Williamstown Mine Disaster, 1904 – Entrance to Bear Mountain Tunnel
A photograph which appeared on the front page of the Elizabethville Echo of 3 June 1904 of the Bear Mountain Tunnel, the location of the Great Mine Disaster at Williamstown, […]
Williamstown Mine Disaster, 1904 – Mine Engine Which Caused Disaster
A photograph which appeared on the front page of the Elizabethville Echo of 3 June 1904 of the engine which caused the Great Mine Disaster at Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania: […]
Elizabethville – Coal Train Wreck Causes Two Day Delay in Traffic, 1902
The Elizabethville Echo, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, of 1 August 1902, reported on a wreck of a coal train on the Lykens Valley Railroad that caused a significant delay in […]
Williamstown – Coal Storage Yards Below the Breaker
An undated photograph of the 4-track storage yard below the coal breaker at the Williamstown Colliery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. These cars were joined into long trains that moved the […]
Wiconisco – Panoramic View Showing Coal Mining Operations
An undated, panoramic view looking east on a double picture post card of Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Coal mining operations at Bear Gap are seen to the the left. Additional […]
Albert W. Williams – Killed at Short Mountain Colliery, 1899
The death of Albert Williams was reported in the Elizabethville Echo, 6 July 1899: Killed at Lykens Lykens, 3 July 1899 — Albert W. Williams, a young man about 25 […]
Charles J. Price Elected Mine Inspector, 1906
From the Harrisburg Daily Independent, 1 January 1906: MINE INSPECTOR IN OFFICE Charles J. Price Ready for Business Special to the Star-Independent Lykens, Pennsylvania, 1 January 1906 — Charles J. […]
Millersburg – Lykens Valley Coal Company Shipping Office, 1922
A photograph of the Lykens Valley Coal Company’s Shipping Office at Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The three persons standing in front of the office are not identified. __________________________________ From: “Lykens-Williams […]