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. […]
Raymond Scheib (1904-1964) & Irene [Hartman] Scheib (1908-1927)
An undated portrait of Raymond Albert “Ray” Scheib and his first wife Margaret Irene Hartman. Ray Scheib was born on 24 April 1904 in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the son […]
Melvin E. Lettich (1916-1942) – Loses Life in Mine Accident
LOSES LIFE IN MINE ACCIDENT Melvin Lettich, 25, of Fearnot, Schuylkill County, was killed when caught beneath a fall of coal at an independent mine operation near Ashland, Friday afternoon. […]
Earl Luther Michael (1911-1941) – Killed in Mine Explosion
MINER KILLER IN EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE Earl Luther Michael, age 30 years, of Williamstown, was instantly killed in an explosion of dynamite in an independent coal mine near Williamstown Tuesday […]