries in Schuylkill County and […]
Hauling Timber for the Mines
A photograph from about 1913 of Aaron Willier hauling mine timber. The young man who is seated next to Aaron is Norman Daniel. The lumbering industry sent most of the […]
Harry D. Bressler Jr. (1920-1947) – Killed at Limestone Quarry
FUNERAL SUNDAY FOR QUARRY SLIDE VICTIM Funeral services for Harry D. Engle Jr., 27, of Klingerstown, who lost his life when caught in a slide of earth and rocks at […]
Breaker Boys at Work, 1910
A photograph taken about 1910 of breaker boys at work at a colliery breaker. Note the overseer standing with what appears to by a stick in hand. The colliery is […]
Picking Coal at the Dump Banks
An undated photograph of women picking coal at the dump banks. Location unknown – but typical of what occurred on what was the waste area of each mining operation The […]