An 1885 view of an unidentified, wooden coal breaker. _______________________________ Photo was published in the Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania) in the column “Coal Castles,” 27 September 1997. Contributed by […]
A photograph from the 1890s showing the transport of an injured mine worker via mule. Although the caption for this photograph indicates the worker is being transported to a hospital, […]
An undated photo identified only as showing breaker boys of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. _______________________________ Photo was published in the Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania) in the column “Schuylkill Memories,” 31 […]
An undated photo identified only as showing breaker boys at a Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, coal mine. _______________________________ Photo was published in the Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania) in the column […]
A cut from a 1947 topographical map showing the area of operations of the Lykens Valley Coal Company (Short Mountain Colliery) at Bear Gap, Lykens and Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. […]
An undated aerial view of the Brookside Colliery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _______________________________ Photo was published in the Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania) in the column “Coal Castles,” 31 May […]
A photograph of unknown source taken March, 1918, said to be of the Steam Operated Coal Gate at the Lykens Colliery, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The individuals pictured (standing lower […]
An undated photo post card view entitled “Lykens Valley Slope,” Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.