Coal Breaker at Bear Gap
An undated photo post card published by Frank Wynn of the coal breaker at Bear Gap near Lykens and Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This was one of several coal breakers […]
The Story of Mike Romiski – Killed at East Brookside Colliery, 1927
Michael Romiski, also known as Mikolaj Romanshyn and Mykola Romaniszyn, was born in Galacia, Austrian Empire, on 9 December 1893. He emigrated to the United States in 1912, and shortly […]
Group of Nurses at a Colliery
An undated photograph of a group of Red Cross nurses at a colliery in the Lykens Valley area, possibly at Bear Gap, or Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This photo was […]
Michael Romiski – Killed at East Brookside Colliery, 1927
From the West Schuylkill Herald of Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, of 16 December 1927, came the following notice of the instant death of Michael Romiski, a worker at the […]
The Stone Quarry Below Halifax
An undated photograph of the stone quarry located below Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _________________________ Further information on Halifax area history can be obtained from the Halifax Area Historical Society, 3rd […]
Abundance of Coal in Valley, 1911
The Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, begun in 1910, with plans to connect Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, with Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, turned out to be a colossal failure. In addition to […]
The Ku Klux Klan Funeral of James Spangler, 1925 (4)
One of four photographs of the Ku Klux Klan funeral of James Spangler in 1925 in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, that was published by the Lykens Standard, 31 July 1925. In […]
The Ku Klux Klan Funeral of James Spangler, 1925 (3)
One of four photographs of the Ku Klux Klan funeral of James Spangler in 1925 in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, that was published by the Lykens Standard, 31 July 1925. In […]