Coal Castles – Girard Mammoth Colliery (1856-1928)
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 […]
Saint Clair – Birds-Eye View
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 […]
Coal Castles – Girardville Colliery (1861-1876)
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 […]
Coal Castles – Big Mine Run Colliery (1853-1899)
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 […]
Williamstown – Susquehanna Colliery Crew, 1921
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 […]
Shamokin – Goss Hill & Cameron Colliery
A 1906 colorized post card view of Goss Hill and Cameron Colliery from the Cameron dirt bank, Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. This card was produced by the Rotograph Company, and […]
Coal Castles – Hartford Colliery (1859-1884)
A photograph of the side view of a new and improved 21-foot mine fan with wrought iron fan casing which replaced the old wooden type. From a series of articles […]
Coal Castles – Centralia Colliery (1862-1928)
A photograph showing the water-level tunnel entrance of the Centralia Colliery as it appeared in the 1890s. From a series of articles that appeared in the Pottsville Republican and Herald in 1998: […]