An undated photo post card view of a “Lokie Engine,” or small locomotive used to pull coal cars at a colliery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________________ For additional information about […]
An undated photograph of an early wood head-frame for a colliery shaft. At right is the engine house. None of the individuals in the photo are identified. From a series […]
An undated snapshot photograph of Joseph Kramer (right) and his son William “Bill” Kramer at an unidentified coal breaker near Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _______________________________________________ For additional information about this […]
An undated view of a typical colliery blacksmith shop. From a series of articles that appeared in the Pottsville Republican and Herald in 1998: The Girard Mammoth Colliery was located north of […]
An undated newspaper photograph of a birds-eye view of Saint Clair, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The view is from the north from the vicinity of Shaft Hill. In the upper left […]
A photograph taken around 1900 of three miners relaxing on the gangway track. The miners are wearing an early version of safety lamps on their canvas hats. From a series […]
A photograph taken on Jul y 30, 1933, of three men who were returning to work after nine months of idleness at Reliance Colliery. Left to right: Francis Downey, George […]
A 1921 photograph (recently colorized) of a group of unidentified men at the Susquehanna Colliery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, taking a break from work. ___________________________________________ For additional information about this […]