The Ku Klux Klan Funeral of James Spangler, 1925 (1)
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 […]
Mine Accident At Keffers Mountain, 1938
CHERRYVILLE YOUTH BURIED IN RUSH OF COAL AND WATER AT KEFFERS ON TUESDAY BODY NOT YET RECOVERED The body of Lester Lengel, 24, of Cherryville, carried down a mine slope […]
James Spangler (1880-1925) – Instantly Killed at Short Mountain Colliery
James Spangler, born 3 October 1880, son of Civil War veteran George Spangler (1846-1921) of Lykens, was instantly killed on 16 July 1925 while working on Level 3 of the […]
James Joseph Gaffney (1895-1938) – Hurled Down Manway in Mine
ONE DEAD, THREE ARE INJURED IN MINE ACCIDENT One miner was killed and three companions were injured when caught in a rush of air in the Williamstown mines of the […]
U. S. Department of Labor Employment Service, 1933
Both sides of an identification card issued by the U. S. Department of Labor, United States Employment Service and the Pennsylvania State Employment Service, dated 5 December 1933. The registration […]
Father & Son Gas Victims in Williamstown Mine, 1937
A serious mine accident which occurred in 1937 in Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, resulted in the deaths of William Wingert and his son William Wingert Jr. It was widely reported […]
Specktown Residents at Mine Shaft Entrance (2)
An undated photo card view of a group of three residents of Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, standing in front of a mine shaft entrance, probably somewhere on Short […]
Specktown Residents at Mine Shaft Entrance (1)
An undated photo card view of a group of residents of Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, standing in front of a mine shaft entrance, probably somewhere on Short Mountain. […]